QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does it mean when E3 appears in the display window and the unit stops working?
The
cooker has overheated. You likely operated the unit in pressure cooking mode with insufficient or
no liquid. If this occurs, unplug the unit and allow it to cool. Then remove the cover and add
liquid to the cooker. Plug the unit back in, place the cover on, and reprogram the cooker.
What does it mean when E1, E2, E4, or E5 appear in the display window and the unit stops
working?
E1: Sensor error, E2: Short circuit, E4: Low pressure sensor error, E5: High pressure sensor
error. Contact TESLA service department.
Sometimes when pressure cooking, I notice beads of moisture forming in the area of the
pressure release valve. I also sometimes hear what sounds like escaping steam prior to the
point in time that the timer begins to count down. Is there something I am doing wrong?
No. Both are normal and can be expected as part of pressure cooking.
I pressed the wrong button by accident and the cooker is not allowing me to press the right
one. What can I do?
Press “
Cancel
” button. This will enable you to start over and press the correct button.
When I tried to adjust the time, it did not change. What am I doing wrong?
You did not adjust the time within the first six seconds. Press “
Cancel
” and begin
again by choosing the desired setting and adjusting the time as needed.
I can see steam escaping from around the cover. Why?
You forgot to put the sealing ring on the sealing plate or you forgot to install the
sealing ring plate in the cooker cover.
NOTICE:
If either of these parts are not in place during cooking, the cooker will leak, pressure will
not build, and you may damage the unit.
I can hear steam venting from the quick pressure release valve and pressure is not building.
Why?
You have the quick pressure release valve in the “
Steam Out
” position. The quick pressure
release valve must be in the “
Cook
” position in order for pressure to build and the cooker to seal.
Sometimes when I’m pressure cooking foods such as a roast, the time doesn’t change. Why?
The pressure cooker has not reached operating pressure. Countdown will begin as soon as the
cooker reaches operating pressure.
Occasionally the cover is hard to open. What causes this? What should I do?
If the cover seems difficult to open, there may still be pressure in the cooker. Be sure the air
vent/cover lock has dropped before trying to open the cooker. If the cover rotates but it seems to
catch on the rim of the body, you are not lifting the cover straight up off the cooker body.