[. . . ] Do not put or keep very flammable liquids and materials, or fusible objects (made of plastic or aluminium) on or near the appliance. Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can scratch the glass ceramic if you move them on the surface. Do not let cookware boil dry to prevent the damage to cookware and glass ceramics. [. . . ] The Automatic heat up The Automatic heat up function sets the highest heat setting for some time, and then decreases to the necessary level. The display of automatic heat up function comes on and after some time goes out. The time of the automatic heat up changes for different heat settings. Stopping the sound: touch CountUp Timer (Count up timer) Use the CountUp Timer to monitor how long the cooking zone operates. Selection of the cooking zone (if more than 1 cooking zone operate): touch again and again until the indicator of a necessary cooking zone comes on. Stopping the CountUp Timer: select and touch the cooking zone with or to switch off the timer. Minute Minder You can use the timer as a Minute Minder while cooking zones do not operate. Starting the STOP+GO function sets all cooking zones that The operate to a keep warm setting. Using the Timer Count Down Timer Use the Count Down Timer to set how long the cooking zone operates for one cooking session. Selection of the cooking zone: touch again and again until the indicator of a necessary cooking zone comes on. Starting the Count Down Timer: touch of the timer to set the time ( 00 - 99 minutes). You can lock the control panel, but not It prevents an accidental change of the heat setting. the child safety device This function prevents an accidental operation of the hob. Switching off the child safety device · Touch The indicator goes out. [. . . ] If you operated the appliance incorrectly, the servicing by a customer service technician or dealer will not be free of charge, even during the warranty period. The instructions about the customer service and conditions of guarantee are in the guarantee booklet. The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. [. . . ]