Residual heat indicatorWARNING!Risk of burns from residual heat!Operating the applianceOn and OffTouch for 2 seconds to start the appliance. Touch for 1 second to stop the appliance.Automatic Switch OffThe function stops the hob automatically and comes on if:• all cooking zones are off .• you do not set the heat setting after you start the hob.• you cover a sensor field with an object (a pan, a cloth, etc.) for longer than 10 seconds.The sound operates some time and the hob stops. Remove the object or clean the controlpanel.• you do not stop a cooking zone or change the heat setting after some time. See thetable.Automatic Switch Off timesHeat setting , - - -Stops after 6 hours 5 hours 4 hours 1.5 hoursThe heat settingTouch to increase the heat setting. Touch to decrease the heat setting. The displayshows the heat setting. Touch and at the same time to switch off the cooking zone./ Switching the outer rings on and offYou can match the effective heating surface to the size of the cookware.To switch on the outer ring touch the sensor field / . The indicator comes on. Formore outer rings touch the same sensor field again. The next indicator comes on.Do the procedure again to switch off the outer ring. The indicator goes out.Operating the appliance 7