AEG Electrolux HK614010MB User manual

HK614010MB
User manual Ceramic glass hob

Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Contents
Safety information 2
Installation 3
Description of the appliance 6
Operating the appliance 6
The heat setting 6
Switching the outer rings on and off 7
Helpful hints and tips 7
Care and cleaning 8
What to do if... 8
Environment concerns 9
Packaging material 9
Subject to change without notice
Safety information
For your safety and correct operation of the appliance, read this manual carefully before
installation and use. Always keep these instructions with the appliance even if you move
or sell it. Users must fully know the operation and safety features of the appliance.
General safety
WARNING!
Persons (including children) with reduced physical sensory, mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge must not use the appliance. They must have supervision or
instruction for the operation of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Child safety
• Only adults can use this appliance. Children must get supervision to make sure that they
do not play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children. There is a risk of suffocation.
• Keep children away from the appliance when it is on.
WARNING!
Start the child safety device to prevent small children and pets from an accidental activation
of the appliance.
Safety during operation
• Remove all packaging, stickers and layers from the appliance before the first use.
• Set the cooking zones to "off" after each use.
2Contents

• Risk of burns! Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking surface, as they can
become hot.
WARNING!
Fire danger! Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly.
Correct operation
• Always monitor the appliance during operation.
• Only use the appliance for domestic cooking tasks!
• Do not use the appliance as a work or a storage surface.
• Do not put or keep very flammable liquids and materials, or fusible objects (made of
plastic or aluminium) on or near the appliance.
• Be careful when you connect the appliance to the near sockets. Do not let electricity
bonds touch the appliance or hot cookware. Do not let electricity bonds tangle.
How to prevent a damage to the appliance
• If the objects or cookware fall on the glass ceramic, the surface can be damaged.
• Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can scratch the
glass ceramic if you move them on the surface.
• Do not let cookware boil dry to prevent the damage to cookware and glass ceramics.
• Do not use the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware.
• Do not cover any part of the appliance with aluminium foil.
WARNING!
If there is a crack on the surface, disconnect power supply to prevent the electric
shock.
Installation
Before the installation , note down this data from the rating plate:
• Model description (Modell)................
• Product number (Prod. Nr.) ............. ....
• Serial number (Ser. Nr.) ...............
You find the rating plate of the appliance on its lower casing.
HK614010MB 949 593 374 00
58 PEE 05 AO
220-240 V 50-60-Hz
6,4 kW
AEG-ELECTROLUX
Installation 3

Safety instructions
WARNING!
You must read these!
Make sure that the appliance is not damaged because of transportation. Do not connect a
damaged appliance. If it is necessary, speak to the supplier.
Only an authorised service technician can install, connect or repair this appliance. Use only
original spare parts.
Only use built-in appliances after you assemble the appliance into correct built-in units
and work surfaces that align to the standards.
Do not change the specifications or modify this product. Risk of injury and damage to the
appliance.
Fully obey the laws, ordinances, directives and standards in force in the country where you
use the appliance (safety regulations, recycling regulations, electrical safety rules etc.)!
Keep the minimum distances to other appliances and units!
Install anti-shock protection, for example install the drawers only with a protective floor
directly below the appliance!
Protect the cut surfaces of the worktop against moisture with a correct sealant!
Seal the appliance to the work top with no space left with a correct sealant!
Protect the bottom of the appliance from steam and moisture, e.g. from a dishwasher or
oven!
Do not install the appliance adjacent to doors and below windows! If not, hot cookware
can be hit off the hob when you open doors or windows.
WARNING!
Risk of injury from electrical current. Carefully obey the instructions for electrical connec-
tions.
• The electrical mains terminal is live.
• Make electrical mains terminal free of voltage.
• Install correctly to give anti-shock protection.
• Loose and incorrect plug and socket connections can make the terminal become too hot.
• A qualified electrician must install the clamping connections correctly.
• Use a strain relief clamp on cable.
• Use the correct mains cable of type H05BB-F Tmax 90°C (or higher) for a single-phase
or two-phase connection.
• Replace the damaged mains cable with a special cable (type H05BB-F Tmax 90°C; or
higher). Speak your local Service Force Centre.
The appliance must have the electrical installation which lets you disconnect the appliance
from the mains at all poles with a contact opening width of minimum 3 mm.
You must have correct isolation devices: line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses
removed from the holder), earth leakage trips and contactors.
4Installation

Assembly
min. 500 mm
min.
50 mm
min.
50 mm
600 mm
560+1 mm
R5
490+1 mm
min.
25 mm
min.
20 mm
min.
40 mm
Installation 5

Description of the appliance
Cooking surface layout
3
456
1 2
180
mm
145
mm
145
mm
120/210
mm
1Single cooking zone 1200 W
2Single cooking zone 1800 W
3Control Knobs
4Single cooking zone 1200 W
5Residual heat indicators
6Double ring cooking zone 750/2200 W
Hob cooking zone control knob
1
2
3
1Assignment of control knobs
2Heat setting (0-9)
3Connection double ring cooking
zone
Residual heat indicator
The residual heat indicator comes on when a cooking zone is hot.
WARNING!
Risk of burns from residual heat!
Operating the appliance
When a cooking zone operates, it hums for a short time. This is typical of all ceramic glass
cooking zones and does not show that the appliance operates incorrectly.
The heat setting
To increase the heat setting turn the knob clockwise. To decrease the heat setting turn the
knob counter-clockwise. To switch off turn the knob to the 0.
6Description of the appliance

Switching the outer rings on and off
You can match the effective heating surface to the size of the cookware.
To switch on the outer ring turn the knob clockwise, past a light resistance, to the . Then
turn the knob counter-clockwise to the necessary heat setting. To switch off turn the knob
to the 0.
Switch on the inside ring before you switch on the outside ring.
Helpful hints and tips
Cookware
• The bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible.
• Cookware made of enamelled steel and with aluminium or copper bottoms can cause
discoloration on glass ceramic surface.
Energy saving
• If possible, always put the lids on the cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.
• Stop the cooking zones before the end of the cooking time to use residual heat.
• The bottom of pans and cooking zones must have the same dimension.
Examples of cooking applications
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Heat
setting
Use to: Time Hints
1 Keep cooked foods warm as re-
quired
Cover
1-2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-
late, gelatine
5-25
min
Mix occasionally
1-2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40
min
Cook with a lid on
2-3 Simmer rice and milkbased dishes, heat-
ing up ready-cooked meals
25-50
min
Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through
3-4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat 20-45
min
Add a few tablespoons of liquid
4-5 Steam potatoes 20-60
min
Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po-
tatoes
4-5 Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups
60-150
min
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients
6-7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,
cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts
as re-
quired
Turn halfway through
Helpful hints and tips 7

Heat
setting
Use to: Time Hints
7-8 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks
5-15
min
Turn halfway through
9Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips
Information on acrylamides
According to the newest scientific knowledge, if you brown food (specially the one which
contains starch), acrylamides can pose a health risk. Thus, we recommend that you cook at
the lowest temperatures and do not brown food too much.
Care and cleaning
Clean the appliance after each use.
Always use cookware with clean bottom.
WARNING!
Sharp objects and abrasive cleaning agents will damage the appliance.
For your safety, do not clean the appliance with steam blasters or high-pressure cleaners.
Scratches or dark stains on the glass ceramic have no effect on how the appliance operates.
Removing the dirt:
1. – Remove immediately: melting plastic, plastic foil, and food containing sugar. Use
a special glass ceramic scraper. Put the scraper on the glass ceramic surface at an
acute angle and slide the blade on the surface.
–Stop the appliance and let it cool down before you clean: limescale rings, water
rings, fat stains, shiny metallic discolorations. Use a special cleaner for glass ceramic
or stainless steel.
2. Clean the appliance with a damp cloth and some detergent.
3. At the end rub the appliance dry with a clean cloth.
What to do if...
Problem Possible cause and remedy
The appliance does not operate. • Set the heat setting.
• Examine the fuse in the electrical system of the house in the
fuse box. If the fuses blow time after time, speak to an au-
thorised electrician.
The residual heat indicator does
not come on.
The cooking zone is not hot because it operated only for a short
time. If the cooking zone must be hot, speak to the after sales
service.
If you tried the above solutions and cannot repair the problem, speak to your dealer or the
Customer Care Department. Give the data from the rating plate, three-digit-letter code for
8Care and cleaning

the glass ceramic (it is in the corner of the cooking surface) and an error message that
comes on.
If you operated the appliance incorrectly, the servicing by a customer service technician or
dealer will not be free of charge, even during the warranty period. The instructions about
the customer service and conditions of guarantee are in the guarantee booklet.
Environment concerns
The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be
treated as household waste. Instead it should be taken to the appropriate collection point
for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed
of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment
and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of
this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact
your local council, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased
the product.
Packaging material
The packaging materials are friendly to the environment and can be recycled. The plastic
components are identified by marking: >PE<,>PS<, etc. Discard the packaging materials as
household waste at the waste disposal facilities in your municipality.
Environment concerns 9

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