What to do if …, Problem Possible cause Remedy

What to do if …

Problem	Possible cause	Remedy

The appliance cannot be	More than 10 seconds have	Switch the appliance on
switched on or is not operat-	passed since the appliance	again.
ing	was switched on

	The lock is switched on	Switch off the lock (See the
		section “Locking/unlocking
		the control panel”)

	The child safety device is	Deactivate child safety de-
	switched on	vice (See the section “Child
		safety device”)

	Several sensor fields were	Only touch one sensor field
	touched at the same time

	Safety cut-out has been trig-	Remove any objects (pan,
	gered	cloths, etc.) that are lying on
		the control panel. Switch the
		appliance on again

The residual heat indicator is	The cooking zone was only	If the cooking zone is sup-
not displaying anything	on for a short time and is	posed to be hot, call your lo-
	therefore not hot	cal Service Force Centre.

The automatic warm up func-	There is still residual heat on	Let the cooking zone cool
tion is not switching itself on	the cooking zone	down

	The highest heat setting is	The highest heat setting has
	set	the same power as the auto-
		matic warm up function

Repeated acoustic signal	One or more sensor fields	Uncover sensor field
(6x), appliance switches off	have been covered for longer
	than 10 seconds

Acoustic signal sounds when	The control panel is wholly or	Remove objects.
appliance is switched off	partly covered by objects.

Acoustic signal sounds and	The On/Off sensor field has	Do not place any objects on
appliance switches itself on	been covered up, e.g. by a	the control panel
and then off again; after 5	cloth
seconds another acoustic
signal sounds

Display is switching between	Power management is reduc-	See the section “Switching
two heat settings	ing the power of this cooking	the power function on and
	zone	off”