Remove the object or clean the control
panel.
• the hob gets too hot (e.g. when a
saucepan boils dry). Let the cooking zone
cool down before you use the hob again.
• you use incorrect cookware. The symbol
comes on and the cooking zone
deactivates automatically after 2 minutes.
• you do not deactivate a cooking zone or
change the heat setting. After some time
comes on and the hob deactivates.
The relation between the heat setting and
the time after which the hob deactivates:
Heat setting The hob deactivates
after
, 1 - 3
6 hours
4 - 7 5 hours
8 - 9 4 hours
10 - 14 1.5 hour
5.3 The heat setting
To set or change the heat setting:
Touch the control bar at the correct heat
setting or move your finger along the control
bar until you reach the correct heat setting.
5.4 OptiHeat Control (3 step
Residual heat indicator)
WARNING!
/ / As long as the indicator is
visible, there is a risk of burns from
residual heat.
The induction cooking zones produce the
heat necessary for the cooking process
directly in the bottom of the cookware. The
glass ceramic is heated by the heat of the
cookware.
The indicators appear when a cooking zone
is hot. They show the level of the residual
heat for the cooking zones you are currently
using:
- continue cooking,
- keep warm,
- residual heat.
The indicator may also appear:
• for the neighbouring cooking zones even if
you are not using them,
• when hot cookware is placed on cold
cooking zone,
• when the hob is deactivated but the
cooking zone is still hot.
The indicator disappears when the cooking
zone has cooled down.
5.5 Using the cooking zones
Place the cookware in the centre of the
selected zone. Induction cooking zones adapt
to the dimension of the bottom of the
cookware automatically.
5.6 Automatic Heat Up
Use the function to get a desired heat setting
in a shorter time. When the function is on, the
cooking zone operates at the highest heat
setting in the beginning and then continues to
operate at the desired heat setting.
To activate the function the cooking zone
must be cold.
To activate the function for a cooking
zone: touch ( comes on). Immediately
touch a desired heat setting. After 3 seconds
comes on.
To deactivate the function: change the heat
setting.
5.7 PowerBoost
This function makes more power available to
the induction cooking zones. The function can
be activated for the induction cooking zone
only for a limited period of time. After this time
the induction cooking zone automatically sets
back to the highest heat setting.
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