An ingress of moisture can cause an electric
shock.
▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure clean-
ers to clean the appliance.
If the appliance or the power cord is dam-
aged, this is dangerous.
▶ Never operate a damaged appliance.
▶ Never operate an appliance with a cracked
or fractured surface.
▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the
appliance. Always unplug the appliance at
the mains.
▶ If the appliance or the power cord is dam-
aged, immediately unplug the power cord
or switch off the fuse in the fuse box.
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WARNING ‒ Danger: Magnetism!
Permanent magnets are used in the control
panel or in the controls. These may affect
electronic implants, e.g. heart pacemakers or
insulin pumps.
▶ Wearers of electronic implants must stay at
least 10 cm away from the control panel.
WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation!
Children may put packaging material over
their heads or wrap themselves up in it and
suffocate.
▶ Keep packaging material away from chil-
dren.
▶ Do not let children play with packaging ma-
terial.
Children may breathe in or swallow small
parts, causing them to suffocate.
▶ Keep small parts away from children.
▶ Do not let children play with small parts.
1.5 Microwave
CAREFULLY READ THE IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS AND KEEP THEM SAFE FOR
FUTURE USE
WARNING ‒ Risk of fire!
Using the appliance for anything other than its
intended purpose is dangerous and may
cause damage. For example, heated slippers
and pillows filled with grain or cereal may
catch fire, even several hours later.
▶ Never dry food or clothing with the appli-
ance.
▶ Never heat up slippers, pillows filled with
grain or cereal, sponges, damp cleaning
cloths or similar with the appliance.
▶ The appliance must only be used to pre-
pare food and drink.
Food and its packaging and containers may
catch fire.
▶ Never heat food in heat-retaining pack-
aging.
▶ Do not leave food unattended while it is
heating in containers made of plastic, pa-
per or other combustible materials.
▶ Never set the microwave power too high or
the cooking time too long. Follow the in-
structions provided in this user manual.
▶ Never use the microwave to dry food.
▶ Never defrost or heat food with a low water
content, such as bread, at too high a mi-
crowave power or for too long.
Cooking oil may catch fire.
▶ Never use the microwave to heat cooking
oil on its own.
WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion!
Liquids and other food may easily explode
when in containers that have been tightly
sealed.
▶ Never heat liquids or other food in contain-
ers that have been tightly sealed.
WARNING ‒ Risk of burns!
Foods with peel or skin may burst or explode
during heating, or even afterwards.
▶ Never cook eggs in their shell or heat hard-
boiled eggs in their shell.
▶ Never cook shellfish or crustaceans.
▶ Always prick the yolk of eggs before mi-
crowaving.
▶ The skin of foods that have a peel or skin,
such as apples, tomatoes, potatoes and
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