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It is important to keep the appliance clean. Clean
the ignition plugs regularly with a small, non-metallic
brush. Take care to prevent the ignition plugs from
suffering any heavy knocks.
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The burner holes and grooves must be clean to en-
sure a correct flame.
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"Cleaning the burners", Page 10
6.2 Safety system
The safety system (thermocouple) interrupts the flow of
gas if the burners accidentally go out. To ignite the
burner, you must activate the system that enables the
gas flow.
1.
Ignite the burner without releasing the control knob.
a
The flame ignites.
2.
Press and hold the control knob for a further four
seconds.
6.3 Igniting a gas burner manually
In the event of a power cut, you can light the burners
manually.
1.
Press the control knob for the selected burner and
turn it anti-clockwise to the highest level.
2.
Hold a lighter or a flame (lighter, match, etc.)
against the burner.
6.4 Switching off a burner
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Turn the control knob clockwise to .
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lights up in the display. After a few seconds, the
residual heat indicator appears.
6.5 Normal behaviour during operation
This behaviour is normal for the appliance:
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Slight hissing noise from the ignited burner.
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Release of odours when using the appliance for the
first time. These odours disappear after a short time.
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An orange flame is normal. This is due to dust in the
environment, spilled liquids, etc.
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Popping noise a few seconds after the burner is
switched off. This is caused by switching on the
safety system.
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7 Cookware
This information has been provided to help you save
energy and avoid damaging your cookware.
7.1 Suitable cookware
Only use cookware with a suitable diameter. The cook-
ware must not protrude over the edge of the cooktop.
Never use small cookware on large burners. The
flames must not touch the sides of the cookware.
Burner
Minimum dia-
meter of the
cookware base
Maximum dia-
meter of the
cookware base
Multi-crown
burner
22 cm
30 cm
High-output
burner
20 cm
26 cm
Standard-output
burner
12 cm
22 cm
Only use cookware with a rounded base on the multi-
crown burner.
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The hob must have a multi-crown burner and addi-
tional wok grid.
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The additional wok grid must be correctly inserted.
7.2 Using cookware
The selection and positioning of the cookware affects
the safety and energy efficiency of your appliance.
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WARNING ‒ Risk of fire!
Flammable objects may ignite.
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Maintain a distance of at least 50 mm between the
cookware and flammable objects.
Do not use deformed
cookware. Only use cook-
ware with a thick, flat
base.
Deformed cookware is
not stable on the hob and
may tip over.
Place the cookware right
in the centre of the
burner.
The cookware may tip
over if it is not placed in
the centre of the burner.
Place the cookware cor-
rectly on the pan sup-
ports.
The cookware may tip
over if you place it directly
on the burner.
8 Recommended settings for cooking
You can use the control knobs on the appliance to set
the flame height incrementally to different power levels
from 1 to 9.
The cooking times and power levels may vary depend-
ing on the type of food, its weight and quality, on the
type of gas used, and on the material from which the
cookware is made.
