Safety Information; General Notes; Safety During Operation; Safety During Cleaning - Gaggenau VG 233 234 CN Instruction Manual

Safety information

Please read these instruction carefully. Keep the
instructions in a safe place for reference or for the
subsequent owner.

General notes

Check the appliance after unpacking it. Do not
connect the appliance if it has been damaged
during transport.
This appliance is intended for use in the private
household and the home environment only. Use
the appliance only for preparing food, not for
heating rooms.
Adults and children must not operate the
appliance without supervision, if they are
physically or mentally incapable of doing so, or if
they lack the knowledge and experience required
to operate the appliance correctly and safely. Do
not let children play with the appliance or the
packaging material.
This appliance is not intended for operation with
an external timer or an external remote control.
The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for
damage which arises as a result of disregarding
the instruction manual.

Safety during operation

Risk of burns! The appliance becomes hot during
operation. Keep children away from the appliance.
Overheated food can cause fires.
Risk of fire!
Only operate the appliance when its use can be
supervised.
Gas burners operated without
Risk of fire!
cookware in position produce a great amount of
heat. The appliance or an extractor hood fitted
above it may be damaged or set on fire. Only
operate gas burners with cookware in position.
Empty cookware becomes
Risk of burns!
extremely hot if placed on gas burners when they
are in operation. If touched, hot cookware could
cause burns. Under no circumstances heat empty
cookware.
Risk of fire! Overheated fat or oil is highly
inflammable. Only prepare food cooked in fat or oil
when cooking can be fully supervised. Under no
circumstances attempt to extinguish burning fat or
oil with water. Choke the fire using a lid or fire
blanket.
Risk of fire! Flammable materials may catch fire
from an open gas flame or from heat. Do not store
or use flammable materials (e.g. spray cans,
cleaning agents) underneath or in the immediate
vicinity of the hob. Under no circumstances place
flammable objects on the hob.
Unsuitable pan sizes, damaged or
Risk of injury!
incorrectly positioned pans can cause serious
injury. Observe the instructions which accompany
the cookware.
Risk of short circuit!
electrical appliances can melt. Under no
cirumstances place the mains cable on the
burners when they are still hot.
Caution! Heat damage to adjacent appliances or
kitchen units: Heat and moisture are produced if
the appliance is operated over a prolonged period.
Additional ventilation is required. Open windows
and switch on an extraction hood which conducts
into the open air.
Caution! Malfunction: Always turn control knobs
to the off position when the appliance is not in
operation.

Safety during cleaning

Risk of burns! The appliance becomes hot during
operation. Allow the appliance to cool down before
cleaning.
Risk of electric shock!
washers or steam cleaners to clean the appliance.
Damage to the appliance: Do not pull off
Caution!
the control knobs to clean them.
Safety during maintenance and
repairs
Risk of injury! In the event of a malfunction or if
the appliance is damaged, unscrew the fuses (or
switch off the circuit breakers). Shut off the gas
supply. Contact the after-sales service.
Considerable injuries may be
Risk of injury!
caused by faulty repairs. Repairs to the appliance
must only be carried out by a trained technician. If
a repair is required, please call the after-sales
service.
Risk of injury! A damaged electricity cable or gas
hose must be replaced as soon as possible by the
manufacturer, sales subsidiary, after-sales service
or a trained technician.
For conversion to another type of gas, please call
the after-sales service.
The cable insulation of
Do not use high pressure
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