hot cookware, when you connect the appli-ance to the near sockets• Make sure the appliance is installed correct-ly. Loose and incorrect electricity mains ca-ble or plug (if applicable) can make the termi-nal become too hot.• Make sure that a shock protection is instal-led.• Use the strain relief clamp on cable.• Make sure not to cause damage to the mainsplug (if applicable) or to the mains cable.Contact the Service or an electrician tochange a damaged mains cable.• The electrical installation must have an isola-tion device which lets you disconnect the ap-pliance from the mains at all poles. The isola-tion device must have a contact openingwidth of minimum 3 mm.• Use only correct isolation devices: line pro-tecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses re-moved from the holder), earth leakage tripsand contactors.Gas connection• All gas connections should be made by aqualified person.• Make sure that there is air circulation aroundthe appliance.• The information about the gas supply is onthe rating plate.• This appliance is not connected to a device,which evacuates the products of combus-tion. Make sure to connect the appliance ac-cording to current installation regulations.Pay attention to requirements regarding ade-quate ventilation.UseWarning! Risk of injury, burns or electricshock.• Use this appliance in a household environ-ment.• Do not change the specification of this appli-ance.• Do not use an external timer or a separate re-mote-control system to operate the appli-ance.• Do not let the appliance stay unattendedduring operation.• Do not operate the appliance with wet handsor when it has contact with water.• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on thecooking zones. They become hot.• Set the cooking zone to “off” after use.• Do not use the appliance as a work surfaceor as a storage surface.• If the surface of the appliance is cracked,disconnect immediately the appliance fromthe power supply. This to prevent an electri-cal shock.Warning! Risk of fire or explosion.• Fats and oil when heated can release flam-mable vapours. Keep flames or heated ob-jects away from fats and oils when you cookwith them.• The vapours that very hot oil releases cancause spontaneous combustion.• Used oil, that can contain food remnants, cancause fire at a lower temperature than oilused for the first time.• Do not put flammable products or items thatare wet with flammable products in, near oron the appliance.• Do not try to extinguish a fire with water. Dis-connect the appliance and cover the flamewith a lid or a fire blanket.Warning! Risk of damage to theappliance.• Do not keep hot cookware on the controlpanel.• Do not let cookware to boil dry.• Be careful not to let objects or cookware fallon the appliance. The surface can be dam-aged.• Do not activate the cooking zones with emp-ty cookware or without cookware.• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium orwith a damaged bottom can cause scratcheson the glass ceramic. Always lift these ob-3www.zanussi.com