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Operating and Installation
Instructions
Ceramic Cooktop
KM 5840
KM 5860
KM 5880
en - US, CA
To prevent accidents and
appliance damage,
read these instructions
before
installation or use. M.-Nr. 07 844 710
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Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................4 Description of the appliance.........................................9 Control panel.....................................................12 Before using for the first time.......................................13 Clean the cooktop .................................................13 Heat the cooktop..................................................13 How the burners operate...........................................14 Use ..
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Children WARNING- When using your Use the safety lock to ensure that appliance follow basic unsupervised children cannot turn on precautions, including the the cooktop or change the settings. following: Children should not be left Read all instructions before unattended in an area where the installation or use to prevent appliance is in use. Never allow injury and appliance damage. children to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. This appliance conforms to
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Technical safety Before servicing, disconnect the appliance from the main power supply. Installation, repair and maintenance work should be performed by a Miele Do not operate any appliance with a authorized service technician. Work by damaged cord or plug, or if the unqualified persons could be appliance has been damaged in any dangerous and may void the warranty. manner. Contact Miele’s Technical Service Department. Be sure your appliance is properly insta
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Never use the appliance to heat a room. Due to the high temperatures DO NOT TOUCH THE COOKING radiated, objects left near the appliance AREA OR THE VICINITY AROUND THE could catch fire. COOKING AREA - During operation, the cooking area and its surroundings Do not store items on the appliance will get hot and can cause burns. When when not in use. Items could melt or the cooktop is shut off, the surface may catch fire from residual heat or if the remain
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Make certain that the power cords of To prevent damage to the cooktop small appliances do not come in do not use pots and pans with thin contact with the appliance. The bases on the cooktop. Never heat an insulation of the cable could become empty pan unless the pan manufacturer damaged. Danger of electric shock! states that you can do so. The control panel and/or the areas Before using glass, glass/ceramic, around the cooktop (the cooktop ceramic, earthenwa
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Any spills should be removed as quickly as possible to prevent them from burning on and becoming difficult to remove. Aluminum cookware or cookware with aluminum base can cause shiny metallic spots. These spots can be removed with ceramic glass or stainless steel cleaner (see "Cleaning and Care"). Never heat up an empty pot, unless the manufacturer explicitly allows this can be done! Failure to comply can result in a damaged cooktop. NEVER set down hot pots or
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Description of the appliance KM 5840 Two-zone variable burners One-zone burner Control panel Burner Diameter Output in watts at 208 / 240 V inches cm Left front 7 1/16" 18 1600 9 1/16" 23 2500 Left rear 5 11/16" 14.5 1200 Center rear 4 3/4" 12 700 7 1/16" 18 1800 Right rear 7 1/16" 18 1600 9 1/16" 23 2500 Total: 8000 9
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Description of the appliance KM 5860 Two-zone variable burners One-zone burners Three-zone variable burner Control panel Burner Diameter Output in watts at 208 / 240 V inches cm Left front 7 1/16" 18 1600 9 1/16" 23 2500 Left rear 5 11/16" 14.5 1200 Center rear 4 3/4" 12 700 7 1/16" 18 1800 Right rear 5 11/16" 14.5 1100 8 1/4" 21 2150 10 5/8" 27 3100 Center front 5 11/16" 14.5 1200 Total: 9800 10
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Description of the appliance KM 5880 Two-zone variable burners One-zone burner Three-zone variable burner Control panel Burner Diameter Output in watts at inches cm 208/ 240 V Left front 7 1/16" 18 1600 9 1/16" 23 2500 Left rear 5 11/16" 14.5 1200 Center rear 5 11/16" 14.5 1100 8 1/4" 21 2400 Right rear 5 11/16" 14.5 1100 8 1/4" 21 2150 10 5/8" 27 3100 Center front 4 3/4" 12 700 7 1/16" 18 1800 Total: 11000 11
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Description of the appliance Control panel Touch controls Indicator lights Cooktop On/Off Cooktop On/Off Settings bar Child safety lock 0 = Burner On/Off 1 - 9 = Setting the power level Burner selection indicator light, e.g. right rear burner Child safety lock
Indicator light for half-hours with a Variable burner On/Off kitchen timer setting of more than Settings bar for the center rear 99 minutes burner and timer Residual heat indicator 0 = Burner On/Off 1 - 9 = Setting the
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Before using for the first time Clean the cooktop Heat the cooktop Before using for the first time, clean Only for facet cooktops: the appliance with a damp cloth and A small gap between the cooktop dry with a soft cloth. and the work surface may be visible in the first days of operation. It will become smaller during use. Despite this small gap, the electrical safety of Do not use liquid dish soap to clean your appliance is always ensured. the cooktop, this may cause permanent blue discolorat
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How the burners operate One-zone burners use one heating One-zone burner strip; two-zone burners and grill zones have two heating strips. Depending on the model, the heating strips may be separated by a ring. Each burner has overheating protection (internal temperature limiter) feature to prevent the ceramic glass from overheating (see "Overheat protection"). Overheat protection When a power level is set, the heat element turns on and the heating strip Heating strip is visible through the ce
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Use Turning On To select a power level: The cooktop must be turned on before Standard factory setting any of the burners can be used. Touch the respective number on the Do not leave the appliance settings bar of the desired burner. unattended during operation! Extended setting (see "Power settings") To turn the cooktop On: Touch the space between the Touch the On/Off touch control . numbers. All the touch controls and the For example, if you have set power power-ON indicator light will c
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Use Power settings The cooktop is factory-programmed with 9 power levels. If you would like finer setting control, you can extend the power levels (see "Programming"). Cooking process Settings* Standard Extended factory settings settings (9 power levels) (17 power levels) Melting butter, chocolate, etc. 1to2 1to2+ Dissolving gelatin Preparing yogurt Thickening sauces containing only egg yolk and butter 1to3 1to3+ Warming small quantities of liquid Keeping food warm which sticks easily Cooking ri
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Use Cooking with Auto-heat Continued Heat-up time When Auto-heat has been activated, power level* (approx.) min:sec the burner automatically turns on at the highest setting (heat-up boost) and 1 1:20 then switches to the previously selected 1+ 2:00 continued power level. The heat-up time depends on which continued 2 2:45 power level has been chosen (see 2+ 3:25 chart). 3 4:05 With higher continued power levels only a relatively short heat-up time is 3+ 4:45 required. 4 5:30 To activate Auto-heat
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Use Variable burner Two-zone burner With some cooktop models (see Touch "0" on the settings bar of the "Description of the appliance"), you desired burner. can turn on a second or third burner Touch the respective number on the zone when using larger pots. settings bar to set the desired power If you add another burner zone, the level. "variable burner" touch control will be Touch the variable burner control. brighter than normal. With the three-zone burner, the display does not Three-zone
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Use Turning off and residual heat indicators To turn a burner off Touch "0" on the settings bar of the desired burner. After several seconds the numbers 1 to 9 on the settings bar go out. If the cooking zone is still hot, the residual heat will be displayed. To turn the cooktop off Touch the control. This turns off all the burners. After several seconds the power-ON indicator light and the numbers 1 to 9 on the settings bar go out. The residual-heat displays of the burners that are still h
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Selecting cookware – Use cookware with thick, flat, smooth Energy saving tips bottoms. Slightly concave bottoms – For the most even and energy will also work adequately. Pans with efficient cooking, the diameter of the convex bottoms will not cook well. pots/pans should match the diameter of the burners as closely as possible. cold hot – Cast iron, glass or stoneware should too small fits not be used because they have poor – Whenever possible, keep pots and heat transfer and may scratch the pans
