Using Your Cooktop

This section tells you how to operate the controls on the cooktop. It also discusses how the ceramic glass cooktop works, and includes tips on how to cook with and maintain the cooktop.

wWARNING

Fire Hazard

Turn off all controls when done cooking.

Failure to do so can result in death or fire.

Using the surface units

 

 

 

 

 

Control

 

L

OFF

 

 

knob

 

O

 

HI

 

 

 

M

 

 

 

I

 

E

 

 

 

H

 

D

 

 

 

D

 

L

 

 

M

E

Surface unit

O

 

 

 

 

MED

 

 

 

marker

 

 

 

 

 

Control knobs (Models KECC501G, KECC502G, YKECC502G, KECC507G, YKECC507G, KECC562G, KECC567G, YKECC567G, KECC051H, KECC507H, KECC563H, KECC567H)

Push in control knobs before turning them to a setting. Set them anywhere between HI and OFF.

MED

4 6

37

ON

2 OFF 8

LOHI

HOT

Electronic touch controls (Models KECC508G, YKECC508G, KECC568G, YKECC568G)

Touch ON/OFF to turn heating elements on. The LO and HI lights will blink on and off, indicating a choice of high or low power. To choose high power, touch the arrow pointing to HI. To choose low power, touch the arrow pointing to LO.

To choose a power level other than HI, from the HI setting, touch and hold, or tap, the arrow pointing to HI and the power level will decrease. Stop when you reach the desired level. Follow the same procedure from LO to increase the power level.

To turn heating elements off individually, touch ON/OFF. To turn all elements off at once, touch ALL OFF.

NOTE: Heating elements will be visible (glow) only at or above power levels 7 or 8.

To lock controls, touch CONTROL LOCK and hold for 5 seconds. A tone will sound and the lock light will go on. To unlock, repeat above and lock light will go off.

Models KECC508G, YKECC508G, KECC568G and YKECC568G are equipped with a control cooling fan. The fan operates when the cooktop is in use. The fan may continue to run for a short period of time after the cooktop is turned off.

Surface unit markers (All Models)

The shape and location of the Surface Unit Markers match the shape and location of the surface units that the control knob or the touch control operates.

Power on light

Models KECC501G, KECC502G, YKECC502G, KECC507G, YKECC507G, KECC562G, KECC567G, YKECC567G, KECC051H, KECC507H, KECC563H, KECC567H :These models have a separate

Power On Light.

Models KECC508G, YKECC508G, KECC568G, YKECC568G: These electronic touch control models have a common Power On Light. Power levels LO through HI also act as Power On Indicator Lights.

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KitchenAid KECC563H, KECC507H Using Your Cooktop, Using the surface units, Surface unit markers All Models, Power on light