Familiarising Yourself With Your Appliance - Siemens HB378GA 0 Series User Manual And Installation Instructions

Symbol Function
Time-setting options
​ ⁠ Minus
​ ⁠ Plus
Oven light
Rapid heating
Childproof lock
4.3 Types of heating and functions
To ensure that you always use the right type of heating to cook your food, we have explained the differences and ap-
plications below.
When you select a type of heating, the appliance suggests a suitable temperature or setting. You can use these val-
ues or change them within the specified range.
Symbol Type of heating and
temperature range
3D hot air
30 - 275 °C
Hot air gentle
125 - 275 °C
coolStart function
30 - 275 °C
Pizza setting
30 - 275 °C
Bottom heating
30 - 250 °C
Slow cooking
70 - 120 °C
Full-surface grill
Grill settings:
1 = low
2 = medium
3 = high
Hot air grilling
30 - 275 °C
Top/bottom heating
30 - 275 °C
Other functions
This is where you can find an overview of other functions of your appliance.
Use
Select the time ​ ⁠ , timer
To select the individual time-setting options, press the ​ ⁠ button sev-
eral times.
The arrows
which the setting in the display corresponds.
Decrease the setting values.
Increase the setting values.
Switch the lighting in the cooking compartment on and off.
Preheat the cooking compartment rapidly without accessories.
Activate or deactivate the childproof lock.
What it's used for/how it works
Bake and roast on one or more levels.
The fan distributes the heat from the ring-shaped heating element in the back
wall evenly around the cooking compartment.
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. The food is cooked in phases us-
ing residual heat.
Always keep the appliance door closed when cooking.
This type of heating is used to determine the energy consumption in air recircu-
lation mode and the energy efficiency class.
Prepare frozen products quickly, without preheating.
Align the temperature and the cooking time according to the manufacturer's
specifications on the packaging. Set the highest temperature indicated, set the
cooking time as indicated or set a shorter time. Place the food in at level 3.
Cook pizza or dishes that require a lot of heat from below.
The bottom heating element and the ring-shaped heating element in the back
wall heat the cooking compartment.
Final baking or cooking food in a bain marie.
Heat is emitted from below.
Slowly and gently cook seared, tender pieces of meat in uncovered cookware.
The heat is emitted evenly from above and below at a low temperature.
Grill flat items such as steak and sausages, or make toast. Gratinate food.
The entire area underneath the grill element becomes hot.
Roast poultry, whole fish and larger pieces of meat.
The grill element and the fan switch on and off alternately. The fan circulates the
hot air around the food.
Traditionally bake or roast on one level. This type of heating is ideal for cakes
with moist toppings.
The heat is emitted evenly from above and below.
This type of heating is used to measure the energy consumption in the conven-
tional mode.
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​ ⁠ , cooking time ​ ⁠ and the end time ​ ⁠ .
​ ⁠ above and below a symbol indicate the function to
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