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en Preventing material damage
WARNING ‒ Risk of burns!
The appliance and its parts that can be
touched become hot during use, particularly
the hob surround, if fitted.
▶ Caution should be exercised here in order
to avoid touching heating elements.
▶ Young children under 8 years of age must
be kept away from the appliance.
The hotplate heats up but the display does
not work.
▶ Switch off the fuse in the fuse box.
▶ Call the customer service.
Hob protective grilles may cause accidents.
▶ Never use hob protective grilles.
The appliance becomes hot during operation.
▶ Allow the appliance to cool down before
cleaning.
WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock!
Incorrect repairs are dangerous.
▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be
carried out by trained specialist staff.
▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repair-
ing the appliance.
▶ If the power cord of this appliance is dam-
aged, it must be replaced by trained spe-
cialist staff.
If the appliance or the power cord is dam-
aged, this is dangerous.
▶ Never operate a damaged appliance.
▶ If the surface is cracked, you must switch
off the appliance in order to prevent a pos-
2 Preventing material damage
ATTENTION!
Rough pot and pan bases will scratch the ceramic.
Check your cookware.
▶
Boiling pans dry may damage cookware or the appli-
ance.
Never place empty pans on a heated hotplate or al-
▶
low to boil dry.
Incorrectly positioned cookware can cause the appli-
ance to overheat.
Never place hot pots or pans on the controls or the
▶
hob surround.
Damage can occur if hard or pointed objects fall onto
the hob.
Do not let hard or pointed objects fall onto the hob.
▶
Non heat-resistant materials will melt on heated hot-
plates.
Do not use oven protective foil.
▶
Do not use aluminium foil or plastic containers.
▶
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sible electrical shock. To do this, switch off
the appliance via the fuse in the fuse box
rather than at the main switch.
▶ Call customer services. → Page 14
An ingress of moisture can cause an electric
shock.
▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure clean-
ers to clean the appliance.
The insulation on cables of electrical appli-
ances may melt if it touches hot parts of the
appliance.
▶ Never bring electrical appliance cables into
contact with hot parts of the appliance.
WARNING ‒ Risk of injury!
Saucepans may suddenly jump due to liquid
between the saucepan base and the hotplate.
▶ Always keep hotplates and saucepan
bases dry.
WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation!
Children may put packaging material over
their heads or wrap themselves up in it and
suffocate.
▶ Keep packaging material away from chil-
dren.
▶ Do not let children play with packaging ma-
terial.
Children may breathe in or swallow small
parts, causing them to suffocate.
▶ Keep small parts away from children.
▶ Do not let children play with small parts.
2.1 Overview of the most common damage
Here you can find the most common types of damage
and tips on how to avoid them.
Damage Cause
Stains
Food boiling
over
Stains
Unsuitable
cleaning
products
Scratch
Salt, sugar or
es
sand
Scratch
Rough pot or
es
pan bases
Discol-
Unsuitable
ouration
cleaning
products
Measure
Remove boiled-over food
immediately with a glass
scraper.
Only use cleaning
products that are suitable
for glass ceramic.
Do not use the hob as a
work surface or storage
space.
Check your cookware.
Only use cleaning
products that are suitable
for glass ceramic.
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