Preheat Recommendations; Power Level Settings; Residual Heat; Pan Detection - Kenmore Induction Cooktop Use & Care Manual

Setting Cooktop Control
Operating the Cooking Zones
(the Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display will indicate HI).
If the key pad (Fig. 20) is touched once the Cooking Zone
will start at the low power level (the Cooking Zone Alpha-
Numeric display will show "Lo" and the control will beep
once). PLEASE NOTE: If the cookware requirements for the
Cooking Zone (See pages 6 & 7) are not met the sensors will
detect a problem and the display will flash with the power
level in the affected Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display.
Any problems must be corrected before proceeding.
NOTE: Touch once, or repeatedly touch the
to adjust or scroll through power levels at any time during the
cooking process (To scroll through the power levels quickly touch
and hold the or key pads until the power level desired is
reached). Once the Cooking Zone power level has been set
the food will begin to heat at that level until the power level is
manually changed.
To Turn OFF the Cooking Zones:
1. Once cooking is complete, touch the
the Cooking Zone OFF.
2. The corresponding Cooking Zone ON/OFF LED located
above the key pad will turn OFF. A beep will sound
and the chosen Cooking Zone power level Alpha-Numeric
display will turn off. If no other key pads are touched the
Cooking Zone will shut OFF.
3. When any Cooking Zone is OFF, the corresponding Cooking
Zone Alpha-Numeric display may show HE if the Cooking
Zone temperature is HOT. The Alpha-Numeric display will
continue to display HE, and even if the Cooktop is switched
OFF the Alpha-Numeric display will continue to indicate HE
as long as the cooking zone remains HOT.
The Cooking Zones may appear to be cool
while turned ON and after they have been turned OFF.
But the glass surface may be HOT from residual heat
transferred from the cookware and burns may occur if
surface is touched.
Operating the Bridge Cooking Zones
The bridge mode joins the two left cooking zones together. To use
the bridge cooking zone, both left side cooking zone should be
off. Press the Bridge key pad (Fig. 24), the bridge indicator
light will turn on (Fig. 24). Adjust the power setting by using left
front or left rear cooking zone control.
To exit Bridge mode, press the Bridge
indicator light will turn off.
NOTE: Power Boost is not available
when bridge mode is active.
Important operating notes
• Fluids spilled or objects lying on the controls area of the
• Be sure the cooktop vent holes are NOT blocked. If the
• If the cookware or pan is moved from the center of any
or key pads

Preheat Recommendations

When preheating a pan on the cooktop always watch
carefully. Whenever using the cooktop, always pay attention
to any items cooking and remain attentive until the cooking
process is complete.
Keep in mind that induction may decrease the amount of
key pad to turn
time required to preheat a cooking utensil.
Error Codes Display Message
The control display will show C then XX and if the surface is
hot it will show C then XX then HE and then it will repeat. For
service, call 1-800-4-My-HOME®.

Power Level Settings

The Cooking Zones have separate Power Level Alpha-Numeric
displays. Once active, the Cooking Zones will provide 25 Power
Levels to choose from. These include Hd, lo, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0,
2.2, 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0,
9.5, hi, Pb. The highest setting of Pb or "Power Boost" provides
up to 139% power for 10 minutes (except for the right cooking
zone on the 36" model which gives you 6 minutes of power
boost). Each key pad touch (or just holding down the Power
Level key pad) will scroll through all the available power levels
for any Cooking Zone quickly.

Residual Heat

Once any Cooking Zone has been used for cooking and
turned OFF, and if the cooktop surface temperature on any
of the Cooking Zones is still too HOT, HE will appear in the
Alpha-Numeric display for the affected Cooking Zone. The
HE will continue to display if the temperature is still too HOT.

Pan Detection

All Cooking Zones will provide a Pan Detection message. If
a Cooking Zone is turned ON and no pan is detected, or the
key pad, the bridge
pan has been moved or is not centered correctly, or is not
made of magnetic material, the power level will flash in the
affected Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display. If no pan is
detected, no heat will be generated and the cooking zone
will turn off after 3 minutes.
Fig. 24
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cooktop may cause the cooktop to display an error code
and turn OFF while cooking. Clean the spills or remove the
objects from the cooktop.
vent holes are blocked the cooktop internal sensor may
shut OFF the cooktop to avoid overheating the appliance.
active Cooking Zone for any reason, a sensor will detect
the situation and the cookware will no longer heat. The
affected Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display will flash the
power level set for the Cooking Zone. The Cooking Zone will
remember the power level setting for up to 3 minutes before
the Cooking Zone will automatically shut OFF.