Information on acrylamidesImportant! According to the newest scientificknowledge, if you brown food (specially the one whichcontains starch), acrylamides can pose a health risk.Thus, we recommend that you cook at the lowesttemperatures and do not brown food too much.Care and cleaningClean the appliance after each use.Always use cookware with clean bottom.Warning! Sharp objects and abrasive cleaningagents will damage the appliance.For your safety, do not clean the appliance with steamblasters or high-pressure cleaners.Scratches or dark stains on the glass ceramichave no effect on how the appliance operates.To remove the dirt:1. – Remove immediately: melted plastic, plastic foil,and food with sugar. If not, the dirt can causedamage to the appliance. Use a special scraperfor the glass . Put the scraper on the glass sur-face at an acute angle and move the blade on thesurface .– Remove after the appliance is sufficiently cool:limescale rings , water rings, fat stains, shiny met-allic discolorations. Use a special cleaning agentfor glass ceramic or stainless steel.2. Clean the appliance with a moist cloth and some de-tergent.3. At the end rub the appliance dry with a clean cloth.What to do if…Problem Possible cause and remedyYou cannot start the appliance or op-erate it.• You touched 2 or more sensor fields at the same time. Only touch onesensor field.• There is water or fat stains on the control panel. Clean the control panel• Start the appliance again and set the heat setting within 10 seconds.The residual heat indicator does notcome on.The cooking zone is not hot because it operated only for a short time. Ifthe cooking zone must be hot, speak to the after sales service.The appliance stops. You covered . Uncover the sensor field.comes on • Not correct cookware. Use the correct cookware.• No cookware on the cooking zone. Put cookware on the cooking zone.• The diameter of the bottom of the cookware is too small for the cookingzone. Move cookware to a smaller cooking zone.comes on. • The automatic switch-off operates. Stop the appliance and start it again.Overheating protection for the cooking zone operates. Stop the cookingzone and start it again.and a number come on. There is an error in the appliance.Disconnect the appliance from the electrical supply for some time. Discon-nect the fuse from the electrical system of the house. Connect again. Ifcomes on again, speak to the After Sales Service.If you tried the above solutions and cannot repair theproblem, speak to your dealer or the Customer Care De-partment. Give the data from the rating plate, three-digit-letter code for the glass ceramic (it is in the corner ofthe cooking surface) and an error message that comes on.9