5Safety instructions
Safety during use
• Remove stickers and film from the glass ceramic.
• There is the risk of burns from the appliance if used carelessly.
• Cables from electrical appliances must not touch the hot surface of the appli
ance or hot cookware.
• Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly. Warning! Fire hazard!
• Switch the cooking zones off after each use.
• Users with implanted pacemakers should keep their upper body at least 30 cm
from induction cooking zones that are switched on.
• Risk of burns! Do not place objects made of metal, such as knives, forks,
spoons and saucepan lids on the cooking surface, as they can get hot.
Safety when cleaning
• For cleaning, the appliance must be switched off and cooled down.
• For safety reasons, the cleaning of the appliance with steam jet or highpres
sure cleaning equipment is not permitted.
How to avoid damage to the appliance
• The ceramic glass can be damaged by objects falling onto it.
• The edge of the ceramic glass can be damaged by being knocked by the cook
ware.
• Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can
scratch the ceramic glass if pushed across the surface.
• Objects that melt and things that boil over can burn onto the ceramic glass
and should be removed straightaway.
• Do not use the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware.
• To avoid damaging cookware and glass ceramics, do not allow saucepans or
frying pans to boil dry.
• The ventilation gap of 5mm between the worktop and front of the unit un
derneath it must not be covered.
