AEG COMPETENCE B1100-3 User manual

COMPETENCE B1100-3
Built-In Electric Oven
Operating Instructions

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Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully.
Pay particular attention to the section “Safety information” on the first
few pages. Please retain these operating instructions for later refer-
ence. Pass them on to possible new owners of the appliance.
The following symbols are used in the text:
1Safety instructions
Warning: Information concerning your personal safety.
Important: Information on how to avoid damaging the appliance.
3Information and practical tips
2Environmental information
1. These numbers indicate step by step how to use the appliance.
2. …
3. …
These operating instructions contain information on steps you can take
yourself to rectify a possible malfunction. Refer to the section “What to
do if...”.
In the event of any technical problems please contact your nearest cus-
tomer service centre at any time. (Addresses and telephone numbers
may be found in the appendix under "Customer Service Centres“).
You should also refer to the section "Service".
Printed on recycled paper.
Thinking ecologically means acting ecologically …

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Description of the Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
General Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before Using for the First Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Initial Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Switching the Oven On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Oven Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Inserting the Shelf and Universal Baking Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Clock Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching Off the Time Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Uses, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Baking Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tips for Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Roasting Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Grilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Grilling Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Preserving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Exterior of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Oven Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Shelf Support Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Oven Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Oven Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Oven Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Oven door glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Oven Interior Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Regulations, Standards, Directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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1Safety
Electrical Safety
•The appliance may only be connected by a registered specialist.
•In the event of any faults or damage to the appliance: remove fuses
or switch off.
•It is not permissible to clean the appliance with a steam or high
pressure cleaner for safety reasons!
•Repairs to the appliance may only be carried out by specialists. Re-
pairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious
malfunctioning. If your appliance needs repairing, please contact
your local AEG Service Force Centre or your specialist dealer.
Child Safety
•Never leave children unsupervised when the appliance is in use.
Safety whilst Using
•This appliance is intended to be used for cooking, frying and baking
food in the home.
•Take care when connecting electric appliances to sockets nearby. Do
not allow connecting leads to come into contact with hot rings or to
catch beneath the hot oven door.
•Warning: Risk of burns! The interior of the oven becomes hot dur-
ing use.
•Using ingredients containing alcohol in the oven may create an alco-
hol-air mixture that is easily ignited. In this case, open the door care-
fully. Do not have embers, sparks or naked flames in the vicinity when
opening the door.

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To Avoid Damaging Your Appliance
•Do not line your oven with aluminium foil and do not place a baking
tray or dish on the oven floor, otherwise the oven enamel will be
damaged by the resulting build up of heat.
•Juice from fruit that drips from baking trays will leave marks that
cannot be removed. For very moist cakes, use the universal baking
tray.
•Do not put any weight on the oven door when it is open.
•Never pour water directly into the hot oven. The enamel may be dam-
aged.
•Using force, especially on the edges of the front glass panel, may
break the glass.
•Do not store inflammable objects in the oven. They may ignite when
the oven is switched on.
•Do not store moist food in the oven. The enamel may be damaged.
2Disposal
Disposing of the packaging material
All materials used can be fully recycled.
Plastics are marked as follows:
•>PE< for polyethylene, as used for the outer wrapping and the bags
inside.
•>PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g., as used for the padding materials.
They are completely free of CFCs.
Disposal of old appliances
1Warning: Before disposing of old appliances please make them inoper-
able so that they cannot be the source of danger.
To do this, disconnect the appliance from the mains supply and re-
move the mains lead.
To protect the environment, it is important that worn out appliances
are disposed of in the correct manner.
•The appliance must not be disposed of with household rubbish.
•You can obtain information about collection dates or public refuse
disposal sites from your local refuse department or council.

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Description of the Appliance
General Overview
Full glass
door
Control panel
Door
handle

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Control Panel
Oven Features
Temperature Pilot Light
Oven Functions Temperature selector
Clock function buttons
Time display
Top heat and heating elements
Oven lighting
Bottom Heat
Shelf positions
Oven shelf runners, removable

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Oven accessories
Combination shelf
For dishes, cake tins, items for
roasting and grilling.
Universal baking tray
For moist cakes, juicy roasts or as a
baking sheet or collecting vessel for
fat.

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Before Using for the First Time
Setting the Time
3The oven will only function if the time is set.
The set time function indicator will
flash after the appliance has been
connected to the mains or following
a power failure.
Use the +or -buttons to set the
current time.
After approx. 5 seconds the func-
tion indicator will stop flashing and
the clock will show the set time.
The appliance is ready for use.

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Initial Cleaning
Before using the oven for the first time you should clean it thoroughly.
1Caution: Do not use any caustic, abrasive cleaners! The surface could
be damaged.
3To clean metal fronts use commercially available cleaning agents.
1. Turn the oven function switch to oven lighting L.
2. Remove all accessories and the shelf support rails and wash them with
warm water and washing up liquid.
3. Then wash out the oven with warm water and washing-up liquid, and
dry.
4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.

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Using the Oven
Switching the Oven On and Off
1. Turn the “oven functions” switch to the required function.
2. Turn the “temperature selection” switch to the required temperature.
The red temperature pilot light is illuminated while the oven is heating
up.
3. To switch off the oven, turn the “oven functions” switch and the “tem-
perature selection” switch to the zero position.
3Cooling fan
When the oven is switched on, the fan comes on automatically to keep
the surfaces the appliance cool. When the oven is switched off, the fan
continues to operate to cool the appliance down, then switches itself
off.
Temperature Pilot Light
Oven Functions Temperature selector

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Oven Functions
The oven has the following functions:
LOven lighting
With this function you can illuminate the oven interior, e.g., for clean-
ing.
The heating element is not in use.
¡Conventional
For baking or roasting on one level.
The conventional heating elements are in use.
OTop Heat
For browning foods topped with breadcrumbs and foods cooked au
gratin.
The top heating element is in use.
UBottom Heat
For crisping cakes that require a crisp base.
The bottom heating element is in use.
¸Grill
For grilling flat foods placed on the middle of the shelf such as steaks,
escalopes or fish, or for toasting.
The grill heating element is in use.
ºDual grill
For grilling larger quantities of flat foods such as steaks, escalopes or
fish, or for toasting.
Top heat and the grill heating element are in use.

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Inserting the Shelf and Universal Baking Tray
3Anti-tip device
All slide-in units have a small bulge on the left and right. This bulge is
an anti-tip device and must always point to the rear of the oven.
Tray or universal baking tray:
The anti-tip device must point to-
wards the rear of the oven.
Inserting shelf:
Insert the shelf unit with both guide
rails pointing upwards. The anti-tip
device must point downwards and
be positioned to the rear of the
oven compartment.
Inserting shelf and tray:
When the shelf unit and universal
baking tray are used together, care-
fully place the shelf anti-tip device
in the bulges on the tray.

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Clock Functions
Countdown G
To set a countdown. A signal sounds after the time has elapsed.
This function does not affect the functioning of the oven.
Cook time d
To set how long the oven is to be in use.
End time e
To set when the oven is to switch off again.
Time W
To set, change or check the time.
(See also section “Before Using for the First Time”.)
Selector
Button Button
+
Button
-
Time Display Function IndicatorsFunction Indicators

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3General information
•Once a function has been selected the corresponding function indi-
cator will flash for approx. 5 seconds. During this time the required
times can be set using the +or -button.
•After the required time has been set the function indicator will flash
again for approx. 5 seconds. After this the function indicator will stay
on. The set time will begin to count down.
•The acoustic signal can be deactivated by pressing any button.
•The required oven function and temperature may be selected before
or after setting the clock functions cook time dand end time e.
•When the cooking time has expired turn the oven function switch
and the temperature selection switch back to the off position.
2Switching Off the Time Display
By switching off the time display you can save energy.
Switching off the time display
Press and hold down any two buttons until the display becomes dark
(approx. 10 seconds).
Switching on the time display
Press and hold down any two buttons until the time reappears in the
display (approx. 10 seconds).
3The display can only be switched off if none of the clock functions cook
time d, end time eor countdown Gis in use.

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Countdown G
1. Press selection button Trepeated-
ly until the countdown function
indicator Gflashes.
2. Using the +or -button set the re-
quired countdown G.
(Max. 2 hours and 30 minutes.)
After approx. 5 seconds the display
will show the remaining time.
The countdown function
indicator Gis illuminated.
When the time has expired the
function indicator will flash and
an acoustic signal will sound for
2minutes.
Press any button to switch off the
acoustic signal.

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Cook time d
1. Press selection button Trepeated-
ly until the cook time function
indicator dflashes.
2. Using buttons +or - set the re-
quired cooking time.
After approx. 5 seconds the display
will revert to the time.
The cook time function indicator d
is illuminated.
When the time has expired the
function indicator will flash, an
acoustic signal will sound for
2 minutes and the oven will switch
off.
3. Switch off the acoustic signal and
the programme by pressing any but-
ton.

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End time e
1. Press selection button T
repeatedly until the end time func-
tion indicator eflashes.
2. Using buttons +or - set the time
at which you want the oven
to switch off.
After approx. 5 seconds the display
will revert to the time. The end time
function indicator eis illuminated.
When the time has elapsed the
function indicator will flash, an
acoustic signal will sound for
2 minutes and the oven will switch
off.
3. Switch off the acoustic signal and
the programme by pressing any but-
ton.

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Cook time d and End time ecombined
3Cook time dand end time ecan be used together if the oven is to
switch on and off automatically at a later time.
1. Using the cook time dfunction sets
the time required for the dish to
cook.
In this case 1 hour.
2. Using the end time function sets
the time at which the dish is to be
ready.
In this case 14:05.
The cook time dand end time e
function indicators are illuminated
and the time will appear in the dis-
play.
In this case 12:05.
The oven will switch on automati-
cally at the calculated time.
In this case 13:05.
And will switch off again when the given time has expired.
In this case 14:05.