• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be danger-ous 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 fire blan-ket.• 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 lids shouldnot be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.Safety instructionsInstallationWarning! Only a qualified person mustinstall this appliance.• Remove all the packaging.• Do not install or use a damaged appli-ance.• Obey the installation instruction suppliedwith the appliance.• 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 appliance fromsteam and moisture.• Do not install the appliance adjacent to adoor or under a window. This preventshot cookware to fall from the appliancewhen the door or the window is opened.• Keep the minimum distance from the oth-er appliances and units. Refer to the as-sembly instructions.• If the appliance is installed above draw-ers make sure that the space, betweenthe bottom of the appliance and the up-per drawer, is sufficient for air circulation.Refer to the assembly instructions.• The bottom of the appliance can get hot.We recommend to install a non-combus-tile separation panel under the applianceto prevent access to the bottom.Electrical connectionWarning! Risk of fire and electricalshock.• All electrical connections must be madeby a qualified electrician.• The appliance must be earthed.• Before carrying out any operation makesure that the appliance is disconnectedfrom the power supply.• Use the correct electricity mains cable.• Do not let the electricity mains cable tan-gle.• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if ap-plicable) does not touch the hot appli-ance or hot cookware, when you connectthe appliance to the near sockets• Make sure the appliance is installed cor-rectly. Loose and incorrect electricitymains cable or plug (if applicable) canmake the terminal become too hot.• Make sure that a shock protection is in-stalled.• Use the strain relief clamp on cable.• Make sure not to cause damage to themains plug (if applicable) or to the mainscable. Contact the Service or an electri-cian to change a damaged mains cable.• The electrical installation must have anisolation device which lets you disconnectthe appliance from the mains at all poles.The isolation device must have a contactopening width of minimum 3 mm.ENGLISH 5