Do not use any high- pressure cleaners or steam cleaners. ¦ When replacing the cooking compartment bulb, the bulb socket contacts are live. Before replacing the bulb, unplug the appliance from the mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box. Causes of damage Oven Caution! Hob Caution! ¦ Only use the burners when cookware has been placed on top. Do not heat up empty pots or pans. The saucepan base will be damaged. ¦ Clear up spills immediately. Use deep pots for dishes with a lot of liquid. This will prevent the food from boiling over. ¦ Do not use roasting dishes if they must be heated using two burners. This will cause heat accumulation. The appliance could be damaged. ¦ Cooking on gas burners releases extra heat and moisture. Adjacent units may become damaged over time. For long cooking times, switch on the cooker hood or ventilate the room. ¦ Observe the manufacturer's instructions when using special ovenware. Aluminium foil and plastic containers can melt and stick on hot burners. ¦ Place the pot or pan centrally over the burner. This will optimise transfer of the heat from the burner flame to the pot or ban base. The handle does not become damaged, and greater energy savings are guaranteed. ¦ Ensure that the gas burners are clean and dry. The burner cup and ¶ burner cap must be positioned exactly. ¦ Ensure that the hotplate/burner is never switched on when the hob cover is on, e. g. by children playing. ¦ Accessories, foil, greaseproof paper or ovenware on the cooking compartment floor: do not place accessories on the cooking compartment floor. Do not cover the cooking compartment floor with any sort of foil or greaseproof paper. Do not place ovenware on the cooking compartment floor. This will cause heat accumulation. The baking and roasting times will no longer be correct and the enamel will be damaged. ¦ Inserting accessories: depending on the appliance model, accessories can scratch the door panel when closing the appliance door. Always insert the accessories into the cooking compartment as far as they will go. ¦ Water in a hot cooking compartment: do not pour water into the cooking compartment when it is hot. This will cause steam. The temperature change can cause damage to the enamel. ¦ Moist food: do not store moist food in the cooking compartment when it is closed for prolonged periods This will damage the enamel. ¦ Fruit juice: when baking particularly juicy fruit pies, do not pack the baking tray too generously. Fruit juice dripping from the baking tray leaves stains that cannot be removed. If possible, use the deeper universal pan. ¦ Cooling with the appliance door open: only allow the cooking compartment to cool when it is closed. Even if the appliance door is only open a little, front panels of adjacent units could be damaged over time. ¦ Heavily soiled oven seal: if the oven seal is heavily soiled, the oven door will no longer close properly when the oven is in operation. The fronts of adjacent units could be damaged. Always keep the oven seal clean. ¦ Oven door as a bearing surface: do not stand or place objects on the oven door when it is open. Do not hang objects on the oven door. ¦ Carrying the appliance: do not carry or hold the appliance by the door handle. The door handle cannot support the weight of the appliance and could break. ¦ Heavy accessories: do not pull out heavily laden accessories too far without first unloading them sufficiently. Heavy accessories will tip when pulled out. This causes pressure to be exerted on the shelf supports in the cooking compartment, which can damage the enamel. Relieve the strain on the accessories when they are pulled out by raising them slightly with one hand. Caution: always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when handling hot accessories. Storage compartment Caution! Do not place hot objects in the storage compartment. It could be damaged. Your new appliance Get to know your appliance. You will find information about the control panel and hob, as well as the oven, types of heating and accessories. Depending on the appliance model, individual details may differ. The control panel Explanation 1 Hob cover 2 Hob 3 Control panel 4 Oven 5 Storage compartment Explanation Control knob for oven temperature Control panel Control knob for oven functions Control knob for hotplates Control panel Here, you can see an overview of the control panel. All of the symbols never appear in the display at the same time. Depending on the appliance model, individual details may differ. Buttons The sensors are located under the individual buttons. They must not be pressed too firmly. Only touch the corresponding symbol. Buttons and display You can use the buttons to set various additional functions. You can read the values that you have set in the display. Button Use 0 Time-setting options Selects the timer U, cooking time r, end time p and clock 0. D Childproof lock Locks and unlocks the control panel. A Minus Decreases the set values. @ Plus Increases t...