Cleaning and Care
Please read this chapter before using the appliance for the fi rst time.
If it is cleaned as it should be and regularly cared for, the oven should stay beautiful and as good
as new for many years. Here is a series of instructions that allow you to care for and clean all of
the surfaces thoroughly, without damaging them.
For all surfaces
Danger of death!
Do not use steam and/or pressure cleaning devices on the oven.
The appliance could become damaged and may create a situation
where there is danger of death.
Danger of burning!
Leave the appliance to cool until you can touch it with your hand
before cleaning it.
• Clean the appliance after each use. Stains or baked-on food that have not been removed may
burn the next time the appliance heats up. Often, these types of stains or dirt cannot be
removed without leaving marks.
• If there are light stains, clean the surfaces with a cloth, brush or soft sponge and hot water and
some dishwashing detergent. Rinse with cold water so that there is no detergent left which
might decolour the surface or cause more stains. Dry with a cloth immediately after
Here are some instructions for more diffi cult-to-remove stains concerning the different surfaces
and elements.
Never clean with
• aggressive products or bleaches that contain active oxygen,
chlorine or other corrosive ingredients.
• cleaning products that can cause scratches, such as abrasive
agents, steel wool, soapy steel wool, hard brushes, metal
scourers, plastic sponges or sponges with a surface that
scratches (scouring side)
Use of the oven
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User's Guide