14 EnglishImportant safety instructionsSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSImportant safety instructions• Take care when heating liquids such as water or otherbeverages.- Make sure to stir during or after cooking.- Avoid using a slippery container with a narrow neck.- Wait at least 30 seconds after heating before removingthe heated liquid.- Failing to do so may result in an abrupt overflow of thecontents and cause burns.• Do not stand on top of the appliance or place objects (suchas laundry, lighted candles, lighted cigarettes, dishes,chemicals, metal objects, etc.) on the appliance.- This may result in electric shock, fire, problems with theproduct, or injury.• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands.- This may result in electric shock.• Do not spray volatile substances such as insecticide ontothe surface of the appliance.- As well as being harmful to humans, it may also result inelectric shock, fire, or problems with the product.• Do not put your face or body close to the appliance whilecooking.- Take care that children do not come too close to theappliance.- Failing to do so may result in children burningthemselves.• Do not scratch the glass of the cooktop with a sharp object.- This may result in the glass being damaged or broken.• Do not store anything directly on top of the appliance whenit is in operation.• Do not over-heat food.- Overheating food may result in a fire.