[. . . ] This appliance is not intended for use by individuals (including children) with restricted physical, physiological or intellectual abilities or deficiences in experience and/or knowledge unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety or receive from this person instruction in how the appliance is to be used. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. Allow the appliance and accessories to cool completely before cleaning and storing them. When cooking, never cover the appliance lid with handtowels or anything similar. [. . . ] Then add water in the cooking bowl 4 as per the following cup markings: · 10 Measuring beakers of rice = Water up to cup marking "10" Subject to taste preferences, salt can also be added to the rice. During the cooking process steam is emitted from the steam exit opening 1. NEVER hold your hands or other parts of the body over the steam exit opening 1 during the cooking process. The yellow control lamp 5 extinguishes and the red control lamp 6 starts to glow. If the cooking bowl 4 is not correctly positioned, the function selector switch 7 cannot be moved to the setting "Cooking". As soon as the rice is cooked, the rice cooker switches itself automatically back to the keep-warm setting. The red control lamp 6 extinguishes and the yellow control lamp 5 starts to glow. Allow the rice to stand for at least 15 minutes in the cooking bowl 4 - with the lid on 2 on. Subject to the type/sort of rice being prepared, it could be that you may have to insert a little more or less water to achieve an optimal cooking result. When the cooking bowl 4 is full, place it back in the rice cooker housing. To avoid dirtying the cooking area, ensure that there is no moisture or rice located on the outside of the cooking bowl 4. This appliance is fitted with a safety switch: the cooking process cannot be started with an empty cooking bowl 4. Insert the power cable into the socket 8 on the side of the appliance. If the rice should be kept warm for a longer period, wait until shortly before eating before stirring the rice. Do not remove the lid 2 while the rice is being kept warm and do not leave the rice in the appliance for longer than 2 hours. Always remove the plug from the mains power sokket when the rice cooker is not in use. Do not lift the steaming attachment 3 up during the steaming process - the escaping steam brings with it the real risk of scalding. When taking hold of the steaming attachment 3, use oven cloths or something similar to lift it from the cooking bowl 4. 1 filled measuring cup is sufficient for about 15 minutes of steaming. 2 filled measuring cups are sufficient for about 30 minutes of steaming, etc. [. . . ] The appliance has been manufactured with care and meticulously examined before delivery. In the event of a warranty claim, please make contact by telephone with our Service Department. The warranty covers only claims for material and maufacturing defects, but not for transport damage, for wearing parts or for damage to fragile components, e. This product is for private use only and is not intended for commercial use. [. . . ]