User Guide

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WARNING!
To reduce the risk of fire, injury to persons or damage when using the appliance, follow
the important safety instructions listed below. Read all the guidance before using
the appliance.
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Take care when frying: oil and fat heat up very quickly, particularly on a high setting. At
extremely high temperatures oil and fat will ignite spontaneously and this presents a
serious fire risk.
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Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boilover causes smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite.
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Never use your appliance as a work or storage surface.
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Wear appropriate clothing — Loose-fitting or hanging garments should never be worn
while using the appliance.
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Never leave any objects or utensils on the appliance.
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We recommend using plastic or wooden kitchen utensils for cooking with your cooktop.
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Do not place or leave aluminum foil on the cooktop.
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Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
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Do not use water on grease fires – Smother fire or flame or use dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
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Use only dry potholders — Moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in
burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth.
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Use proper pan size — This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of
different size. Always place small pans in the centre of the cooking zone.
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Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating
element. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the heating element to
direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
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Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your cooktop.
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Do not place or drop heavy objects on your cooktop.
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Do not stand on your cooktop.
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Do not use pans with jagged edges or drag pans across the ceramic surface as this
can scratch.
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Do not use scourers or any other harsh/abrasive cleaning agents to clean your cooktop,
as these can scratch the ceramic.
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Do not operate your cooktop by means of an external timer or separate
remote-control system.
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Do not cook on broken cooktop — If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and
spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Switch
the appliance off and contact a qualified technician immediately.
SAFETY AND WARNINGS