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INFORMATION FOR USE
1 Safety ........................................................................ 3
2 Preventing material damage .................................. 4
3 Environmental protection and saving energy ...... 5
4 Familiarising yourself with your appliance .......... 5
5 Basic operation ....................................................... 6
6 Cleaning and servicing .......................................... 7
7 Disposal ................................................................... 8
8 Customer Service ................................................... 8
9 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ........................... 8
9.1 Safe installation ................................................... 8
Safety 1 Safety
Observe the following safety instructions.
1.1 General information
¡ Read this instruction manual carefully.
¡ Keep the instructions, the appliance and the
product information safe for future reference
or for the next owner.
¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been
damaged in transit.
1.2 Intended use
Only a licensed professional may connect ap-
pliances without plugs. Damage caused by in-
correct connection is not covered under the
warranty.
Only use this appliance:
¡ To prepare meals and drinks.
¡ Under supervision. Never leave the appli-
ance unattended when cooking for short
periods.
¡ in private households and in enclosed
spaces in a domestic environment.
¡ Up to an altitude of 2000m above sea level.
Do not use the appliance:
¡ With an external timer or a separate remote
control. This does not apply if operation with
appliances included in EN 50615 is
switched off.
1.3 Restriction on user group
This appliance may be used by children aged
8 or over and by people who have reduced
physical, sensory or mental abilities or inad-
equate experience and/or knowledge,
provided that they are supervised or have
been instructed on how to use the appliance
safely and have understood the resulting
dangers.
Do not let children play with the appliance.
Children must not perform cleaning or user
maintenance unless they are at least 15 years
old and are being supervised.
Keep children under the age of 8 years away
from the appliance and power cable.
1.4 Safe use
WARNING‒Risk of fire!
Leaving fat or oil cooking on an unattended
hob can be dangerous and may lead to fires.
Never leave hot oil or fat unattended.
Never attempt to extinguish a fire using wa-
ter; instead, switch off the appliance and
then cover with a lid or a fire blanket.
The cooking surface becomes very hot.
Never place flammable objects on the cook-
ing surface or in its immediate vicinity.
Never place objects on the cooking surface.
The appliance will become hot.
Do not keep combustible objects or aerosol
cans in drawers directly underneath the hob.
Hob covers can cause accidents, for example
due to overheating, catching fire or materials
shattering.
Do not use hob covers.
Food may catch fire.
The cooking process must be monitored. A
short process must be monitored continu-
ously.
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en Preventing material damage
WARNING‒Risk of burns!
The appliance and its parts that can be
touched become hot during use, particularly
the hob surround, if fitted.
Caution should be exercised here in order to
avoid touching heating elements.
Young children under 8 years of age must
be kept away from the appliance.
Hob guards may cause accidents.
Never use hob guards.
The appliance becomes hot during operation.
Allow the appliance to cool down before
cleaning.
The cookware handles may become hot dur-
ing operation. If the handles are illuminated by
the heating zone, the handles may become
particularly hot.
Always cover the entire heating zone with
the cookware.
Use oven mitts.
WARNING‒Risk of electric shock!
Improper repairs are dangerous.
Repairs to the appliance should only be car-
ried out by trained specialist staff.
Only use genuine spare parts when repairing
the appliance.
If the power cord or the appliance power
cable of this appliance is damaged, it must
be replaced with a special power cord or
special appliance power cable, which is
available from the manufacturer or its Cus-
tomer Service.
If the power cord of this appliance is dam-
aged, it must be replaced by trained special-
ist staff.
A damaged appliance is dangerous.
Never operate a damaged appliance.
If the surface is cracked, you must switch off
the appliance in order to prevent a possible
electrical shock. To do this, switch off the
appliance via the fuse in the fuse box.
Set the hotplate control to zero.
Call customer service.
Repairs to the appliance must only be car-
ried out by trained and qualified personnel.
An ingress of moisture can cause an electric
shock.
Do not use steam- or high-pressure cleaners
to clean the appliance.
The insulation on cables of electrical appli-
ances may melt if it touches hot parts of the
appliance.
Never bring electrical appliance cables into
contact with hot parts of the appliance.
WARNING‒Risk of injury!
Saucepans may suddenly jump due to liquid
between the saucepan base and the hotplate.
Always keep hotplates and saucepan bases
dry.
WARNING‒Risk of suffocation!
Children may put packaging material over their
heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffoc-
ate.
Keep packaging material away from chil-
dren.
Do not let children play with packaging ma-
terial.
Children may breathe in or swallow small
parts, causing them to suffocate.
Keep small parts away from children.
Do not let children play with small parts.
Preventing material damage2 Preventing material damage
ATTENTION
Rough pot and pan bases will scratch the ceramic.
Check your cookware.
Boiling pans dry may damage cookware or the appli-
ance.
Never place empty pans on a heated hotplate or al-
low to boil dry.
Incorrectly positioned cookware can cause the appli-
ance to overheat.
Never place hot pots or pans on the controls or the
hob surround.
Damage can occur if hard or pointed objects fall onto
the hob.
Do not let hard or pointed objects fall onto the hob.
Non heat-resistant materials will melt on heated hot-
plates.
Do not use oven protective foil.
Do not use aluminium foil or plastic containers.
2.1 Overview of the most common damage
Here you can find the most common types of damage
and tips on how to avoid them.
Damage Cause Measure
Stains Food boiling
over
Remove boiled-over food
immediately with a glass
scraper.
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Damage Cause Measure
Stains Unsuitable
cleaning
products
Only use cleaning products
that are suitable for glass
ceramic.
Scratche
s
Salt, sugar or
sand
Do not use the hob as a
work surface or storage
space.
Scratche
s
Rough pot or
pan bases
Check your cookware.
Damage Cause Measure
Discol-
ouration
Unsuitable
cleaning
products
Only use cleaning products
that are suitable for glass
ceramic.
Discol-
ouration
Pan abrasion,
e.g. aluminium
Lift pots and pans to move
on the hob.
Blisters Sugar or food
with a high
sugar content
Remove boiled-over food
immediately with a glass
scraper.
Environmental protection and saving energy3 Environmental protection and saving energy
3.1 Disposing of packaging
The packaging materials are environmentally compatible
and can be recycled.
Sort the individual components by type and dispose
of them separately.
3.2 Saving energy
If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use
less energy.
Select the cooking zone to match the size of your pan.
Centre the cookware on the hob.
Use cookware whose base diameter is the same dia-
meter as the hotplate.
Tip: Cookware manufacturers often give the upper dia-
meter of the saucepan. It is often larger than the base
diameter.
Unsuitable cookware or incompletely covered cook-
ing zones consume a lot of energy.
Cover saucepans with suitable lids.
Cooking without a lid consumes considerably more
energy.
Lift lids as infrequently as possible.
When you lift the lid, a lot of energy escapes.
Using a glass lid
You can see into the pan through a glass lid without
having to lift it.
Use pots and pans with flat bases.
Uneven bases increase energy consumption.
Use cookware that is suitable for the quantity of food.
Large items of cookware containing little food need
more energy to heat up.
Cook with only a little water.
The more water there is in the cookware, the more
energy that is required to heat it up.
Turn down to a lower power level early on.
If you use an ongoing power level that is too high,
you will waste energy.
Take advantage of the hob's residual heat. With longer
cooking times switch off the hotplate 5-10minutes be-
fore the end of cooking.
Unused residual heat increases energy consumption.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance4 Familiarising yourself with your appliance
The instruction manual is the same for various different
hobs. You can find the hob dimensions in the overview
of models.
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en Basic operation
4.1 Control panel
You can use the control panel to configure all functions
of your appliance and to obtain information about the
operating status.
Hotplate controls
The hotplate controls are permanently fixed in place.
They must not be removed. Forcibly removing the hot-
plate controls leads to them being destroyed.
4.2 Hotplates
You can find an overview of the different activations of
the hotplates here.
Hotplate Activating and deactivating
Single-circuit
cooking zone
Dual-circuit hot-
plate
Activating: Turn the hotplate
switch to the right until . Se-
lect the heat setting.
Switching off: Turn the hot-
plate switch to 0 and reset.
Never turn the hotplate switch
past the symbol to 0.
Notes
Dark areas in the glow pattern of the hotplate are part
of the technical design. They do not affect the func-
tionality of the hotplate.
The hotplate regulates the temperature by switching
the heat on and off. The heat may also switch on and
off when at the highest setting.
– This protects easily damaged components from
overheating.
– The appliance is protected against electrical over-
load.
4.3 Hotplate display and residual heat
indicator
The hob has a hotplate display and a residual heat in-
dicator. The display lights up when a hotplate is warm.
Display Meaning
Hotplate dis-
play
Lights up during operation, shortly after
switching on.
Residual
heat indic-
ator
Lit up after cooking when the hotplate is
still warm.
Note: You can keep small dishes warm
or melt cooking chocolate.
Basic operation5 Basic operation
5.1 Switching the hob on or off
You can switch the hob on and off with the hotplate
switch.
5.2 Setting the hotplates
You can use the hotplate control to adjust the heat out-
put of the hotplate.
Heat setting
1 Lowest setting
9 Highest setting
The symbol in the display panel indicates the hotplate
which the display refers to, e.g. for the right rear hot-
plate.
5.3 Recommended cooking settings
You can find an overview of different foods with appro-
priate power levels here.
The cooking time varies depending on the type, weight,
thickness and quality of the food. The ongoing power
level depends on the cookware used.
Cooking tips
To bring food to the boil, use heat setting 9.
Stir thick liquids occasionally.
Food that needs to be seared quickly or that initially
loses a lot of liquid during frying should be fried in
small portions.
Tips for saving energy when cooking.
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Melting
Food Ongoing
cooking
setting
Ongoing
cooking
time in
minutes
Butter, gelatine 1 -
Heating or keeping warm
Stew, e.g. lentil stew 1 -
Milk
1
1–2 -
Poaching or simmering
Dumplings
2,3
3–4 20–30
Fish
2,3
3 10–15
White sauce, e.g. béchamel 1 3–6
Boiling, steaming or stewing
Rice with double the volume of
water
3 15–30
Unpeeled boiled potatoes 3–4 25–30
Boiled potatoes 3–4 15–25
Pasta, noodles
2,3
5 6–10
Stew, soup 3–4 15–60
Vegetables, fresh or frozen 3–4 10–20
Food in a pressure cooker 3–4 -
Braising
Roulades 3–4 50–60
Pot roast 3–4 60–100
Goulash 3–4 50–60
Frying with little oil
Fry food without a lid.
Escalope, plain or breaded 6–7 6–10
Chops, plain or breaded
4
6–7 8–12
Steak, 3cm thick 7–8 8–12
Fish or fish fillet, plain or
breaded
4–5 8–20
Fish or fish fillet, breaded and
frozen, e.g. fish fingers
6–7 8–12
Stir fry, frozen 6–7 6–10
Pancakes 5–6 one by
one
Cleaning and servicing6 Cleaning and servicing
To keep your appliance working efficiently for a long
time, it is important to clean and maintain it carefully.
6.1 Cleaning products
You can obtain suitable cleaning products and glass
scrapers from customer service, the online shop or a re-
tailer.
ATTENTION
Unsuitable cleaning products may damage the surfaces
of the appliance.
Never use unsuitable cleaning products.
Unsuitable cleaning products
Undiluted detergent
Detergent intended for dishwashers
Abrasive cleaners
Aggressive cleaning products such as oven spray or
stain remover
Abrasive sponges
High-pressure or steam jet cleaners
6.2 Cleaning the glass ceramic
Clean the hob after every use to stop cooking residues
from getting burnt on.
Note: Note the information on unsuitable cleaning
products.
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Requirement: The hob has cooled down.
1.
Remove heavy soiling using a glass scraper.
2.
Clean the hob with a cleaning product for glass
ceramic.
Follow the cleaning instructions on the product pack-
aging.
Tip: You can achieve good cleaning results using a
special sponge for glass ceramic.
6.3 Cleaning the hob surround
Clean the hob frame after use if dirty or stained.
Notes
Note the information on unsuitable cleaning products.
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Do not use the glass scraper.
1.
Clean the hob frame with hot soapy water and a soft
cloth.
Wash new sponge cloths thoroughly before use.
2.
Dry with a soft cloth.
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Prepare the dish without the lid.
2
Bring the water to the boil with the lid on.
3
Continue to cook the dish without a lid.
4
Turn the dish several times.
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Disposal7 Disposal
7.1 Disposing of old appliance
Valuable raw materials can be reused by recycling.
Dispose of the appliance in an environmentally
friendly manner.
Information about current disposal methods are avail-
able from your specialist dealer or local authority.
This appliance is labelled in accordance
with European Directive 2012/19/EU
concerning used electrical and elec-
tronic appliances (waste electrical and
electronic equipment - WEEE).
The guideline determines the framework
for the return and recycling of used ap-
pliances as applicable throughout the
EU.
Customer Service8 Customer Service
Function-relevant genuine spare parts according to the
corresponding Ecodesign Order can be obtained from
Customer Service for a period of at least 10 years from
the date on which your appliance was placed on the
market within the European Economic Area.
Note: Under the terms of the manufacturer's warranty
the use of Customer Service is free of charge.
Detailed information about the warranty period and the
warranty conditions in your country is available via the
QR code on the enclosed document on service con-
tacts and warranty conditions, from our customer ser-
vice or on our website.
If you contact Customer Service, you will require the
product number (E-Nr.) and the production number (FD)
of your appliance.
You can find the contact details for our customer ser-
vice via the QR code on the enclosed document on ser-
vice contacts and warranty conditions or on our website.
You can find the information required as per Regula-
tions (EU) 66/2014 and (EU) 2023/826 online at
www.bosch-home.com
on the product and service
pages for your appliance, in the area of user manuals
and additional documents.
8.1 Product number (E-Nr.) and production
number (FD)
You can find the product number (E-Nr.) and the pro-
duction number (FD) on the appliance's rating plate.
The rating plate can be found:
on the appliance certificate.
on the lower section of the hob.
Make a note of your appliance's details and the Cus-
tomer Service telephone number to find them again
quickly.
Installation instructions9 Installation instructions
Observe this information when installing the appliance.
9.1 Safe installation
Follow these safety instructions when installing
the appliance.
¡ Electrical connection must only be carried
out by licensed specialist staff. Incorrect con-
nection will invalidate the warranty.
¡ The safe operation of this appliance can only
be guaranteed if it has been installed to a
professional standard in accordance with
these installation instructions. The installer
shall be liable for any damage resulting from
incorrect installation.
9.2 Built-under
Do not install refrigerators, dishwashers, non-ventilated
ovens or washing machines underneath the appliance.
If you fit an oven below the appliance, the worktop
must be at least 20mm thick, in certain cases even
thicker. Observe the information in the oven installa-
tion instructions.
Make sure that projecting parts such as the mains
housing or the mains cable do not collide, e.g. with a
drawer.
9.3 Intermediate floor
If the underside of the hob can be touched, an interme-
diate floor must be fitted.
Ask your specialist retailer for an intermediate floor as
an accessory.
If you use your own intermediate floor, the minimum
distance to the mains connection of the appliance
must be 10mm.
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9.4 Preparing the units
The worktop must be level, horizontal and stable.
The fitted units, including wall finishing strips, must be heat-resistant to at least 90°C.
Niche cladding within 50mm of the back wall must not be combustible (e.g. tiles, stone).
Seal the cut surfaces to make them heat-resistant. This prevents the worktop from swelling as a result of moisture.
9.5 Electrical connection
To protect the device, only remove the device from the
styrofoam shells when you press the device into the cut-
out. Never place the device upright on one side of the
device.
Check the household wiring before connecting the
appliance.
The appliance fulfils the requirements of protection
classI and must only be operated in conjunction with
an earth conductor.
In the permanent electrical installation, a partition
must be provided in the phases in accordance with
the installation regulations.
If appears on the appliance's display, it has not
been connected correctly. Disconnect the appliance
from the mains and check the connection.
Connecting with a 3-wire cable
Ensure that there is sufficient fuse protection for the
household wiring.
Observe the colour coding of the power cable.
The protective conductor is green/yellow .
The neutral conductor is blue.
The phase (external conductor) is brown.
If required, the cable must be replaced with a multi-
phase power cable. When replacing the cable, ob-
serve the following paragraph.
Connecting without a pre-installed cable
Only connect the hob in accordance with the connection
diagram.
If required, install the enclosed copper bridges.
The power cable must correspond to typeH05VV-F
or a higher rating.
Use the current load to determine which wire cross-
section you require. A cross-section of <1.5mm² is
not permitted.
Connecting with a pre-installed 5-wire power
cable
The power cable must only be replaced by trained cus-
tomer service personnel.
9.6 Installing the hob
Do not trap the power cable and do not route it over
sharp edges.
If the oven is a built-under type, route the cable along
the rear corners of the oven to the mains socket.
The hob can also be installed in an existing cut-out
that has a depth of 500 mm.
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9.7 Removing the hob
1.
Disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
2.
Push out the hob from below.
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