5Safety instructionsSafety during use• Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly. Warning! Fire hazard!• IMPORTANT Risk of burns! Fat or oil added to the cooking surface which hasalready been heated ignites quickly and can spit.• There is the risk of burns from the appliance if used carelessly.• Remove stickers and film from the glass ceramic and the cooking surface.• Cables from electrical appliances must not touch the hot surface of the appli-ance or hot cookware.• Switch cooking zone off after every use.• Users with implanted pacemakers should keep their upper body at least 30 cmfrom the cooking zones that are switched on.• The ventilation gap of 5mm between the worktop and front of the unit un-derneath it must not be covered.• Do not use pots and pans made of cast iron or those with damaged bases thatare rough and have burrs. Pushing these about can cause scratches.Safety when cleaning• For cleaning, the appliance must be switched off and cooled down.• For safety reasons, the cleaning of the appliance with steam jet or high-pres-sure cleaning equipment is not permitted.How to avoid damage to the appliance• The ceramic glass can be damaged by objects falling onto it.• The edge of the ceramic glass can be damaged by being knocked by the cook-ware.• Objects that melt and things that boil over can burn on and should be re-moved straight away.Special notes for the Teppan Yaki• During operation, noises can be caused by the grill expanding. This is not a de-fect in the cooking surface and its operation is not affected.• If the grill is used frequently, a slight depression may form in the middle of thecooking surface where the two zones meet. This is not a defect in the cookingsurface and its operation is not affected. Therefore:– Do not place pots and pans over the transition between the two zones, asthe depression can make them unsteady.– Frying on the transition between the zones can result in uneven browning(e. g. with pancakes).