Do not place unstable or deformed pots on therings to prevent from spill and injury.Warning! Flame diffuser are notrecommended.Information on acrylamidesImportant! According to the newest scientificknowledge, if you brown food (specially the onewhich contains starch), acrylamides can pose ahealth risk. Thus, we recommend that you cookat the lowest temperatures and do not brownfood too much.Care and cleaningWarning! Deactivate the appliance andlet it cool down before you clean it.Disconnect the appliance from the electricalsupply before you do cleaning or maintenancework.Warning! For safety reasons, do not cleanthe appliance with steam cleaners or high-pressure cleaners.Warning! Do not use abrasive cleaners,steel wool pads or acids. They can causedamage to the appliance.Scratches or dark stains on the surfacehave no effect on how the appliance oper-ates.• You can remove the pan supports to easilyclean the hob.• To clean the enamelled parts, cap andcrown, wash them with warm soapy waterand dry them carefully before you put themback.• Wash stainless steel parts with water, andthen dry them with a soft cloth.• The pan supports are not dishwasher proof.They must be washed by hand.• When you wash the pan supports by hand,take care when you dry them as the enamel-ling process occasionally leaves roughedges. If necessary, remove stubborn stainsusing a paste cleaner.• Make sure you position the pan supportscorrectly after cleaning.• To make the burners work correctly, makesure that the arms of the pan supports are inthe centre of the burner.• Be very careful when you replace thepan supports to prevent the hob topfrom damage.After cleaning, dry the appliance with a softcloth.The stainless steel can become tarnished if it istoo much heated. Refer to this you must notcook with potstones, earthenware pans or castiron plates. Do not use aluminium foil to preventdamage the top during operation.Removing the dirt:1. – Remove immediately: melting plastic,plastic foil, and food containing sugar.– Stop the appliance and let it cooldown before you clean: limescale rings,water rings, fat stains, shiny metallic dis-colorations. Use a special cleaner appli-cable for surface of hob.2. Clean the appliance with a damp cloth andsome detergent.3. At the end rub the appliance dry with aclean cloth.Cleaning of the spark plugThis feature is obtained through a ceramic igni-tion candle with a metal electrode. Keep thesecomponents well clean to prevent difficult light-10 www.zanussi.com