Lighting the burners
To obtain a flame more easily, light the burner before placing a cooking utensil on the pan stand.
To light a burner, proceed as follows: for version with lighting integrated in the control knob, push the knob of the burner fully down and turn it anticlockwise to the "maximum flow" setting symbol, or press the button if the appliance has individual lighting.
After lighting the flame, keep the knob pressed for about 10 seconds; this time is necessary to heat up the "thermocouple" (Fig.
Then check that the flame is even and turn the control knob to adjust the flame as required.
In the instance of a power cut, place a flame near the burner and proceed as already described.
If the flame does not light after a few attempts, check that the "burner cap" and "flame cap" are correctly positioned.
To turn off the flame, turn the control knob clockwise to the 
symbol. Before removing pans from the burners, always lower or turn off the flame.
Correct use of the hob
For lower gas consumption and | Burner | minimum | maximum |
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ciency, you should only use pots |
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the size of the burner used (see | Large (rapid) | 180 mm. | 220 mm. |
table). Also, as soon as a liquid | Medium | 120 mm. | 200 mm. |
comes to the boil take care to turn | Small (Auxiliary) | 80 mm. | 160 mm. |
the flame down to a level that will | Triple Flame | 220 mm. | 260 mm. |
just keep it boiling. |
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When cooking with fats or oils, do not leave the pan unattenced because these substances may catch fire if brought to high temperatures.
If the control knobs become difficult to turn, please contact your local Service Force Centre.
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