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Basic operation
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‒
Ventilate the kitchen while the appliance is heat-
ing.
6.
When the cooking time has elapsed, press
to
switch the appliance off.
7.
Once the appliance has cooled down, clean the
smooth surfaces in the cooking compartment with a
detergent solution and a dish cloth.
8.
Clean the accessories thoroughly using a detergent
solution and a dish cloth or soft brush.
8 Basic operation
8.1 Switching on the appliance
▶
Press
to switch the appliance on.
‒
The
button lights up blue.
a
The Siemens logo appears in the display. A type of
heating and a temperature are then displayed.
8.2 Switching off the appliance
Switch your appliance off when you are not using it.
The appliance will switch itself off automatically if it is
not used for a certain period of time.
▶
Press
to switch the appliance off.
‒
The light above the
button goes out.
a
The appliance switches off. Any functions currently
in progress are cancelled.
a
The time or residual heat indicator appears in the
display.
8.3 Starting operation
You must start each cooking operation.
ATTENTION!
If there is water on the cooking compartment floor
when operating the appliance at temperatures above
120 °C, this will damage the enamel.
▶
Do not use the appliance if there is water on the
cooking compartment floor.
▶
Wipe away any water on the cooking compartment
floor before operation.
▶
Press
to start the operation.
a
The settings, the run time and the heat-up line ap-
pear on the display.
8.4 Pausing or cancelling operation
You can briefly pause the operation and then continue.
If you cancel the operation completely, the settings are
reset.
1.
To pause the operation briefly:
‒
Briefly press
.
‒
To continue the operation, press
.
2.
To cancel the operation, press
.
a
The operation stops and all of the settings are reset.
8.5 Setting an operating mode
Requirement:
The appliance must be switched on.
1.
Press
.
The operating modes menu opens.
2.
Press the operating mode that you require.
Various options are available depending on the op-
erating mode.
3.
The selection can be changed using the rotary se-
lector.
Change any further settings depending on the selec-
tion.
4.
Press
to start.
8.6 Setting the type of heating and the
temperature
When you switch on the appliance, the types of heating
operating mode is set automatically.
1.
Turn the rotary selector to select the required type
of heating.
2.
Press the temperature.
3.
Use the rotary selector to set the temperature.
4.
Press
to start the operation.
a
The appliance starts heating.
a
The set type of heating, temperature and cooking
time/appliance run time are shown in the display.
5.
When the food is ready, press
to switch the
appliance off.
Tip:
The most suitable type of heating for your food
can be found in the type of heating description.
Note:
You can also set a cooking time and an opera-
tion end time on the appliance.
"Time-setting options", Page 15
Changing the type of heating
When you change the type of heating, the other set-
tings are also reset.
1.
Press
to pause operation.
2.
Press the type of heating.
3.
Turn the rotary selector to select the required type
of heating.
a
The corresponding recommended temperature ap-
pears on the display.
Changing the temperature
Once the operation has started, you can change the
temperature directly.
▶
Use the rotary selector to change the temperature.
a
The temperature is applied immediately.
8.7 Displaying information
In most cases, you can call up information about the
function that you have just started. The appliance auto-
matically displays certain information, e.g. to ask you to
do/confirm something or to issue a warning.
▶
Press
.
a
When available, information is displayed for a few
seconds.
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