English 11Safety instructionsRemove wire twist ties from paper or plastic bags.Reason: Electric arcing or sparking may occur and may damage the oven.Do not use your microwave oven to dry papers or clothes.Use shorter times for smaller amounts of food to prevent overheating and burning food.Do not immerse the power cable or power plug in water and keep the power cable awayfrom heat.Eggs in their shell and whole hard-boiled eggs should not be heated in microwave ovenssince they may explode, even after microwave heating has ended; Also do not heat airtightor vacuum-sealed bottles, jars, containers, nuts inshells, tomatoes etc.Do not cover the ventilation slots with cloth or paper. They may catch fire as hot air escapesfrom the oven. The oven may also overheat and switch itself off automatically, and willremain off until it cools sufficiently.Always use oven mitts when removing a dish from the oven to avoid unintentional burns.Stir liquids halfway during heating or after heating ends and allow the liquid stand at least20 seconds after heating to prevent eruptive boiling.Stand at arms length from the oven when opening the door to avoid getting scalded byescaping hot air or steam.Do not operate the microwave oven when it is empty. The microwave oven will automaticallyshut down for 30 minutes for safety purposes. We recommend placing a glass of water insidethe oven at all times to absorb microwave energy in case the microwave oven is startedaccidentally.Install the oven in compliance with the clearances stated in this manual. (See installing yourmicrowave oven.)Take care when connecting other electrical appliances to sockets near the oven.Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwaveenergy. (Microwave function only)Failure to observe the following safety precautions may result in harmful exposure tomicrowave energy.A. Under no circumstances should any attempt be made to operate the oven with the dooropen or to tamper with the safety interlocks (door latches) or to insert anything into thesafety interlock holes.MS40J5133AT_AP_DE68-04345A-00_EN.indd 11 2015-01-02 6:58:51