[. . . ] €¢ Do not place an appliance on or near a hot gas flame, electric element or on a heated oven. €¢ Repairs to this appliance, including replacement of the mains cable, may only be carried out by qualified service engineers. [. . . ] €¢ Do not place any objects such as toast, bread or similar on top of your toaster when in use. €¢ Use your toaster well away from walls, curtains or other combustible materials. €¢ Do not toast stale bread, rice crackers or similar, on high settings as they may catch fire. €¢ Never attempt to extract jammed toast, crumpets or muffins with a knife or any other object, as contact with live element may cause electrocution. €¢ Parts on the top of the appliance and in the toasting slot will become hot – there is a risk of burns!The extra wide and deep bread slots enable you to toast a large variety of breads – regardless of thickness. Whether you are toasting thick or thin bread, your bread will always be held in the centre of the slot to ensure even toasting. 3 3 Safety in cleaning and care • Follow the cleaning instructions. €¢ Prior to cleaning, unplug the appliance first and let cool down!We would recommend to adjust a setting that the toast is browned to a „golden yellow“ or „light-brown“ colour. The electronic browning control ensures that once a browning setting has been chosen, the results are always the same for the same type of bread. Important: Do not toast stale bread, rice crackers or similar on a high setting as they may catch fire. When the colour setting is achieved, the toaster will automatically turn off and slide the toast up. 0 If you need to remove the toast before the cycle is complete, then press the STOP button (Fig. [. . . ] November 2008 12:53 12 g Disposal 2 Packaging material The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recycled. Please dispose of the packaging materials in the appropriate container at the community waste disposal facilities. [. . . ]