• Never try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch offthe appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or afire blanket.• Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lidsshould not be placed on the hob surface since theycan get hot.• If the glass ceramic surface is cracked, switch off theappliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock.2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS2.1 InstallationWARNING!Only a qualified person must in-stall this appliance.• Remove all the packaging.• Do not install or use a damaged appli-ance.• Obey the installation instruction sup-plied with the appliance.• Keep the minimum distance from theother appliances and units.• Always be careful when you move theappliance because it is heavy. Alwayswear safety gloves.• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant toprevent moisture to cause swelling.• Protect the bottom of the appliancefrom steam and moisture.• Do not install the appliance adjacentto a door or under a window. This pre-vents hot cookware to fall from the ap-pliance when the door or the windowis opened.• If the appliance is installed abovedrawers make sure that the space, be-tween the bottom of the applianceand the upper drawer, is sufficient forair circulation.• The bottom of the appliance can gethot. We recommend to install a non-combustile separation panel under theappliance to prevent access to thebottom.Electrical connectionWARNING!Risk of fire and electrical shock.• All electrical connections must bemade by a qualified electrician.• The appliance must be earthed.• Before carrying out any operationmake sure that the appliance is dis-connected from the power supply.• Use the correct electricity mains cable.• Do not let the electricity mains cabletangle.• Make sure the mains cable or plug (ifapplicable) does not touch the hot ap-pliance or hot cookware, when youconnect the appliance to the nearsockets• Make sure the appliance is installedcorrectly. Loose and incorrect electrici-ty mains cable or plug (if applicable)can make the terminal become toohot.• Make sure that a shock protection isinstalled.• Use the strain relief clamp on cable.• Make sure not to cause damage to themains plug (if applicable) or to the18 www.aeg.com