1.2 About use
The appliance is intended solely for use in the household and must not be put to any other uses.
Use the appliance to prepare meals only. It must not be used to heat up the room in which it is installed.
Only ever use the included cooking inserts or order the special accessories.
Do not place any items in the oven compartment that might rust. Rusty accessories will lead to further rusting in the oven compartment!
Do not use any silver tableware in the cooking compartment.
The cooking compartment may become discoloured during prolonged operation. This does not have a detrimental influence on operability of the appliance.
Operation is only possible when the door is closed, otherwise there is a risk that water will spray out of the appliance or that hot steam will come out.
The steam oven uses unpressurized steam, therefore the door can be opened at any time during cooking. To prevent extreme steam from escaping when you open the door, you can condense beforehand. Water may drip when opening the door.
Steam may escape during operation and when opening the door.
The 
(Heating) symbol in the control panel goes off as soon as the required temperature has been reached.
Turn the “Temperature” control knob (right control knob) to the 0 position after use.
In the event of malfunctions, first of all check the household fuses. If the problem has nothing to do with the power or water supply, please contact your specialist dealer or your local Gaggenau after- sales service.
The door window may fog up at all moisture levels (above all at the 100 % moisture level).
Operating noise may occur in all operating modes. Opening and closing of the air flap causes clicking noise.
The appliance rinses automatically when switched on if it has not been in operation for a prolonged period of time or after a prolonged power failure (several hours). This removes water that is left over in the pipes.
The food being cooked must not come into contact with the sides or the grease filter.
At set temperatures below 65 °C / 150 °F , the light is switched off after a few seconds to ensure that the halogen lamp will not additionally heat up the oven compartment. This ensures more precise temperature coordination. The light in the oven compartment is switched on again for a few seconds if you turn one of the two control knobs or if you press a key.
Calibration
(automatic boiling
the boiling point of water depends on the baro- metric pressure. The barometric pressure changes with the altitude of the place where the appliance is installed. During
The appliance cannot be operated if it has not been calibrated!
The appliance features a descaling display. When it flashes, this is an indication that the appliance must be descaled. Before commencing operation, you must enter the water hardness in your household on the appliance.
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