Congratulations Congratulations and welcome to the elite world of Viking ownership. We hope you will enjoy and appreciate the care and attention we have put into every detail of your new, state-of-the-art cooktop. Your cooktop is designed to off er years of reliable service. This Use and Care Manual will provide you with the information you need to become familiar with your cooktop’s care and operation.
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Important – Please Read and Follow Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining, or operating this appliance. ALWAYS contact the manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand.
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Important – Please Read and Follow In Case of Fire Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spreading the fl ame. Extinguish fl ame, then turn on hood to remove smoke and odor. • Smother fi re or fl ame in a pan with a lid or cookie sheet. •...
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Important – Please Read and Follow Heating Elements and Glass Ceramic Cooking Surfaces • NEVER touch the glass surface areas directly on or adjacent to the heating elements when the cooktop is in use. • Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near elements may be hot enough to cause burns. •...
All Viking Range, LLC cookware is induction friendly, as are most other high-end brands of stainless steel and enamel cookware. Most induction cookware will be suitable for your induction cooktop if a magnet adheres to the bottom surface.
Headline Choosing the Correct Cookware INCORRECT CORRECT Cookware must be centered and fully contact the surface of the cooking element. Use fl at-bottomed pans Pans should meet or exceed the recommended minimum size for the cooking element used. Make sure pans sit completely on the cooktop surface and not on the cooktop trim.
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Surface Operation Headline NOTICE When touching the controls, you must touch and hold for a few seconds. Controls will not function properly if you just tap and release. Induction Cooktop Operation To turn the unit on, press the main power button on the far right side. Once the power is on, you can turn on the individual elements by pressing the power button associated with the element.
Headline Surface Operation CAUTION CAUTION Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons, and lids should not DO NOT heat empty cookware or let cookware boil dry. The be placed on the cooktop surface since they can get hot. cookware can absorb an excessive amount of heat very quickly, resulting in possible damge to the cookware and ceramic glass.
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Headline Cleaning & Maintenance Any piece of equipment works better and lasts longer when maintained properly and kept clean. Cooking equipment is no exception. Your cooktop must be kept clean. Make sure all controls are in the “OFF” position. Glass Ceramic Top Cleaning of glass ceramic tops is diff erent from cleaning a standard porcelain fi nish.
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Cleaning & Maintenance Headline Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top (cont.) Problem Cause To Prevent To Remove DO NOT slide metal Metal markings Sliding or scraping metal Remove metal marks before the glass top is (silver/gray cookware on glass top. objects across top.
Clearly describe the problem that you are having. If you are unable to obtain the name of an authorized service agency, or if you continue to have service problems, contact Viking Range at (888) 845-4641 or write to: VIKING RANGE, LLC...
(2) year from the date of original retail purchase or closing date for new construction, whichever period is longer. Viking Range, LLC, warrantor, agrees to repair or replace, at its option, any part which fails or is found to be defective during the warranty period.
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Viking Range, LLC 111 Front Street Greenwood, Mississippi 38930 USA (662) 455-1200 For product information, call 1-888-(845-4641) or visit the Viking Web site at vikingrange.com in the US or brigade.ca in Canada 060121-000 EN (053017)