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Familiarising yourself with your appliance
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6 Familiarising yourself with your appliance
6.1 Cooking with induction
In comparison to conventional hobs, induction techno-
logy brings with it a series of changes and has a num-
ber of benefits such as time savings when cooking and
frying, energy savings as well as greater ease of clean-
ing and care. It also offers improved heat control as the
heat is generated directly in the cookware.
6.2 Control panel
You can use the control panel to configure some functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the op-
erating status.
Touch fields
Touch fields are touch-sensitive surfaces. To select a
function, touch the relevant field.
Locking the control panel for cleaning
Switching on the frying sensor function
Opening the basic settings
/
Settings selection
Switching on the stopwatch
Setting the short-term timer
Indicators on the display
The displays show set values and functions.
Operating status
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Power levels
/
Residual heat
Short-term timer
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Stopwatch function
Front left cooking zone
Rear left cooking zone
Front right cooking zone
Rear right hotplate
/
PowerBoost function
Flex function activated
Flex function deactivated
FlexPlus cooking zone
Frying sensor
/ /
Frying sensor temperature indicator
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Touch fields and displays
When the hob is switched on, the symbols for the cur-
rently available touch fields light up white. The displays
for the selected hotplates or functions light up orange.
Touch a symbol to activate the corresponding function.
A confirmation signal sounds.
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Keep the control panel clean and dry. Moisture re-
duces its effectiveness.
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Do not place any cookware near the displays or
touch fields. The electronics may overheat.
Control knob
You can use the control knobs to set the power levels
and other functions of your appliance and to obtain in-
formation about the operating status.
You can turn the control knobs clockwise or anti-clock-
wise, starting from position 0.
