Display DescriptionLock / The Child Safety Device operates.Not correct cookware or too small or no cookware onthe cooking zone.The Automatic Switch Off function operates.4.4 OptiHeat Control (3 stepResidual heat indicator)WARNING!\ \ The risk of burnsfrom residual heat!OptiHeat Control shows the level of theresidual heat. The induction cookingzones make the heat necessary for cook-ing directly in the bottom of the cook-ware. The glass ceramic is hot from theheat of the cookware.5. DAILY USE5.1 Activation anddeactivationTouch for 1 second to activate or de-activate the appliance.5.2 Automatic Switch OffThe function deactivates the applianceautomatically if:• All cooking zones are deactivated ().• You do not set the heat setting afteryou activate the appliance.• You spill something or put somethingon the control panel for more than 10seconds, (a pan, a cloth, etc.). Anacoustic signal sounds some time andthe appliance deactivates. Remove theobject or clean the control panel.• The appliance becomes too hot (e.g.when, a saucepan boils dry). Beforeyou use the appliance again, wait forthe cooking zone to cool down.• You use incorrect cookware. The sym-bol comes on and the cookingzone deactivates automatically after 2minutes.• You do not deactivate a cooking zoneor change the heat setting. After sometime comes on and the appliancedeactivates. See below.• The relation between heat setting andtimes of the Automatic Switch Offfunction:• , - — 6 hours• - — 5 hours• - — 4 hours• - — 1.5 hours5.3 The heat settingTouch the control bar at the heat set-ting. Move your finger along the controlbar to change the setting. Do not re-lease before you have a correct heat set-ting. The display shows the heat setting.5.4 Automatic Heat UpYou can get a necessary heat setting in ashorter time if you activate the Automat-ic Heat Up function. This function setsthe highest heat setting for some time(see the diagram), and then decreases tothe necessary heat setting.To start the Automatic Heat Up functionfor a cooking zone:1. Touch ( comes on in the dis-play).2. Immediately touch the necessaryheat setting. After 3 secondscomes on in the display.8 www.aeg.com