• Make sure not to cause damage to the
mains plug (if applicable) or to the
mains cable. Contact the Service or an
electrician to change a damaged mains
cable.
• The electrical installation must have an
isolation device which lets you discon-
nect the appliance from the mains at all
poles. The isolation device must have a
contact opening width of minimum 3
mm.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line
protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type
fuses removed from the holder), earth
leakage trips and contactors.
Gas connection
• All gas connections should be made by
a qualified person.
• Make sure that there is air circulation
around the appliance.
• The information about the gas supply is
on the rating plate.
• This appliance is not connected to a
device, which evacuates the products
of combustion. Make sure to connect
the appliance according to current in-
stallation regulations. Pay attention to
requirements regarding adequate venti-
lation.
2.2 Use
WARNING!
Risk of injury, burns or electric
shock.
• Use this appliance in a household envi-
ronment.
• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.
• Do not let the appliance stay unatten-
ded during operation.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet
hands or when it has contact with wa-
ter.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on
the cooking zones. They become hot.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after use.
• Do not use the appliance as a work
surface or as a storage surface.
• If the surface of the appliance is
cracked, disconnect immediately the
appliance from the power supply. This
to prevent an electrical shock.
WARNING!
Risk of fire or explosion.
• Fats and oil when heated can release
flammable vapours. Keep flames or
heated objects away from fats and oils
when you cook with them.
• The vapours that very hot oil releases
can cause spontaneous combustion.
• Used oil, that can contain food rem-
nants, can cause fire at a lower temper-
ature than oil used for the first time.
• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products
in, near or on the appliance.
WARNING!
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the con-
trol panel.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Be careful not to let objects or cook-
ware fall on the appliance. The surface
can be damaged.
• Do not activate the cooking zones with
empty cookware or without cookware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the appli-
ance.
• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium
or with a damaged bottom can cause
scratches on the glass ceramic. Always
lift these objects up when you have to
move them on the cooking surface.
• Provide good ventilation in the room
where the appliance is installed.
• Make sure that the ventilation openings
are not blocked.
• Use only stable cookware with the cor-
rect shape and diameter larger than the
dimensions of the burners. There is a
risk of overheating and rupture of the
glass plate (if applicable).
• Make sure the flame does not go out
when you quickly turn the knob from
the maximum to the minimum position.
• Make sure pots are centrally positioned
on the rings and do not stick out over
edges of the cooking surface.
• Use only the accessories supplied with
the appliance.
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