SEVERIN BA 3211 Instrucciones De Uso página 9

precautions involved.
∙ Children must not be permitted to
play with the appliance.
∙ Children must not be permitted
to carry out any cleaning or
maintenance work on the appliance
unless they are supervised and at
least 8 years of age.
∙ While switched on or still cooling
down after use, the iron and its
power cord must be kept well away
from children under 8 years of age.
∙ Caution: Keep any packaging materials
well away from children – these are
a potential source of danger, e.g. of
suffocation.
∙ Do not operate the appliance if excessive
force has been used to pull the power
cord. Damage cannot always be detected
from the outside; the entire unit should
therefore be checked by a qualifi ed
technician before it is used again.
∙ The appliance operates at very high
temperatures. Burns can occur from
touching the hot parts of the housing or
the sole plate.
When operating the steam iron, hold only
by the handle.
∙ The iron should only be placed on
heat-resistant surfaces, never near hot
surfaces (eg hot-plates) or in the vicinity
of open gas fl ames.
∙ Do not allow the power cord to touch
hot surfaces. Do not coil the power cord
round the appliance.
∙ Always remove the plug from the wall
socket
- after use,
- in case of any malfunction,
- before cleaning the appliance.
∙ When removing the plug from the wall
socket, never pull on the power cord;
always grip the plug itself.
∙ No responsibility is accepted if damage
results from improper use, or if these
instructions are not complied with.
∙ This appliance is intended for domestic or
similar applications, such as
- in shops, offi ces and other similar
working environments,
- in agricultural working environments,
- by customers in hotels, motels etc. and
similar establishments,
- in bed-and breakfast type environments.
Operation
Start up
Place the iron upright on its base stand,
insert the plug into the wall socket and set
the infi nitely adjustable temperature control
knob to its ••• position.
Leave the iron connected for a short while
after the indicator lamp has gone out. This
will lessen the smell typically encountered
when fi rst switching the iron on.
Please ensure suffi cient ventilation.
Afterwards, clean the iron according to the
instructions given in the paragraph General
Care and Cleaning.
General information about ironing
∙ Laundry to be ironed should be
sorted according to the fabric ironing
temperature indicated on the label. Start
with the lowest temperature.
∙ Information on the appropriate ironing
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