Unpleasant smells can develop
during the first few hours of using a
brand new appliances. Make sure
the room is well ventilated.
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If the appliance shows visible signs
of damage, do not use it and contact
The appliance must be taken out of
use immediately as soon as a
malfunction is discovered
in the surface appear due to extreme
mechanical stress. Turn off the
appliance and disconnect it from the
mains (unscrew fuses or switch off
If electronic components fail, it may
not be possible to turn off the
appliance. Pull out the mains plug.
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Connecting leads of electrical
appliances may not touch the hot
cooking zones or cookware.
electrical insulation could be
This appliance can be used by
children over the age of 8 or persons
with inferior physical, sensor
mental abilities or lack of experience
and/or knowledge if they are
supervised or have been instructed
regarding the safe use of the
appliance and have understood the
The appliance may not be cleaned
or maintained by children unless
they are supervised.
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The appliance is not intended for
operation with an external timer or
an external remote control system.
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Switch off the cooking zone at the
control unit after use and do not rely
on the pot detection alone.
Important Information for
Wearers of Heart Pacemakers,
Hearing Aids and Metallic
Induction hobs generate a high
frequency electromagnetic field in
the area of the cooking zones.
Directly approaching the cooking
zones could therefore negatively
influence or cause malfunctioning of
heart pacemakers, hearing aids or
Tests have shown that there are no
risks for wearers of heart
conditions. If you, as a wearer of a
heart pacemaker (or a hearing aid or
other implant) want to make
absolutely sure that the use of the
pliance is absolutely safe for you,
you should consult the responsible,
competent medical department.
How to Avoid Damage to the
Appliance
The surface is insensitive to heat
fluctuations and resistant to
impact and scratching within
observe the following notes to
Switch off the appliance in case of
overheating and allow it to cool
down. Never cool with cold water!
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Do not stand on the appliance.
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A sudden impact, e.g. dropping a
salt cellar, can damage the surface.
Such objects should not be kept
Do not operate the appliance for
long periods with empty cookware.
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Make sure that the bottom of the
cookware and the surface of the
cooking zones are clean and dry
Always lift, never drag the cookware.
This avoids scratching the surface
and rubbing off the markings
