Getting To Know Your Appliance; Controls And Burners - Siemens iQ500 EC7A Series Instruction Manual

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Warning – Risk of burns!
The burners and their immediate vicinity get
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very hot. Never touch the hot surfaces.
Keep children under 8 years old well away
from this appliance.
If the liquefied gas bottle is not upright,
Risk of burns!
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liquefied propane/butane can enter the
appliance. Intense darting flames may
therefore escape from the burners.
Components may become damaged and
start to leak over time so that gas escapes
uncontrollably. Both can cause burns.
Always use liquefied gas bottles in an
upright position.
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Warning – Risk of fire!
The cooking process must be supervised. A
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short cooking process must be supervised
without interruption.
The burners get very hot. Do not rest
Risk of fire!
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inflammable objects on the hob. Do not
store objects on the hob.
Do not store or use corrosive chemicals,
Risk of fire!
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products which produce fumes,
inflammable materials or non-food products
below or near this domestic appliance.
Fat or oil which is overheated can catch fire
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easily. Never leave fat or oil to heat up
unattended. If oil or fats do catch fire, never
use water to put the fire out. Put the fire out
by covering the pan with a lid and switch off
the hotplate.
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Warning – Risk of injuries!
Pans which are damaged, are not the right
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size, hang over the edge of the hob or are
not positioned correctly can cause serious
injuries. Follow the advice and warnings
provided relating to the cooking pans.
Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs
Risk of injury!
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may only be carried out, and damaged
power and gas lines replaced, by an after-
sales engineer trained by us. If the
appliance is faulty, unplug the mains plug or
switch off the fuse in the fuse box. Shut off
the gas supply. Contact the after-sales
service.
If a control knob is too stiff to turn or it is
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loose, it must not be used. Contact our
after-sales service immediately to have the
control knob repaired or replaced.
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Warning – Risk of electric shock!
Do not clean the appliance using steam
cleaners.

Getting to know your appliance

*Getting to know your
appliance
Y ou can find your appliance and the burner powers in
G e t t i n g t o k n o w y o u r a p p l i a n c e
the model overview. ~ Page 2

Controls and burners

Each control knob is marked with the burner it controls.
You can use the control knobs to set the output
required in each case to various positions between the
maximum and the minimum settings. Never try to switch
directly from position 0 to position 1 or from position 1
to position 0.
Indicators
Burner controlled by control knob
¼
Switched-off burner
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9 Highest power setting and electric ignition
1 Lowest power setting
For dual double-flame burners, the inner and outer
flames can be controlled separately. The available
power levels are as follows:
Inner and outer flame on
full power.
Outer flame on low power,
inner flame on full power.
Inner flame on full power.
Inner flame on low power.
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