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Operating and Installation
Instructions
Ceramic Cooktop
KM 5820
en - US, CA
To prevent accidents and
appliance damage,
read these instructions
before
installation or use. M.-Nr. 07 844 700
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Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................4 Description of the appliance.........................................9 Cooktop..........................................................9 Control panel.....................................................10 Before using for the first time.......................................12 Clean the cooktop .................................................12 Heat the cooktop..................................................12 How the
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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 Cooktop Three-zone variable burner Two-zone variable burner One-zone burner Control panel Burner Diameter Output in watts at 208 / 240 V inches cm Left 5 11/16" 14.5 1100 8 1/4" 21 2150 10 5/8" 27 3100 Right rear 4 3/4" 12 700 7 1/16" 18 1800 Right front 5 11/16" 14.5 1200 Total:6100 9
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Description of the appliance Control panel 10
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Description of the appliance Touch controls Cooktop On/Off Settings bar - Setting the power level - Setting the time Child safety lock Variable burner On/Off Burner On/Off Stop and Go - Timer activation - Switching between timer functions - Selecting the shut-off time (see "Automatic burner shut-off") Hour function Indicator lights Power-ON indicator Child safety lock Variable burner-On Burner display
- = Burner is ready for use 0 = Burner is turned on 1 to 9 = Power level
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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 turn a burner on and select a power level The cooktop must be turned on before any of the burners can be used. Touch the On/Off touch control for the desired burner. Do not leave the appliance 0 appears in the burner display. unattended during operation! To turn the cooktop On: Touch the On/Off touch control . The power-ON indicator will turn on and - will appear in all the burner displays. If no further entry is made, the cooktop will turn itself off after a few seconds
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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"). The intermediate levels will appear with a lighted dot next to the number. Cooking process Power level* Standard Extended factory settings settings (9 power levels) (17 power levels) Melting butter, chocolate, etc. 1-2 1-2. Dissolving gelatin Preparing yogurt Thickening sauces containing egg yolk and butter 1-3 1-3. Warming small
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Use Cooking with Auto-heat To deactivate Auto heat-up When Auto heat-up has been activated, You can turn off the heat-up boost the burner automatically turns on at the before the heat-up time has elapsed. highest setting (heat-up boost) and Touch the On/Off touch control for then switches to the previously selected the desired burner. continued power level. The heat-up time depends on which continued The burner display flashes. power level has been chosen (see Touch and hold the set continue
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Use Variable burner Two-zone burner With some cooktop models (see Touch the On/Off touch control for "Description of the appliance"), you the desired burner. can turn on a second or third burner Set the desired power level. zone when using larger pots. Touch the variable burner touch If you add another burner zone, the control while the power level flashes indicator light will be on as long as the in the burner display. power level is flashing in the burner display. When the power level
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Use Turning off and residual heat Residual heat indicator indicators The bars of the residual heat indicator go out one after another as the burners To turn a burner off cool down. The last bar only goes out when the burners are safe to touch. Touch the On/Off touch control for the desired burner. Do not touch any burner or place Touch "0" on the settings bar. any heat-sensitive items on a burner as long as the residual heat A 0 flashes for a few seconds in the indicators are lit up. Danger
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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
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Timer The cooktop must be turned on to use the timer. The timer can be used for two different functions: – To time kitchen activities. – To set a burner to turn off automatically. You can select a time from 1 minute (01) to 9 hours (9^). A time up to 99 minutes is set and displayed in minutes. Example: With a time of more than 99 minutes, the timer must be turned to hours. The time is set in half-hour increments. The half hour is indicated by a dot after the number. Example (2 hours 30 minutes):
