AEG COMPETENCE 5070 V Operating Instructions Manual

Operating Instructions6• Repairs to the appliance may only be performed by qualified serviceengineers. Improper repairs can give rise to significant hazards. Ifyour appliance needs repairing, please contact our Customer Serviceor your specialist dealer.• In the case of the appliance malfunctioning: remove the fuses orswitch off the circuit breaker.Intended use• This appliance must not be used for purposes other than that inten-ded, it must only be used for the cooking, roasting and baking offood in the home.• Only use the appliance to prepare food.• Do not use the oven to heat the room.In this way you avoid damaging your appliance• Do not use the cooking surface for storage. In this way you will avoiddamaging the glass ceramic surface.• If sugar or plastic comes into contact with the hot cooking surfaceand melts, remove it immediately whilst still hot! If it cools, splitsmay occur in the glass ceramic cooking surface.• The glass ceramic cooking surface is insensitive to temperature shockand very robust, however it is not unbreakable. Hard and sharpobjects, in particular, can damage the cooking surface if they fall onit.• Only use utensils with flat, smooth bases that are neither rough norburred. Otherwise permanent scratching may occur when the utensilsare slid.• Do not place hot frying pans or saucepans on the cooking surfaceframe and do not cover the cooking surface with protective foil.• Do not place any pans or other items over the oven steam outlet inthe cooking surface frame.• Do not place aluminium foil or plastic containers on the hot rings anddo not prepare food in aluminium foil or plastic containers on the hotcooking surface.• Do not line your oven with aluminium foil and do not place a bakingsheet or dish on the oven floor, otherwise the oven enamel will bedamaged by the resulting build up of heat.• Clean the appliance after each use. Spills are then easier to clean upand do not become burnt onto the surface.