• Do not use the appliance as a worksurface or as a storage surface.• If the surface of the appliance is cracked,disconnect immediately the appliancefrom the power supply. This to prevent anelectrical shock.• When you place food into hot oil, it maysplash.WARNING!Risk of fire and explosion• Fats and oil when heated can releaseflammable vapours. Keep flames orheated objects away from fats and oilswhen you cook with them.• The vapours that very hot oil releases cancause spontaneous combustion.• Used oil, that can contain food remnants,can cause fire at a lower temperature thanoil used for the first time.• Do not put flammable products or itemsthat 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 controlpanel.• Do not put a hot pan cover on the glasssurface of the hob.• Do not let cookware boil dry.• Be careful not to let objects or cookwarefall on the appliance. The surface can bedamaged.• Do not activate the cooking zones withempty cookware or without cookware.• Do not put aluminium foil on theappliance.• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium orwith a damaged bottom can causescratches on the glass / glass ceramic.Always lift these objects up when youhave to move them on the cookingsurface.• This appliance is for cooking purposesonly. It must not be used for otherpurposes, for example room heating.2.4 Care and cleaning• Clean the appliance regularly to preventthe deterioration of the surface material.• Switch off the appliance and let it cooldown before cleaning.• Do not use water spray and steam toclean the appliance.• Clean the appliance with a moist softcloth. Use only neutral detergents. Do notuse abrasive products, abrasive cleaningpads, solvents or metal objects.2.5 Service• To repair the appliance contact theAuthorised Service Centre. Use originalspare parts only.• Concerning the lamp(s) inside this productand spare part lamps sold separately:These lamps are intended to withstandextreme physical conditions in householdappliances, such as temperature,vibration, humidity, or are intended tosignal information about the operationalstatus of the appliance. They are notintended to be used in other applicationsand are not suitable for household roomillumination.2.6 DisposalWARNING!Risk of injury or suffocation.• Contact your municipal authority forinformation on how to discard theappliance correctly.• Disconnect the appliance from the mainssupply.• Cut off the mains electrical cable close tothe appliance and dispose of it.88 ENGLISH