en Safety Futher information and explanations are available online: Table of contents Declaration of Conformity ......... 43 How it works............ 43 INFORMATION FOR USE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ....... 55 Safety .............. 2 33.1 General installation instructions....... 55 Preventing material damage .......
Safety en Accessories and cookware get very hot. 1.3 Restriction on user group ▶ Always use oven gloves to remove ac- This appliance may be used by children aged cessories or cookware from the cooking 8 or over and by people who have reduced compartment.
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en Safety Components inside the appliance door may WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation! have sharp edges. Children may put packaging material over ▶ Wear protective gloves. their heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffocate. WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! ▶ Keep packaging material away from chil- Incorrect repairs are dangerous.
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Safety en Using the appliance for anything other than its WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! intended purpose is dangerous. This is be- Liquids and other food may easily explode cause, for instance, overheated slippers, pil- when in containers that have been tightly lows filled with grain or cereal, sponges and sealed.
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en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! The appliance uses a high voltage. Due to the hot surfaces, vapours from flam- ▶ Never remove the casing. mable liquids may catch fire in the cooking compartment (explosion). The appliance door WARNING ‒ Risk of serious harm to may spring open.
Preventing material damage en WARNING ‒ Risk of harm to health! WARNING ‒ Risk of burns! The cleaning function heats up the cooking The cooking compartment gets very hot when compartment to a very high temperature so the cleaning function is in progress. that food left over from roasting, grilling and ▶...
en Environmental protection and saving energy If you prepare microwave popcorn at a microwave 2.2 Microwave power level that is too high, the door pane may crack Follow these instructions when using the microwave. due to overloading. ATTENTION! Never set a microwave power level that is too high. ▶...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Note: Allow frozen food to defrost before cooking. The appliance requires: ¡ This saves the energy that would otherwise be re- ¡ A maximum of 2 W in networked standby mode quired to defrost it. ¡ A maximum of 1 W in non-networked standby mode Switch off the display in the basic setting.
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance You can remove the shelf supports, e.g. for cleaning. Symbol Meaning → "Rails", Page 38 WiFi signal strength for Home Connect. The more lines of the symbol are filled, the better the signal. If the symbol is struck through ...
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Operating modes en The water tank is behind the control panel. Tank cover → "Filling the water tank", Page 19 Opening for filling and emptying Handle for removing and inserting 5 Operating modes This is where you can find an overview of your appli- Operating ance's operating modes and main functions.
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en Operating modes Symbol Type of heating Temperature What it's used for and how it works range Gentle hot air 30 - 275 °C 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.
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Accessories en Note: Due to thermal inertia, the temperature that is 5.2 Temperature displayed may differ slightly from the actual temperat- With most types of heating, you can set the current ure inside the cooking compartment. temperature in the cooking compartment to approx. 30 °C in the display during heating and read the set Residual heat indicator temperature one above the other.
6.4 Other accessories You can purchase other accessories from our after- sales service, specialist retailers or online. You will find a comprehensive range of products for your appliance in our brochures and online: www.bosch-home.com...
Before using for the first time en Accessories vary from one appliance to another. When You can find out which accessories are available for purchasing accessories, always quote the exact your appliance in our online shop or from our after- product number (E no.) of your appliance. sales service.
en Basic operation Press to switch the appliance off. Added steam Once the appliance has cooled down, clean the Cooking time 1 hour smooth surfaces in the cooking compartment with a → "Basic operation", Page 16 detergent solution and a dish cloth. Start the operation.
Rapid heating en Changing the temperature Change the "Lighting" basic setting to "Always off". → "Basic settings", Page 29 Once the operation has started, you can change the This will ensure that the light in the cooking com- temperature at any time. partment is always off while the appliance is in oper- Press the temperature.
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en Time-setting options Requirements Time-setting ¡ An operating mode and temperature or level have option been set. End time Along with the cooking time, you can ¡ A cooking time is set. set the time at which you want the Press ...
Steam en Press . a When the appliance is switched on, the display Change the timer using the setting ring. shows the settings for the current operation. The Press to confirm. timer is displayed in the status display. a Once the timer has elapsed, a signal sounds.
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en Steam Select the settings for the operating mode, e.g. type ATTENTION! of heating and temperature. A lot of steam is produced during operation with the Press "Added steam". types of steam heating. Condensate that collects in the Use the setting ring to set the steam level.
Microwave en Cancelling the steam jet Dry all parts with a soft cloth. Rub the seal on the lid until dry. You can cancel the steam jet at any time. Leave the water tank to dry with the lid open. Press ...
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en Microwave You can switch off this automatic drying function in the Cookware when adding microwave to an operating basic settings. mode If you switch on the microwave for another operating → "Basic settings", Page 29 mode, metal is also an option, in addition to WARNING ‒ Risk of burns! microwave-safe cookware and accessories: At the highest settings in microwave only mode, the...
Ventilation function "Crisp Finish" en If required, you can select other settings and re- Requirement: Observe the information about the re- ‒ start the operation. spective operating mode. When the food is ready, use to switch the ap- → "Setting options with the microwave", Page 22 ‒...
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en Meat probe 14 Meat probe Cook with precision by inserting the meat probe into Thick Insert the meat probe diagonally into the the food and setting a core temperature on the appli- pieces meat from above, pushing it in as far as ance.
Meat probe en Changing the type of heating 14.3 Setting the meat probe When you change the type of heating, the other set- You can set a core temperature of between 30 °C and tings are also reset. 99 °C. Press . Requirements Press ...
en Dishes Fish Core temperature Other Core temperature in °C in °C Fish, whole 65 - 70 Meat loaf, all kinds of meat 80 - 90 Fish fillet 60 - 65 Heating food, reheating 65 - 75 15 Dishes The "Dishes" operating mode helps you to use your ap- Recommended settings pliance to prepare different meals by selecting the op- For the recommended settings, the optimum type of...
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Dishes en If you have to open the appliance door, restart the Category Food operation afterwards without the baking sensor or Bakes, Bake, savoury, fresh, cooked ingredi- cancel the operation and set it manually. Monitor the soufflés ents cooking process until the food is ready. Potato gratin, raw ingredients, 4 cm ¡...
en Favourites Home Connect, the forecast time remaining is dis- 15.5 Automatic switch-off function played. The automatic switch-off function for the dishes → "Remaining time forecast for the operation", allows you to bake and fry without any stress. Page 27 When the operation has finished, the appliance auto- a Once the dish is ready, a signal sounds.
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Basic settings en 18 Basic settings You can configure the basic settings for your appliance Appliance set- Selection to meet your needs. tings Water hard- ¡ 4 (very hard) 18.1 Overview of the basic settings ness ¡ 3 (hard) ¡ 2 (medium) Here you can find an overview of the basic settings ¡...
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en Home Connect To exit the basic settings, use to go back to the To set the time, press the hour display or the minute main menu or switch off the appliance using . display. a The changes are saved. a The selected value is marked in blue.
Home Connect en Basic setting Possible settings Explanation Wi-Fi You can use the Wi-Fi to switch off the network connection for your appliance. When you have connected successfully once, you can deactivate the Wi-Fi and not lose your detailed data. As soon as you activate Wi-Fi again, the appliance connects automatically.
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en Cleaning and servicing Note: Please note that the Home Connect functions can only be utilised with the Home Connect app. In- formation on data protection can be retrieved in the Home Connect app. 20 Cleaning and servicing Do not use hard scouring pads or cleaning To keep your appliance working efficiently for a long ▶...
Cleaning and servicing en Cooking compartment Area Suitable cleaning agents Information Enamel surfaces ¡ Hot soapy water Soak any heavily soiled areas and use a brush or steel wool. Leave the appliance door open to dry the cooking compartment ¡ Vinegar water after cleaning it.
en Cleaning function "Pyrolytic activeClean" The camera lens may be scratched. Requirement: The appliance has cooled down. Do not any use rough sponges. ▶ Wipe the camera lens with a soft cloth once the ap- Do not use stainless steel wool. ▶ pliance operation has ended.
Cleaning aid en Press . 21.3 Preparing the appliance after the a A notification stating that you should carry out the cleaning function necessary preparatory work for the cleaning func- Allow the appliance to cool down. tion appears on the display. Wipe off any ash that has been left behind in the Confirm the message.
en Descaling 23 Descaling Regular descaling is necessary to ensure that your Remove the water tank and fill it with descaling solu- appliance continues to operate correctly. tion. How frequently you need to run the descaling pro- Once the descaling solution has been poured into gramme depends on the water hardness and how the water tank, slide the tank back in.
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Appliance door en 25 Appliance door To clean the appliance door thoroughly, you can disas- Press the intermediate pane against the appliance semble the appliance door. with one hand while pushing the left- and right-hand retainers upwards. Do not detach the retainers ...
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en Rails Insert the intermediate pane into the retainer at Push the front pane in at the bottom until you the bottom and push it in firmly at the top. hear it click into place. Push the left- and right-hand retainer ...
Troubleshooting en Hook the front retainers in at the bottom and 26.3 Attaching the rails straighten them . Hook the rear shelf support into the retainers at the top and bottom and pull it forwards . Hook in the rail at the front ...
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The operation does Different causes are possible. not start or is inter- Check the notifications that appear on the display. ▶ rupted. → "Displaying information", Page 17 Malfunction Call the after-sales service. ▶ → "Customer Service", Page 42 Appliance does not Demo mode is switched on.
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Next time, set lower or higher values. ▶ Tip: A lot of other information about the food preparation and corresponding adjustment values can be found in the Home Connect app or on our website www.bosch-home.com. Camera lens is dirty. Clean the camera lens.
en Disposal 28 Disposal 28.1 Disposing of old appliance This appliance is labelled in accord- ance with European Directive Valuable raw materials can be reused by recycling. 2012/19/EU concerning used elec- Unplug the appliance from the mains. trical and electronic appliances Cut through the power cord. (waste electrical and electronic equip- Dispose of the appliance in an environmentally ment - WEEE).
2014/53/EU. A detailed Declaration of Conformity can be found on- A detailed RED Declaration of Conformity can be found line at www.bosch-home.co.uk among the additional online at www.bosch-home.com among the additional documents on the product page for your appliance.
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en How it works Roasting in cookware Baking on one level Height If you cover the cookware when you cook your food, Tall baked items and tins/dishes on this will keep the cooking compartment cleaner. the wire rack Shallow baked items/baking tray General information about roasting in cookware ¡...
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How it works en ¡ Do not wash or dry food. Add 1-3 tablespoons of 32.4 Microwave cooking water or lemon juice to the food. If you cook food using the microwave mode, you can ¡ Spread the food out so that as much of it as pos- reduce the cooking time considerably.
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en How it works Food Accessory/ Height Type of Temperat- Microwave Steam in- Cooking time cookware heating ure in °C/ power set- tens- in mins → Page 11 grill set- ting in W ity/"Crisp ting Finish" Fruit tart or cheese- Springform 1.
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How it works en Food Accessory/ Height Type of Temperat- Microwave Steam in- Cooking time cookware heating ure in °C/ power set- tens- in mins → Page 11 grill set- ting in W ity/"Crisp ting Finish" Bake, savoury, Ovenproof dish 150-170 40-50 cooked ingredients Bake, savoury,...
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en How it works Food Accessory/ Height Type of Temperat- Microwave Steam in- Cooking time cookware heating ure in °C/ power set- tens- in mins → Page 11 grill set- ting in W ity/"Crisp ting Finish" Sirloin, medium, Uncovered 190-200 65-80 1.5 kg cookware Sirloin, medium,...
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How it works en Do not use porcelain or deep plates. Remove the popcorn bag after 1½ minutes and Place the popcorn bag onto the cookware in ac- shake it to ensure that the popcorn does not burn. cordance with the instructions on the packaging. Place the popcorn bag back into the oven and Use the recommended settings when configuring leave it to continue popping.
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en How it works Food Accessory/ Height Searing Type of Temperat- Steam in- Cooking cookware time in heating ure in °C crowave tens- time in mins → Page 11 power ity/"Crisp mins setting in Finish" Fillet of pork, Uncovered 45-70 whole cookware Fillet of beef, Uncovered...
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How it works en Recommended settings for proving dough Food Accessory/ Height Type of Temperat- Microwave Steam in- Cooking time cookware heating ure in °C power set- tens- in mins → Page 11 ting in W ity/"Crisp Finish" Rich dough, e.g. pan- Bowl on wire ...
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en How it works ¡ Wipe the cooking compartment dry after using it to ATTENTION! warm up food. Metal touching the wall of the cooking compartment will cause sparks, which may damage the appliance or WARNING ‒ Risk of scalding! the inner door pane. There is a possibility of delayed boiling when a liquid is Metal (e.g.
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How it works en Food Accessory/ Height Type of Temperat- Microwave Steam in- Cooking time cookware heating ure in °C power set- tens- in mins → Page 11 ting in W ity/"Crisp Finish" Bread rolls, baguette, Wire rack 150-160 10-20 baked Pizza, cooked, frozen Wire rack ...
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en How it works Food Accessory/ Height Type of Temperat- Microwave Steam in- Cooking time cookware heating ure in °C power set- tens- in mins → Page 11 ting in W ity/"Crisp Finish" Small cakes Baking tray 25-35 Small cakes, 2 levels Universal pan ...
Installation instructions en Recommended settings for cooking food using the microwave Food Accessory/ Height Type of Temperat- Microwave Steam in- Cooking time cookware heating ure in °C power set- tens- in mins → Page 11 ting in W ity/"Crisp Finish" Custard Uncovered 1.
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en Installation instructions ▶ Only use adapters approved by the manu- facturer. ATTENTION! Carrying the appliance by the door handle could break it. The door handle cannot sup- port the weight of the appliance. ▶ Do not carry or hold the appliance by the door handle.
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Installation instructions en 33.4 Installation underneath a hob If the appliance is installed under a hob, the following The minimum worktop thickness a is based on the minimum dimensions must be adhered to (including required minimum clearance . substructure, if applicable).
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en Installation instructions Electrically connecting an appliance without a 33.6 Corner installation protective contact plug Observe the installation dimensions and the installation Note: Only licensed specialists may connect the appli- instructions when installing in a corner. ance. Damage caused by incorrect connection is not covered under the warranty.
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Installation instructions en For handleless kitchens with vertical bar handle strips: Attach a suitable filling piece in order to cover ‒ any sharp edges and to guarantee a safe install- ation. Pre-drill aluminium profiles to establish a screw ‒ connection ...
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