Information on acrylamidesImportant! According to the newest scientific knowledge, if you brown food (specially theone which contains starch), acrylamides can pose a health risk. Thus, we recommend thatyou cook at the lowest temperatures and do not brown food too much.CARE AND CLEANINGClean the appliance after each use.Always use cookware with clean bottom.WARNING!The sharp objects and abrasive cleaning agents can cause damage to the appliance.For your safety, do not clean the appliance with steam cleaners or high-pressure cleaners.Scratches or dark stains on the glass-ceramic cause no effect on how the appliance oper-ates.To remove the dirt:1. – Remove immediately:melted plastic, plastic foil, and food with sugar. If not, the dirtcan cause damage to the appliance. Use a special scraper for the glass . Put the scra-per on the glass surface at an acute angle and move the blade on the surface .– Remove after the appliance is sufficiently cool:limescale rings , water rings, fatstains, shiny metallic discolorations. Use a special cleaning agent for glass ceramic orstainless steel.2. Clean the appliance with a moist cloth and some detergent.3. At the end rub the appliance dry with a clean cloth.WHAT TO DO IF…Problem Possible cause and remedyYou cannot activate the appli-ance or operate it.• Activate the appliance again and set the heat setting in 10seconds.• Examine the fuse in the electrical system of the house in thefuse box. If the fuses blow again and again, speak to qualifiedelectrician.The residual heat indicator doesnot comes on.The cooking zone is not hot because it operated only for a shorttime. If the cooking zone should be hot, speak to the service cen-tre.If you tried the above solutions and cannot repair the problem, speak to your dealer or thecustomer service. Give the data from the rating plate, three digit letter code for the glassceramic (it is in the corner of the glass surface) and an error message that comes on.Make sure, you operated the appliance correctly. If not the servicing by a customer servicetechnician or dealer will not be free of charge, also during the warranty period. The instruc-tions about the customer service and conditions of guarantee are in the guarantee booklet.16 Care and cleaning