Gaggenau VI 421 Product guide

Operating and assembly instructions
VI 421
Induction cooktop

VI 421
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1. Important Notes Page 3-4
For your safety Page 3
Operating for the first time Page 4
About use Page 4
The advantages of cooking by induction Page 4
2. Features Page 5
Features Page 5
Special accessories Page 5
3. Operation Page 6-8
Switching on and off Page 6
Indicator light / Pot recognition / Residual heat display Page 6
Booster function Page 7
Visual signals Page 8
Holiday safeguard Page 8
4. Settings table Page 9
5. Suitable cooking receptacles
and how to use them Page 10
6. Cleaning and Care Page 11
7. Maintenance Page 12
8. Installation Page 13-16
Technical Data Page 13
Important notes on installation Page 13
Preparing the cabinet Page 14
Installing the control panel Page 15
Installing the cooktop Page 16

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Congratulations on buying your new
“Vario” appliance.
Before switching your appliance on for the first
time, we would like you to familiarize yourself with
your new appliance. In this manual you will find
important notes on safety and operation. These
will serve to ensure your personal safety and the
lasting value of your appliance. Keep the
instruction manual near your appliance for further
reference.
You will find notes on Page 4 that you ought to
observe before operating the appliance for the
first time.
The chapters entitled “Features" and “Operation"
tell you all about what your appliance can do and
how you operate it.
The chapter entitled “Cleaning and Care" gives
tips on how to keep your appliance looking good.
And now we wish you lots of fun cooking.

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For your safety
Do not operate the appliance if it is damaged.
The appliance must only be connected by
an authorised specialist, paying attention to
the relevant regulations of the power supply
companies and the regional construction
regulations.
Observe the assembly instructions!
The appliance could be damaged if connected
wrongly!
When connecting electrical appliances in the
proximity of the cooktop, make sure that connecting
cables do not come into contact with hot cooking
surfaces.
Only ever operate the appliance under supervision.
Observe caution with oils and fats. Overheated oils
and fats can easily cause fires. Smother burning fat
or oil. Never extinguish with water!
Caution: the appliance heats up during operation.
Keep children away.
Do not operate the cooking position without pots
and pans placed on them.
Do not heat up unopened tins on the hob. These
may burst or explode.
To avoid jeopardising the electrical safety of the
appliance, do not use high-pressure or steam jet
cleaning devices.
Do not store any substances that are sensitive to
high temperatures, or which pose a fire hazard
(e.g. cleaning agents or spray cans), in drawers or
cupboards under the appliance.
There are fans beneath the cooking hob. Warning!
Small objects or pieces of paper kept beneath the
cooking hob may either damage the fan if they are
sucked into it or affect the cooling process. Do not
place any objects in the cabinet underneath closer
than 5 cm to the air intake. Remove any cooking
foil / film.
Operation of the appliance must be discontinued
immediately if improper use produces cracks,
breaks or flaws on the cooking surface, with the
result that live parts can come into contact directly
or indirectly with seeping liquid or if there is a risk
of injury. Remove the mains plug or switch off the
corresponding mains fuse. Call after-sales service!
Isolate the appliance from the mains during every
maintenance operation. To do this, remove the
mains plug or switch off the corresponding fuse.
Repairs must be carried out by authorised
specialists, thus ensuring electrical safety.
As the user, you are responsible for maintenance
and proper use in the household. No warranty
claims can be lodged for any damage resulting
from failure to observe these instructions.
Note:
if you have fitted the appliance cover VD 400-000
(special accessory) on the appliance, it must not
be closed until the appliance has cooled down
completely. Do not operate the appliance with the
cover closed! Heat development may damage the
appliance and the cover. Do not use the appliance
cover as a surface for placing objects or for
keeping things warm.
Subject to technical change without notice.
1. Important Notes
This appliance is in full compliance with electro-
magnetic safety and compatibility standards.
Persons fitted with pacemakers, hearing aids or
other similar devices are not, however, recom-
mended to use the appliance, as it is not possible
to rule out interference which may adversely
affect the correct working order of such devices.

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Operating for the first time
Remove the packaging from the appliance and
dispose of it according to local regulations.
Be careful to remove all accessories from the
packaging. Keep packaging elements and plastic
bags away from children.
This appliance is labelled in accordance
with the European Directive 2002/96/EG
concerning used electrical and electronic
appliances (waste electrical and
electronic equipment – WEEE). The
guideline determines the framework for
the return and recycling of used appliances as
applicable.
Check the appliance for transport damage before
installing it.
The appliance must be installed and connected by
an authorised specialist before operation. Before
operating the appliance for the first time, make
sure that the mains connection is in proper working
order.
The serial number of the appliance can be found on
the quality control slip which is included with these
instructions. This quality control slip should be kept,
for guarantee reasons, together with your operating
and assembly instructions.
Read through these instructions attentively before
operating your appliance for the first time.
Thoroughly clean the appliance and accessories
before using them for the first time. This will
eliminate any 'newness’ smells and soiling (see
chapter “Cleaning and care”).
About use
The appliance is intended solely for household use
and must not be put to any other uses.
Use the appliance to prepare meals only. Do not use
the appliance to heat up the room in which it is
installed.
The air inlets in the cabinet should not be covered
in any way.
Do not use the cooking surface to store items. Do
not place food wrapped in silver foil, cutlery, pot
lids or any other kind of metal object on the
induction cooking hob. Should the appliance be
switched on accidentally, these objects will heat up
very quickly and may produce burns.
Switch off the hob after use.
Always keep the cooking area dry and clean.
Built-in overheating protection prevents over-
heating of the appliance and of surrounding
kitchen furniture.
In the event of malfunction, first check your house-
hold fuses. If the power supply is in proper working
order, but the appliance is still not functioning,
please inform your specialist dealer or your nearest
Gaggenau customer service.
The advantages of cooking by
induction
The heating process takes place at great speed
within the receptacle used in the total absence of
either flame or perceivable heat source. It is not
necessary for heat to pass from the vitroceramic
surface to the cooking receptacle. That is why
cooking by induction offers the following
advantages:
• Fast cooking and frying, saving on both time and
energy consumption.
• The hob supplies or cuts heat once the control
knob is activated. It even cuts the heat supply off
should the receptacle be removed from the
cooking plate without having been previously
turned off.
• Splashes or spillages of foodstuffs do not burn
on the cooking hob and smoke is not formed
because the hob does not reach temperatures
high enough to do so.