AEG IKK86681FB User Manual page 10

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• you do not deactivate a cooking zone
or change the heat setting. After some
time, the hob deactivates.
The relation between the heat setting
and the time after which the hob
deactivates:
Heat setting
1 - 2
3 - 4
5
6 - 9
5.3 Heat setting
Press the desired heat setting on the
control bar. You can also move your
finger along the control bar to set or
change the heat setting for a cooking
zone.
To deactivate a cooking zone, press 0.
5.4 OptiHeat Control (3 step
Residual heat indicator)
WARNING!
/
indicator is on, 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
cooking zone is hot. They show the level
of the residual heat for the cooking zones
you are currently using.
The indicator may also appear:
• for the neighbouring cooking zones
even if you are not using them,
The hob deacti‐
vates after
6 hours
5 hours
4 hours
1.5 hours
/ As long as the
/ / appear when a
• 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 hob
The induction cooking surface consists of
12 single triangular zones in total. The
triangular zones may be activated
separately or can be combined in pairs to
create 6 standard cooking zones. The
pairs of triangular zones can be further
combined together in various ways.
Each pair of triangles is controlled by the
appropriate control bar. Each square on
the control panel represents one
standard cooking zone on the induction
cooking surface.
One pair of triangles works
as a standard cooking zone.
Cookware
You may use various sizes of cookware:
small, medium, large. To learn how the
hob determines the cooking mode based
on the cookware refer to "Induction
cooking surface" below. For more
information on cookware, refer to "Hints
and tips".
5.6 Induction cooking surface
The hob automatically determines the
mode applicable to the size and the
shape of the cookware.
Place the cookware centrally on the
selected area. The cookware should
cover the selected area as much as
possible.