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appliance safely and have understood the
associated hazards.
Children must not play with the appliance.
Children must not clean the appliance or
carry out general maintenance unless they
are at least 8 years old and are being
supervised.
Keep children below the age of 8 years old
at a safe distance from the appliance and
power cable.
Always slide accessories into the cooking
compartment correctly. See "Description of
accessories in the instruction manual.
Risk of fire!
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Combustible items stored in the cooking
compartment may catch fire. Never store
combustible items in the cooking
compartment. Never open the appliance
door if there is smoke inside. Switch off
the appliance and unplug it from the
mains or switch off the circuit breaker in
the fuse box.
Risk of fire!
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A draught is created when the appliance
door is opened. Greaseproof paper may
come into contact with the heating
element and catch fire. Do not place
greaseproof paper loosely over
accessories during preheating. Always
weight down the greaseproof paper with a
dish or a baking tin. Only cover the
surface required with greaseproof paper.
Greaseproof paper must not protrude over
the accessories.
Risk of fire!
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Using the appliance for anything other
than its intended purpose is dangerous
and may cause damage, e.g. heated
slippers and grain or cereal pillows may
catch fire, even several hours later. The
appliance must only be used for the
preparation of food and drink.
Risk of fire!
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Food may catch fire. Never heat food in
heat-retaining packages.
Do not leave food heating unattended in
containers made of plastic, paper or other
combustible materials.
Do not select a microwave power or time
setting that is higher than necessary.
Follow the information provided in this
instruction manual.
Never use the microwave to dry food.
Never defrost or heat food with a low
water content, e.g. bread, at too high a
microwave power or for too long.
Risk of fir e!
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Cooking oil may catch fire. Never use the
microwave to heat cooking oil on its own.
Risk of fir e!
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The appliance becomes very hot. If the
appliance is installed in a fitted unit with a
decorative door, heat will accumulate
when the decorative door is closed. Only
operate the appliance when the decorative
door is open.
Risk of explosion!
Liquids and other food may explode when
in containers that have been tightly sealed.
Never heat liquids or other food in
containers that have been tightly sealed.
Risk of serious damage to health!
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The surface of the appliance may become
damaged if it is not cleaned properly.
Microwave energy may escape. Clean the
appliance on a regular basis, and remove
any food residue immediately. Always
keep the cooking compartment, door seal,
door and door stop clean; see also
section Care and cleaning.
Risk of ser ious damage to h ealt h!
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Microwave energy may escape if the
cooking compartment door or the door
seal is damaged. Never use the appliance
if the cooking compartment door or the
door seal is damaged. Contact the after-
sales service.
Risk of ser ious damage to h ealt h!
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Microwave energy will escape from
appliances that do not have any casing.
Never remove the casing. For any
maintenance or repair work, contact the
after-sales service.
Risk of electric shock!
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Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs
may only be carried out and damaged
power cables replaced by one of our
trained after-sales technicians. If the
appliance is defective, unplug the
appliance from the mains or switch off the
circuit breaker in the fuse box. Contact the
after-sales service.
Risk of e lec tric shock!
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The cable insulation on electrical
appliances may melt when touching hot
parts of the appliance. Never bring
electrical appliance cables into contact
with hot parts of the appliance.
Risk of e lec tric shock!
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Penetrating moisture may cause an
electric shock. Do not use any high-
pressure cleaners or steam cleaners.
Risk of e lec tric shock!
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When replacing the cooking compartment
bulb, the bulb socket contacts are live.
