Bosch HBA534ES0A - Temperature and Setting Levels; Cooking Compartment Features

Familiarising yourself with your appliance en
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Symbol Type of heating What it's used for/how it works
Gentle hot air Cook selected dishes gently on one level without preheating.
The fan distributes the heat from the ring-shaped heating element in the back
wall evenly around the cooking compartment. The food is cooked in phases us-
ing residual heat.
Select a temperature of between 120°C and 230°C.
Always keep the appliance door closed when cooking.
This type of heating is used to determine the energy consumption in air recircu-
lation mode and the energy efficiency class.
Pizza setting Cook pizza or dishes that require a lot of heat from below.
The bottom heating element and the ring-shaped heating element in the back
wall heat the cooking compartment.
Bottom heating Final baking or cooking food in a bain marie.
Heat is emitted from below.
Full-surface grill Grill flat items such as steak and sausages, or make toast. Gratinate food.
The entire area underneath the grill element becomes hot.
Hot air grilling Roast poultry, whole fish and larger pieces of meat.
The grill element and the fan switch on and off alternately. The fan circulates the
hot air around the food.
Top/bottom heating Traditionally bake or roast on one level. This type of heating is ideal for cakes
with moist toppings.
The heat is emitted evenly from above and below.
This type of heating is used to measure the energy consumption in the conven-
tional mode.
Other functions
This is where you can find an overview of other functions of your appliance.
Symbol Function Use
Rapid heating Rapidly preheat the cooking compartment without accessories.
→"Rapid heating", Page10
Oven light Illuminate the cooking compartment without heating.
→"Lighting", Page8
4.4 Temperature and setting levels
There are different settings for the types of heating and functions.
Note:For temperature settings above 250°C, the appliance reduces the temperature to approx. 240°C after ap-
prox. 10minutes. If your appliance has the top/bottom heating or bottom heating types, this temperature reduction
does not take place there.
Symbol Function Use
Zero setting The appliance is not heating up.
50–275 Temperature range Set the temperature in the cooking compartment in°C.
1, 2, 3
or
I, II, III
Grill settings Set the grill settings for Full-surface grill and Grill, small area (depending on
the appliance model).
1 = low
2 = medium
3 = high
Heat-up indicator
The appliance indicates when it is heating up.
When the appliance is heating, the ⁠symbol lights up
on the display. This symbol goes out when heating is
paused.
When you are preheating the appliance, the optimal
time to place your food in the cooking compartment is
when the symbol first goes out.
Note:Due to thermal inertia, the temperature displayed
may differ slightly from the actual temperature inside
the cooking compartment.
4.5 Cooking compartment
The functions in the cooking compartment make your
appliance easier to use.