General Safety• The appliance and its accessible parts become hot duringuse. Do not touch the heating elements.• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external timeror separate remote-control system.• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can bedangerous 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 fireblanket.• Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids shouldnot be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.• If the glass ceramic surface/ glass surface is cracked, switchoff the appliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by themanufacturer, the Service or similarly qualified persons inorder to avoid a hazard.Conditions of UseThis appliance is intended to be used inhousehold and similar applications such as:• Farm houses• By clients in serviced apartments, holidayapartments and other residential typeenvironmentsSafety InstructionsInstallationWarning! Only a qualifiedperson must install thisappliance.• Remove all the packaging.• Do not install or use a damagedappliance.• Obey the installation instruction suppliedwith 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.ENGLISH 5