• People fitted with a heart pacemaker should consult
their doctor about the possible risks of using a micro-
wave oven before taking one into use.
• Do not allow the power cable to hang from a table
or work surface. Children could pull on it.
• After they have been warmed up, always open
containers, popcorn-bags etc. with the opening
pointing away from your body. Escaping steam
could lead to scalds.
• Never stand directly against the microwave oven
when opening the door. Escaping steam could
lead to scalds.
• Do not fry in the microwave. Hot oil can damage
parts of the appliance and utensils and even
cause skin burns.
• Always shake-up or stir warmed up baby glasses
or bottles! The contents could have heated up
unevenly and the baby could be burned/scalded
by them. At all events, check their temperature
before feeding them to the baby!
• Do not modify the microwave oven.
• Microwave radiation is dangerous! Maintenan-
ce and repairs requiring the removal of access
covers, which are intended for protection
against contact with microwave radiation, are to
be carried out by trained specialists only.
• Before consumption, check the temperature, so
as to avoid a potentially life-threatening scalding
for babies.
Cooking utensils may become hot from the heat
emitted by the food, so that you may require oven
gloves to touch them. In this case, a check should
also be made to ensure that the cooking utensils
are suitable for use with the microwave oven.
Attention! Hot surfaces!
Risk of fire!
•
Never leave the microwave oven unattended if
you are heating foodstuffs packed in plastics or
paper.
•
Never place flammable materials close to the
microwave oven or the ventilation openings.
• Remove ALL metallic closures from the packaging
of the foodstuff that you intend to warm up.
Risk of fire!
• When making popcorn, use only popcorn-bags
suitable for microwave ovens.
• Do not use the microwave oven to warm up cushions
filled with kernels, cherry stones or gels.
Risk of fire!
• Do not use the microwave oven for storing foodstuffs
or other objects.
• Do not exceed the cooking times detailed by the
manufacturer.
• Do not place any objects on the microwave oven
when it is in use. The ventilation openings would
be blocked!
• Do not place the microwave oven adjacent to
other appliances discharging heat, for example,
an oven.
• Clean the microwave oven thoroughly after warming
up greasy foods, especially if they were not covered.
Allow the appliance to cool down completely
before cleaning it. Residues such as fat or grease
cannot be allowed to collect on the heating
elements of the grill. They could possibly ignite.
• Do not thaw frozen fat or oil in the microwave oven.
The fat or oil could ignite.
• Do not use an external timing switch or a separate
remote control system to operate the appliance.
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