Bosch 8 Series Information For Use - Page 3

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been instructed on how to use the appliance

safely and have understood the resulting

dangers.

Do not let children play with the appliance.

Children must not perform cleaning or user

maintenance unless they are at least 15 years

old and are being supervised.

Keep children under the age of 8 years away

from the appliance and power cable.

1.4 Safe use

WARNING ‒ Risk of fire!

Leaving fat or oil cooking on an unattended

hob can be dangerous and may lead to fires.

▶ Never leave hot oil or fat unattended.

▶ Never attempt to extinguish a fire using wa-

ter; instead, switch off the appliance and

then cover with a lid or a fire blanket.

The cooking surface becomes very hot.

▶ Never place flammable objects on the

cooking surface or in its immediate vicinity.

▶ Never place objects on the cooking sur-

face.

The appliance will become hot.

▶ Do not keep combustible objects or aero-

sol cans in drawers directly underneath the

hob.

Hob covers can cause accidents, for example

due to overheating, catching fire or materials

shattering.

▶ Do not use hob covers.

After every use, switch off the hob using the

main switch.

▶ Do not wait until the hob turns off automat-

ically as there are no longer any pots and

pans on it.

Food may catch fire.

▶ The cooking process must be monitored. A

short process must be monitored continu-

ously.

WARNING ‒ Risk of burns!

The appliance and its parts that can be

touched become hot during use, particularly

the hob surround, if fitted.

▶ Caution should be exercised here in order

to avoid touching heating elements.

▶ Young children under 8 years of age must

be kept away from the appliance.

Hob protective grilles may cause accidents.

▶ Never use hob protective grilles.

The appliance becomes hot during operation.

▶ Allow the appliance to cool down before

cleaning.

Metal objects on the hob quickly become very

hot.

▶ Never place metal objects (such as knives,

forks, spoons and lids) on the hob.

WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock!

Incorrect repairs are dangerous.

▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be

carried out by trained specialist staff.

▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repair-

ing the appliance.

▶ If the power cord or the appliance power

cable of this appliance is damaged, it must

be replaced with a special power cord or

special appliance power cable, which is

available from the manufacturer or its Cus-

tomer Service.

If the appliance or the power cord is dam-

aged, this is dangerous.

▶ Never operate a damaged appliance.

▶ If the surface is cracked, you must switch

off the appliance in order to prevent a pos-

sible electrical shock. To do this, switch off

the appliance via the fuse in the fuse box

rather than at the main switch.

▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the

appliance. Always unplug the appliance at

the mains.

▶ If the appliance or the power cable is dam-

aged, immediately switch off the fuse in the

fuse box.

▶ Call customer services. → Page 17

An ingress of moisture can cause an electric

shock.

▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure clean-

ers to clean the appliance.

The insulation on cables of electrical appli-

ances may melt if it touches hot parts of the

appliance.

▶ Never bring electrical appliance cables into

contact with hot parts of the appliance.

If metallic objects come into contact with the

fan that is located on the underside of the

hob, this may cause an electric shock.

▶ Do not store long, pointed metallic objects

in the drawers below the hob.

Safety en