• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerousand may result in fire.• Never try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appli-ance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.• 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 should notbe 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 appliance.• Obey the installation instruction suppliedwith the appliance.• Keep the minimum distance from the otherappliances and units.• Always be careful when you move the appli-ance because it is heavy. Always wear safetygloves.• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant to pre-vent 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 prevents hotcookware to fall from the appliance when thedoor or the window is opened.• If the appliance is installed above drawersmake sure that the space, between the bot-tom of the appliance and the upper drawer,is sufficient for air circulation.• The bottom of the appliance can get hot. Werecommend to install a non-combustile sepa-ration panel under the appliance to preventaccess to the bottom.Electrical connectionWarning! Risk of fire and electrical shock.• All electrical connections must be made by aqualified electrician.• The appliance must be earthed.• Before carrying out any operation make surethat the appliance is disconnected from thepower supply.• Use the correct electricity mains cable.• Do not let the electricity mains cable tangle.• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if appli-cable) does not touch the hot appliance orhot 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-3www.zanussi.com