en Avoiding material damage When cooking in a bain marie, the hob and cooking container could shatter due to over- heating. ▶ The cooking container in the bain marie WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation! Children may put packaging material over their heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffocate. ▶ Keep packaging material away from chil- must not directly touch the bottom of the water-filled pot. ▶ Only use heat-resistant cookware. An appliance with a cracked or broken sur- face can cause cuts. ▶ Do not use the appliance if it has a cracked dren. ▶ Do not let children play with packaging ma- terial. Children may breathe in or swallow small parts, causing them to suffocate.
▶ Keep small parts away from children. ▶ Do not let children play with small parts. or broken surface. 2 Avoiding material damage This is where you can find the most common causes of damage and tips on how to avoid them. Damage Cause Measure Stains Unsupervised cooking process. Monitor the cooking process. Stains, blisters Spilled food, especially food with a high sugar content. Remove immediately with a glass scraper. Stains, blisters or fractures in the glass Defective cookware, cookware with melted enamel or cookware with copper or alu- minium base. Use suitable cookware that is in a good con- dition. Stains, discolouration Unsuitable cleaning methods.
Only use cleaning agents that are suitable for glass ceramic, and only clean the hob when it is cold. Blisters or fractures in the glass When cooking, do not hit the glass or let ob- jects fall onto the hob. Scratches, discolour- ation Knocks or falling cookware, cooking ac- cessories or other hard or pointed objects. Check the cookware. Lift the cookware when moving it. Scratches Salt, sugar or sand. Do not use the hob as a work surface or storage space. Damage to the appli- ance Rough cookware bases or moving the cook- ware on the hob. Cooking with frozen cookware. Never use frozen cookware. Damage to the cook- ware or the appliance Cooking without contents.
Never place or heat empty cookware on a hot cooking zone. Glass damage Melted material on the hot cooking zone or hot pot lid on the glass. Do not place greaseproof paper or alu- minium foil nor plastic containers or pot lids on the hob. Overheating Hot cookware on the control panel or on the frame. Never place hot cookware on these areas. ATTENTION! A fan is located on the underside of this hob. ▶ If a drawer is located on the underside of the hob, do not store any small or pointed objects, paper or tea towels in it. These objects may be sucked in and damage the fan or impair the cooling.
▶ There must be a clearance of at least 2 cm between the contents of the drawer and the fan entry point. 4