The child safety deviceThis function prevents an accidental operation of the hob.Starting the child safety device• Start the hob with . Do not set the heat settings .• Touch for 4 seconds. The symbol comes on.• Stop the hob with .Switching off the child safety device• Start the hob with . Do not set the heat settings . Touch for 4 seconds. Thesymbol comes on.• Stop the hob with .Overriding the child safety device for one cooking session• Start the hob with . The symbol comes on.• Touch for 4 seconds. Set the heat setting in less than 10 seconds. You can operatethe hob.• When you stop the hob with , the child safety device operates again.OffSound Control (Switching off and on the sounds)Switching off the soundsSwitch off the appliance.Touch for 3 seconds. The displays come on and go out. Touch for 3 seconds. comeson, the appliance is in standard mode. Touch , comes on, the sound is off.When the sound is off, you hear only when you touch , Minute Minder or Count DownTimer come down or when you cover the control panel.Switching on the soundsSwitch off the appliance.Touch for 3 seconds. The displays come on and go out. Touch for 3 seconds. comeson, because the sound is off. Touch , comes on, the appliance is in standard mode.The sound is on.Helpful hints and tipsCookware• The bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible.• Cookware made of enamelled steel and with aluminium or copper bottoms can causediscoloration on glass ceramic surface.Energy saving• If possible, always put the lids on the cookware.• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.• Stop the cooking zones before the end of the cooking time to use residual heat.• The bottom of pans and cooking zones must have the same dimension.10 Helpful hints and tips