Bosch HXN39AD21 - Page 13

Familiarising yourself with your appliance en
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Symbol Type of heating What it's used for and how it works
Pizza setting Cook pizza or food that requires 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.
The heat is emitted from below.
Full-surface grill Grill flat items such as steak, sausages, or toast. Gratinate food.
The entire area below the grill element becomes hot.
Hot air grilling Roast poultry, whole fish or large 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 especially suit-
able for cakes with moist toppings.
The heat is emitted evenly from above and below.
This type of heating is used to determine the energy consumption in the conven-
tional mode.
Additional functions
Here, 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18
Oven light Light up the cooking compartment without heating.
→"Lighting", Page14
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.
Symbol Function Use
Zero setting The appliance does not heat up.
50–275 Temperature range Set the temperature in the cooking compartment in°C.
1, 2, 3
or
I, II, III
Grill settings Depending on the appliance type, set the grill settings for the grill, for the large
area and grill, or for the small area.
1 = low
2 = medium
3 = high
Heat-up indicator
The appliance indicates when it is heating up.
When the appliance is heating, lights up on the dis-
play. This symbol goes out when heating is paused.
When you preheat 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 that is
displayed may differ slightly from the actual temperat-
ure inside the cooking compartment.
Gas hob selector
The gas hotplate selector is used to set the heat set-
ting for the hotplates.
Position Function Explanation
Zero setting The hotplate is switched off.
Ignition position All the igniters ignite at the same time.
Settings range Large flame=highest setting
Small flame=lowest setting
There is a limit stop at the end of the settings range.
Do not turn the gas hotplate selector beyond the end
stop.