23SAFETY HINTS1. Never put cooking foil or plastic materials on the ceramic surface when the hob is hot.2. Make sure that the hob is clean before you use it.3. Always ensure that the base of your saucepan is clean and dry before placing on thehob.4. The glass-ceramic surface and pans must be clean. Carefully eliminate any foodremains (especially containing sugar), dirt etc. with the aid of a cleansing agent.5. Remember that the plates will remain hot for approximately half an hour after the platehas been switched off.6. Before you switch the hob on, make sure that you know which knob controls the requiredhot plate. We advise you to set the pan over the cooking plate before switching it on.7. Pan handles should never stand out beyond the kitchen worktop, as there is a greatdanger of knocking the pan over. This will also ensure that children cannot reach them.8. Do not use pots and pans with rough bases (pay attention to cookware made of cast-iron). Rough bases can damage the glass surface of the hob (scratches).9. Pots with aluminium bottoms may leave silver streaks or spots on the hob.10. DO NOT use the hob if the glass surface is broken or cracked in any way.Please disconnect the appliance from the mains and call the After-Sales Service.11. Do not lean over the cooking plate when in use.12. Do not leave wet or damp lids on the hob.13. Follow the cleaning instructions carefully.14. Never use the glass surface for storage.WARNING:■ HOBS BECOME VERY HOT WITH USE, AND RETAIN THEIR HEAT FOR A LONGTIME AFTER COOKING HAS FINISHED. CHILDREN SHOULD BE SUPERVISEDAT ALL TIMES AND BE PREVENTED FROM TOUCHING THE HOT SURFACESUNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE APPLIANCE HAS COOLED.DO NOT USE GLASSWARE ON CERAMIC HOBS.DO NOT USE PANS WITH ROUGHT CIRCULARMACHINED BASE.Figure 22 Figure 23