en Safety Further information and explanations are available online: Table of contents 1 Safety Safety .............. 2 Observe the following safety instructions. Avoiding material damage........ 4 1.1 General information Environmental protection and saving en- ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ergy .............. 5 ¡ Keep the instructions, the appliance and Suitable cookware.......... 5 the product information safe for future refer- ence or for the next owner.
Safety en if, in addition, non-metal cooking utensils and WARNING ‒ Risk of burns! cookware with non-metal handles are used, it The appliance and its parts that can be is safe to use this induction hob as intended. touched become hot during use, particularly the hob surround, if fitted.
en Avoiding material damage The insulation on cables of electrical appli- When cooking in a bain marie, the hob and ances may melt if it touches hot parts of the cooking container could shatter due to over- appliance. heating. ▶ Never bring electrical appliance cables into ▶...
Environmental protection and saving energy en ATTENTION! A fan is located on the underside of this hob. If a drawer is located on the underside of the hob, ▶ do not store any small or pointed objects, paper or tea towels in it. These objects may be sucked in and damage the fan or impair the cooling.
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en Suitable cookware Suitable The base is not fully ferromagnetic. If the ferromagnetic area is smaller than the base of the cookware, only the area that is ferromagnetic heats up. As a result, the heat is not distributed evenly. Cookware bases with aluminium content. These reduce the ferromagnetic area, which means that less power is emitted to the cookware.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Control panel Individual details, such as colour and shape, may differ from the figure. Note: Always keep the control panel clean and dry. Sensor Function Tip: Do not place any cookware near the displays or ...
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If the appliance is connected to Home Connect, some functions may be available with a software update. More information on the availability of additional func- tions can be found on the website www.bosch- home.com 8 Basic operation 8.1 Switching on the hob 8.2 Switching the hob off...
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Basic operation en QuickStart 8.3 Setting the power level in the cooking zones If you set one or more items of cookware on any ▶ cooking zone before switching on the appliance, the The cooking zone has 17 power levels, which are dis- hob detects this and automatically selects the cook- played from with intermediate values.
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en Favourite button Hamburgers (2 cm thick) 6 - 7 10 - 20 Fried eggs in oil 5 - 6 3 - 6 Fish and fish fillet, plain 5 - 6 8 - 20 Deep-frying, 150–200 g per portion in 1–2 l oil, deep-fat Fish and fish fillet, breaded 6 - 7 8 - 20 fried in portions Fish, breaded and frozen, e.g. 6 - 7 8 - 15 Frozen products, e.g.
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Extended FlexInduction en You can use the front and rear zone independently of 10.2 Switching on FlexInduction one another, and set a separate power level for each Place the cookware on the cooking zone. zone. The appliance detects the cookware and selects the cooking zone.
en PowerBoost button is assigned to the Switch-off timer func- Notes tion by default. However, you can also assign one of ¡ If a cooking time has been programmed in a cook- the above-mentioned functions to the sensor.You can ing zone in which the PerfectFry Sensor is activated, change these settings via the Home Connect app or in the programmed cooking time will start to count the basic settings → Page 16.
Keep-warm function1 en This function is available for all cooking zones, 14.2 Switching on PanBoost provided the other cooking zone on the same side is Requirement: Assign the function to not in use. Otherwise, and flash on the display for → "Favourite button", Page 10. the selected cooking zone.
Flex Zone Steak, well-done, 6-12 The recommended cookware is available from cus- 3 cm thick tomer service, specialist retailers or our online shop www.bosch-home.com. T-bone steak, rare, 200-220 10-15 4.5 cm thick Note: You can also use other cookware. Depending on the composition of the cookware, the achieved temper-...
en Pause 19 Pause You can use the function to pause and resume active a All active cooking processes are stopped. The set- cooking processes for up to 10 minutes without chan- tings are retained. ging the settings you have selected. a The function is activated.
Cookware test en Display Setting Value Power limitation The power is increased by 500 W with each level. This enables you to limit the total power of – Switched off. Maximum power of the hob the hob, if required, due to the circum- - 1000 W.
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en Home Connect 22.2 Checking the result The cookware is taking longer to heat up than ex- pected and cooking is not progressing as well as You can see what the result means for the quality and it ought to. speed of the cooking process in the following table. The cookware is heating up correctly and cooking is progressing well.
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Home Connect en ¡ We recommend that you install security updates as 23.4 Changing settings via the soon as possible. Home Connect app You can use the Home Connect app to change the set- 23.7 Remote diagnostics tings for the cooking zones and send them to the hob. Customer Service can use Remote Diagnostics to ac- Requirement: The hob is connected to the Wi-Fi and to cess your appliance if you contact them, have your ap-...
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en Hob-based hood control 24 Hob-based hood control If the hob and the extractor hood are Home Connect- Press . compatible, connect the appliances in the Home Con- Select the required setting in the settings area. nect app. To do this, connect the two appliances to You can select the following settings: Home Connect and follow the instructions in the app.
Remove heavy soiling using a glass scraper. ATTENTION! Clean the hob with a cleaning agent for glass Unsuitable cleaning products may damage the sur- ceramic.
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en Troubleshooting ¡ If the fault code is not listed in the table, disconnect ¡ If an error occurs, the appliance does not switch to the hob from the power supply and wait 30 seconds standby mode. before reconnecting it. If this display appears again, ¡...
Disposal en An induction hob may sometimes cause noises or vi- 26.3 Normal noises from your appliance brations, such as buzzing, crackling, hissing noises, fan noises or rhythmic noises. 27 Disposal 27.1 Disposing of old appliance This appliance is labelled in accord- ance with European Directive Valuable raw materials can be reused by recycling.
Directive 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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Test dishes en 31.5 Cooking rice pudding with the lid on 31.9 Preparing crêpes Milk temperature: 7 °C Recipe in accordance with DIN EN 60350-2 1. Heat the milk until it starts to rise up. Heat up without ¡ 24 cm pan without lid, ingredients: 55 ml batter per a lid.
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