Residual heat indicatorThe residual heat indicator lights up, as soonas one cooking zone is hot.Warning! Risk of burns from residualheat! After you switch the appliance off,the cooking zones need some time to cooldown. Look at the residual heat indicator.Use residual heat for melting and keepingfood warm.Daily useAdjusting the heat settingFunction Knobset-tingTurn clockwise to increase 1 - 9Turn anti-clockwise to reduce 9 - 1Turn to 0 switch off 0Helpful hints and tipsWhen a cooking zone is switched on, itmay hum briefly. This is a characteristic ofall ceramic glass cooking zones and does notimpair either the function or the life of the ap-pliance.Energy saving• If possible, always place lids on the pans.• Place cookware on the cooking zone beforeyou switch it on.• The bottom of the cookware should be asthick and flat as possible.• Switch cooking zones off before the end ofthe cooking time, to take advantage of re-sidual heat• Bottom of pans and cooking zones shouldbe the same size.Care and cleaningWarning! Switch the appliance off andlet it cool down before you clean it.Warning! For safety reasons, do notclean the appliance with steam blastersor high-pressure cleaners.Warning! Sharp objects and abrasivecleaning agents will damage theappliance. Clean the appliance and removethe residues with water and washing up liquidafter each use. Remove also the remnants ofthe cleaning agents!Scratches or dark stains on the glass ce-ramic that cannot be removed do not af-fect the functioning of the appliance.ENGLISH 6