• You spill something or put something on the control panel for more than 10 seconds, (apan, a cloth, etc.). The sound operates some time and the appliance deactivates. Removethe object or clean the control panel.• You do not deactivate a cooking zone or change the heat setting. After some time,comes on and the appliance deactivates. See the table.The times of Automatic Switch OffThe heat setting , - - - -The cooking zonedeactivates after6 hours 5 hours 4 hours 1.5 hoursThe heat settingTouch the control bar at the heat setting. Changeto the left or the right, if it is necessary. Do notrelease before you have a correct heat setting. Thedisplay shows the heat setting.Activation and deactivation of the outer ringsYou can adjust the surface you cook to the dimension of the cookware.To activate the outer ring touch the sensor field / . The indicator comes on. Formore outer rings touch the same sensor field again. The subsequent indicator comes on.Do the procedure again to deactivate the outer ring. The indicator goes out.Automatic Heat Up12345678910111213140 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14MIN.TEM.You can get a necessary heat setting in a shorter time if you activate the Automatic HeatUp function. This function sets the highest heat setting for some time (see the illustration),and then decreases to the necessary heat setting.To start the Automatic Heat Up function for a cooking zone:1. Touch ( comes on in the display).66 Operating instructions