en Safety Further information and explanations are available online: Table of contents 1 Safety Safety .............. 2 Observe the following safety instructions. Avoiding material damage........ 5 1.1 General information Environmental protection and saving en- ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ergy .............. 5 ¡ Keep the instructions, the appliance and Suitable cookware.......... 6 the product information safe for future refer- ence or for the next owner.
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Safety en 1990, EN 45502-2-1 and EN 45502-2-2, and WARNING ‒ Risk of poisoning! that it has been chosen, implanted and pro- Risk of poisoning from flue gases being grammed in accordance with VDE-AR-E drawn back in. Room-air-dependent heat-pro- 2750-10. If these conditions are satisfied, and ducing appliances (e.g.
en Safety The appliance becomes hot during operation. WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! ▶ Allow the appliance to cool down before Leaving fat or oil cooking on an unattended cleaning. hob can be dangerous and may lead to fires. ▶ If hot liquids penetrate the appliance, only ▶...
Avoiding material damage en When cooking in a bain marie, the hob and An appliance with a cracked or broken sur- cooking container could shatter due to over- face can cause cuts. heating. ▶ Do not use the appliance if it has a cracked ▶...
en Suitable cookware Use a glass lid. Adjust the fan speed to the amount of steam pro- ¡ You can see into the pan through a glass lid duced during cooking. without having to lift it. ¡ The lower the fan speed, the less energy is con- sumed.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Your new appliance Designation Grease filter Information about your new appliance Odour filter for circulating-air mode or acoustics filter for air extraction mode Control panel Overflow container Depending on the appliance specifications.
Software update 6 Software update If the appliance is connected to Home Connect, some More information on the availability of additional func- functions may be available with a software update. tions can be found on the website www.bosch- home.com...
8.4 Cookware You can find a list of recommended cookware on the 8.1 Initial cleaning official website www.bosch-home.com. Further information on suitable cookware. → Page 6 Remove any leftover packaging from the hob surface and wipe the surface with a damp cloth. You can find a list of recommended detergents on the official website 8.5 Setting the operating mode...
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en Basic operation ReStart Select the required power level in the settings area. a The power level has been set. If you switch the appliance on within four seconds of ▶ switching it off, the hob operates with the settings Note: If no cookware is placed on the cooking zone or that were previously set.
Ventilation control en Goulash 3 - 4 50 - 60 Stir-fry, vegetables, meat cut in 7 - 8 15 - 20 strips Asian-style Braising/frying with a small Frozen dishes, e.g. stir-fries 6 - 7 6 - 10 amount of fat Escalope, plain or breaded 6 - 7 6 - 10 Pancakes, cooked one after the 6. - 7. other Escalope, frozen 6 - 7 6 - 12...
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en Favourite button When the ventilation system is switched on, the ventila- tion setting lights up. The ventilation system can be switched off at any time by pressing the ventilation sensor. Favourite button 11 Favourite button You can use the function to select two functions or To assign functions, open the Home Connect app cooking settings which can then be quickly accessed...
PowerBoost en Touch to confirm. 13.2 Timer a Once the cooking time has elapsed, the cooking Enables a clock to be activated. This function operates zone is switched off and a signal sounds. independently of the cooking zones and other settings. Notes It does not automatically switch off the cooking zones.
The recommended cookware is available from cus- 17.4 Recommendations for cooking with tomer service, specialist retailers or our online shop PerfectFry Sensor www.bosch-home.com. The following table shows the ideal temperature levels Note: You can also use other cookware. Depending on for a selection of dishes. The temperature...
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Childproof lock en Chops 160-180 10-15 Fried potatoes, boiled 180-200 6-12 in their skin Cordon bleu, Wiener 10-15 Schnitzel Chips 180-200 15-25 Steak, rare, 3 cm thick 8-10 Potato fritters Steak, medium, 3 cm 6-10 Onions, garlic, sauteed 4-12 thick until clear Steak, well-done, 3 cm 6-12 Onion rings 180-200...
en Pause You can find out how to switch the function on and off 18.3 Automatic childproof lock in the "Basic settings" section → Page 16. You can also activate the childproof lock automatically every time the hob is switched off. Pause 19 Pause You can use the function to pause and resume active a All active cooking processes are stopped.
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.
en Home Connect 22.1 Carrying out Cookware test 22.2 Checking the result You can see what the result means for the quality and At room temperature, place the cookware with ap- speed of the cooking process in the following table. prox. 200 ml water in the centre of the cooking zone that best fits the base of the cookware in terms of Result size.
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Home Connect en As soon as a software update is available, you will be 23.3 Adding or removing a Wi-Fi home informed via the Home Connect app and will be able to network start the software update via the app. Once the update The following overview shows how to add or remove a has been successfully downloaded, you can start in- Wi-Fi home network.
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▶ You can obtain suitable cleaning products and glass ance (e.g. flambéing). scrapers from customer service, a retailer or the online shop www.bosch-home.com. ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Falling grease filters may damage the hob below. Grip below the grease filter with one hand.
Cleaning and servicing en Remove the four odour filters or acoustics filters, and dispose of them properly. Cleaning the grease filters manually Insert two new odour filters or acoustics filters into Remove the components of the grease filter. the left and right of the appliance and slide them for- Soak the grease filter in hot soapy water.
en Troubleshooting Hold the overflow container with one hand and un- Empty the overflow container and rinse it out. screw it with the other hand. If required, unscrew the screw and clean the over- Hold the overflow container level to prevent liquid flow container without the screw in the dishwasher.
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Disposal en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The odour filter is saturated or the saturation indicator lights up even though the filter has been replaced. Change the filter and reset the filter saturation indicator. You can find additional informa- ▶ tion about this in the section entitled → "Cleaning and servicing", Page 20.
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.
Test dishes en 5-GHz band (5150–5350 MHz + 5470–5725 MHz): max. 130 mW UK (NI) 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only. 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only. Test dishes 30 Test dishes These recommended settings are intended for test in- Preparing Béchamel sauce stitutes to facilitate the testing of our appliances.
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en Test dishes ¡ 20 cm saucepan without lid, ingredients: 250 g short-grain rice, 120 g sugar, 1 l milk with 3.5% fat content and 1.5 g salt – Heating up: Duration approx. 5 min. 30 sec., power level 8. – Simmering: Power level 2. 30.7 Cooking rice Recipe in accordance with DIN 44550 Water temperature: 20 °C...
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