Residual Heat Indicator; Operating The Appliance; First-Time Use; Switching The Hob On And Off - Siemens EZ8 KZ Series Instruction Manual

Residual heat indicator

The hob has two residual heat indicators:
Touch the symbol on the main screen. One, two or
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all three lines light up depending on the intensity of
the residual heat.
The brightness with which the red light strips light up
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indicates the intensity of the residual heat.
They indicate that the cooking surface is still hot. Do not
touch the cooking surface while the indicators are still lit
or immediately after they have gone out.
The residual heat indicators will remain lit for as long as
the cooking surface is still hot, even after you switch the
hob off.

1Operating the appliance

T his chapter explains how to set a cooking position.
O p e r a t i n g t h e a p p l i a n c e
The table shows heat settings and cooking times for
various meals.

First-time use

When you switch on the appliance for the first time, the
menu for selecting the initial settings appears on the
display. Select the settings you require.
Once you have confirmed these settings, the main
screen will appear.
You can change the settings at any time.For
Note:
information on how to select these settings, see the
section entitled ~ "Basic settings".

Switching the hob on and off

The main switch is used to switch the hob on and off.
To switch the hob on: Touch the
indicator above the main switch lights up. After a short
switch-on time, the hob will be ready for operation.
To switch the hob off: Touch the
display switches off. All the cooking positions are
switched off.
The residual heat indicator will remain lit until the
cooking positions have cooled down sufficiently.
Notes
The hob will automatically switch off if the cooking
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positions have been switched off for more than
30 seconds.
The settings are stored for 10 seconds after the hob
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has been switched off. If you switch the hob back on
during this time, the option to confirm the previous
settings will appear on the main screen. For
information on this setting, see the section entitled
~ "Basic settings".

Configuring cooking position settings

The required heat setting is selected in the settings
area.
Heat setting 1.0
Heat setting 9.0
Each heat setting has an intermediate setting ending in
.5.
Notes
To protect the fragile parts of your appliance from
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overheating and electrical overloading, the hob may
temporarily reduce the power.
In order to prevent the appliance from producing
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excess noise, the hob may temporarily reduce the
power.
Operating the appliance
symbol. The
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symbol. The
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= lowest setting
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