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Health Hazard
• This appliance complies with electromagnetic safety standards.
• However, persons with cardiac pacemakers or other electrical implants (such as insulin pumps)
must consult with their doctor or implant manufacturer before using this appliance to make sure
that their implants will not be affected by the electromagnetic field.
• Failure to follow this advice may result in death.
Hot Surface Hazard
• During use, accessible parts of this appliance will become hot enough to cause burns.
• Do not let your body, clothing or any item other than suitable cookware contact the ceramic glass
until the surface is cool.
• Never leave metal objects (such as kitchen utensils) or empty pans on the cooktop as they can
become hot very quickly.
• Beware: magnetisable metal objects worn on the body may become hot in the vicinity of the
cooktop. Gold or silver jewellery will not be affected.
• Keep children away.
• Handles of saucepans may be hot to touch. Check saucepan handles do not overhang other
cooking zones that are on. Keep handles out of reach of children.
• Failure to follow this advice could result in burns and scalds.
Cut Hazard
• The razor-sharp blade of a cooktop scraper is exposed when the safety cover is retracted.
Use with extreme care and always store safely and out of reach of children.
• Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.
Important safety instructions
• Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boilover causes smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite.
• Never use your appliance as a work or storage surface.
• Never leave any objects or utensils on the appliance.
• Do not place or leave any magnetisable objects (e.g. credit cards, memory cards)
or electronic devices (e.g. computers, MP3 players) near the appliance, as they may be
affected by its electromagnetic field.
• Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
• After use, always turn off the cooking zones and the cooktop as described in this manual
(i.e. by using the touch controls). Do not rely on the pan detection feature to turn off the
cooking zones when you remove the pans.
• Do not allow children to play with the appliance or sit, stand, or climb on it.
• Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above the appliance. Children
climbing on the cooktop could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone or unattended in the area where the appliance is in use.
• Children or persons with a disability which limits their ability to use the appliance should
have a responsible and competent person to instruct them in its use. The instructor should
be satisfied that they can use the appliance without danger to themselves or their
surroundings.
• Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in
the manual. All other servicing should be done by a qualified technician.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your cooktop.
• Do not place or drop heavy objects on your cooktop.
• Do not stand on your cooktop.
