Safety en The accessible parts of the appliance become hot during operation. ▶ Never touch these hot parts. ▶ Keep children at a safe distance. At the highest settings in microwave only mode, the drying function will automatically switch on an additional heating element to heat the cooking compartment. ▶ Never touch the inside surfaces of the Cookware and containers made from metal or cookware with metal edging may lead to sparks being formed during simple mi- crowave operation. The appliance is dam- aged. ▶ Never use metal containers during mi- crowave-only operation. ▶ Only use microwave-safe cookware or use the microwave in combination with a type of heating.
cooking compartment or the heating ele- ments while they are hot. ▶ Keep children at a safe distance. Using the appliance for anything other than its intended purpose is dangerous. This is be- cause, for instance, overheated slippers, pil- lows filled with grain or cereal, sponges and damp cleaning cloths, etc., may cause burns to the skin. ▶ Never dry food or clothing with the appli- WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! The appliance uses a high voltage. ▶ Never remove the casing. WARNING ‒ Risk of serious harm to health! Inadequate cleaning may destroy the surface of the appliance, reduce its service life, and lead to dangerous situations, such as escap- ing microwave energy.
▶ Clean the appliance on a regular basis, ance. ▶ Never heat up slippers, pillows filled with grain or cereal, sponges, damp cleaning cloths or similar with the appliance. ▶ The appliance must only be used to pre- and remove any food residue immediately. ▶ Always keep the cooking compartment, pare food and drink. door seal, door and door stop clean. → "Cleaning and servicing", Page 31 Never operate the appliance if the cooking compartment door or the door seal is dam- aged. Microwave energy may escape. ▶ Never use the appliance if the cooking WARNING ‒ Risk of scalding! There is a possibility of delayed boiling when a liquid is heated.
This means that the liquid reaches the boiling temperature without the usual steam bubbles rising to the surface. Ex- ercise caution even when only gently shaking the container. The hot liquid may suddenly boil over and splatter. ▶ Always place a spoon in the container compartment door, the door seal or the plastic door frame is damaged. ▶ Any repair work must only be carried out by the after-sales service. Microwave energy will escape from appli- ances that do not have any casing. ▶ Never remove the casing. ▶ Contact our after-sales service if mainten- when heating liquids. This prevents delayed boiling. ance or repair work is needed.
1.6 Steam Follow these instructions when using a steam function. WARNING ‒ Risk of scalding! The water in the water tank may become very hot if you operate the appliance for long peri- ods. ▶ Always empty the water tank after using the WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Unsuitable cookware may crack. Porcelain or ceramic cookware can have small perfora- tions in the handles and lid. These perfora- tions conceal a cavity below. If moisture pen- etrates this cavity, it could cause the cook- ware to crack. ▶ Only use microwave-safe cookware. steam function. Hot steam is generated in the cooking com- partment. ▶ Do not reach into the cooking compartment when using steam. 5