Table of contents Important Safety Instructions Quick boil timer Installation Switching on the quick boil timer Intended use Switching off the quick boil timer Child safety Cooking safety Child lock Cookware safety Activating the child lock Cleaning safety Deactivating the child lock Condition of unit Work space / environment Options menu...
Important Safety Instructions READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: When properly cared for, your CAUTION: Items of interest to children new appliance has been designed to be safe should not be stored in an appliance, in and reliable. Read all instructions carefully cabinets above an appliance or in the before use.
Important Safety Instructions READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Use high heat settings on the cooktop only when Condition of unit necessary. To avoid bubbling and splattering, heat WARNING: Do not cook on a broken oil slowly on no more than a low-medium setting. cooktop.
Important Safety Instructions READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Flammable materials WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS IN THE EVENT OF A Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable GREASE FIRE, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING: vapors, liquids or materials in the vicinity of this or a) SMOTHER FLAMES with a close-fitting any other appliance.
Operating for the first time Causes of damage Remove the packaging from the appliance and Pots and pans dispose of it according to local regulations. Rough pan bases scratch the glass ceramic. Be careful to remove all accessories from the packaging.
Control panel Display for • heat setting 1 - 9 • stand-by 0 • residual heat • cooking zone combination • timer Touch keys for Twist pad with Touch key and • main switch magnetic twist knob display for timer •...
Operating principle Main switch Twist pad with magnetic twist knob The electronics in the control panel are switched on The twist pad is the area in which you select the using the main switch. Touch the l symbol until the cooking zones with the magnetic knob and can set cooking zone displays show .
Operation Switching on and off Touch the l main switch symbol. A signal is sounded. The cooking zone displays show . Now the cooktop is ready for use. The cooktop switches off automatically if no further inputs are made within approximately 20 seconds. By touching the l main switch symbol at any time the cooktop can be quickly switched off.
Main switch with memory function The heating and timer settings remain stored for 5 seconds after the cooktop has been switched off. If you switch the cooktop off accidentally and would like to restore the previous settings: Within 5 seconds, touch the l symbol. The cooking zone display flashes the previous settings.
Tips on saving energy Use good quality saucepans and pots with thick, even bases. Select the correct saucepan size for each cooking zone. The diameter of the bases of the saucepans and pots should match the size of the cooking zone. Note: Ovenware manufacturers often give the diameter of the top of the saucepan.
Cooking zone combination Combination of the dual size cooking zone The cooktop must be switched on by the main switch. Select the cooking zone. To do this, slide the magnetic knob in the direction of the corresponding cooking zone symbol. comes on in the cooking zone display.
Timer With the timer you can program an automatic switch-off time between 1 and 90 minutes in 1- minute-steps for a cooking zone (automatic switch-off). You can set a time value for every cooking zone. WARNING! The timer SHOULD NEVER be used as a safety for leaving your cooktop unattended during use, especially at high settings.
Changing a time value Select the cooking zone. Touch the q symbol. Use the twist knob to change the duration. Erasing a time value Select the cooking zone. Touch the q symbol. Set the duration to 00. The display goes out after a few seconds.
Quick boil timer All cooking zones feature a quick boil timer. When the quick boil timer is activated, the set cooking level is boosted for several minutes. This ensures that the continued cooking temperature of the food is reached faster. The appliance switches automatically to the set cooking level after the quick boil time has elapsed.
Child lock You can prevent the cooktop from being switched on unintentionally, i.e. children cannot switch on the cooking zones. Note To activate the child lock you have to make the child lock function available in the options menu first (see options menu).
Options menu Using the options menu, you can customize the following functions of your cooktop: • cooking zone combination • key tones • child lock • reset all parameters • selection time for cooking zones Accessing the options menu Switch on the cooktop using the main switch. Do not select a cooking zone.
Settings of the options menu • Cooking zone combination, individually adjustable for each cooking zone with combination feature. First select the desired cooking zone with combination feature. Then touch the d symbol to choose the setting: every time the cooktop is switched on the combination feature has to be activated if desired.
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• Selection time for cooking zones 5 seconds or unlimited: if you select a cooking zone, you have to set the cooking level within the selection time. By setting the selection time to umlimited you can change the cooking level at any time without selecting the cooking zone again.
Cleaning and care CAUTION! To avoid risk of injury, follow Iridiscent discoloration can be caused by the use of these precautions when cleaning and unsuitable cleaning agents or abrasion from the caring for the appliance: bases of some pots. These do not interfere with the operation of the glass ceramic cooktop.
If you select a low heat setting, the heat will switch the Gaggenau after-sales service. off more often than at higher heat settings. Even at Please quote the E number (product number) and the highest setting the heat switches on and off.
Switch the cooktop off are not successful in remedying the fault with the and, after a few minutes, on again using the aid of the list below, then contact your Gaggenau household fuse or the circuit breaker in the fuse box after-sales service.
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