Gaggenau VI 462, Instruction Manual, Page: 13 / 28

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Getting to know your appliance
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Flexible cooking zone
You can use each flex zone as a single hotplate or as
two independent hotplates, as required.
It consists of four inductors that work independently of
each other. If using the flexible cooking zone, only the
area that is covered by cookware is activated.
Advice on using cookware
To ensure that the cookware is detected and heat is
distributed evenly, correctly centre the cookware:
As two independent hotplates
The flexible cooking zone is used like two independent
hotplates.
Activating
See the section entitled
~
"Operating the appliance"
As a single hotplate
Using the entire cooking zone by connecting both
hotplates.
Linking the two hotplates
1 Set down the cookware. Turn one of the control
knobs to position
ª
.
2 Use the other control knob to select the heat
setting. The
ª
indicator will be lit. The heat setting
will be lit on the displays for the two hotplates.
The Flex cooking zone has now been activated.
Changing the heat setting
To alter the heat setting, use the same control knob you
used to select the original heat setting.
Adding new cookware
Set down the new cookware. Turn the control knob that
was used to select the Flex cooking zone to position 0
and then back to position
ª
.
The cookware will be detected and the heat setting that
was previously selected will be retained.
Note: If the cookware is moved to the hotplate being
used or lifted up, the hotplate begins an automatic
search and the heat setting selected previously is
retained.
Unlinking the two hotplates
Turn the control knob that was used to select the Flex
cooking zone to position 0. The
«
indicator will be lit.
The Flex cooking zone has now been deactivated. The
two hotplates will now function independently.
Note: If you switch the hob off and then subsequently
switch it on again, the flexible cooking zone is converted
back to two independent hotplates.
As a single hotplate
Diameter smaller than or equal to 13
cm
Place the cookware on one of the four
positions that can be seen in the illus-
tration.
Diameter greater than 13 cm
Place the cookware on one of the
three positions that can be seen in the
illustration.
If the cookware takes up more than
one hotplate, place it starting on the
upper or lower edge of the flexible
cooking zone.
As two independent hotplates
The front and rear hotplates each have two
inductors and can be used independently of
each other. Select the required heat setting
for each of the hotplates. Use only one item
of cookware on each hotplate.