13 Cleaning and Maintenance
This chapter provides you with important notices with regard to cleaning and maintaining the
device. Please observe the notices to prevent damages due to cleaning the device
incorrectly and to ensure trouble-free operation.
13.1 Safety information
Attention
Please observe the following safety notices, before you commence with cleaning the device:
► The oven must be cleaned and food residues must be removed at regular intervals. If the
oven is not maintained in a clean condition, this will have a detrimental effect on the
service life of the device and can also result in a dangerous condition in the device as well
as in the growth of fungus and bacteria.
► Switch the oven off prior to cleaning it and unplug the plug from the wall power outlet.
► The cooking chamber is hot after it is used. There is a danger of burns! Wait until the
device has cooled down.
► Clean the cooking chamber after use as soon as it has cooled down. Extended waiting
unnecessarily complicates cleaning and can make it impossible in extreme cases.
Excessive accumulations of dirt can even damage the device under certain
circumstances.
► If dampness penetrates into the device, this can damage the electronic components.
Please ensure that no liquid can enter the interior of the device through the ventilation
slots.
► Do not use any aggressive or abrasive cleaning agents or solvents.
► Do not scrape off stubborn dirt with hard items.
13.2 Cleaning
Cooking chamber and inside of door
Danger of fire
► Always remove grease residues in the device, as these residues can otherwise ignite.
Keep the cooking chamber of the oven clean. Wipe off any spattered or spilt food from the
walls of the cooking chamber with a damp cloth.
If the oven is excessively dirty, you can use a mild cleaning agent.
Wipe the door, window and the door gaskets with a damp cloth, to remove any spatters and
spilt food. Residues on the door gasket can mean that the door does not close properly any
more, which will cause the microwaves to escape.
Wipe off any steam, which has settled on the oven door, with a soft cloth. This may be the
case if the device is used in an extremely damp environment and is normal.
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