1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 yearsand above and persons with reduced physical, sensory ormental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge ifthey have been given supervision or instruction concerningthe use of the appliance in a safe way and understand thehazards involved.• Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons withvery extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept awayfrom the appliance unless continuously supervised.• Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept awayfrom the appliance unless continuously supervised.• Do not let children play with the appliance.• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of itappropriately.• WARNING: Keep children and pets away from theappliance when it operates or when it cools down.Accessible parts become hot during use.• If the appliance has a child safety device, it should beactivated.• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenanceof the appliance without supervision.1.2 General Safety• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts becomehot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touchingheating elements.• WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil canbe dangerous and may result in fire.• NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off theappliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fireblanket.• CAUTION: The appliance must not be supplied through anexternal switching device, such as a timer, or connected toa circuit that is regularly switched on and off by a utility.18 ENGLISH