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Operating and installation instructions
Ceramic hobs with induction
KM 5940 / KM 5950
en-GB
To avoid the risk of accidents or
damage to the appliance it is
essential to read these
instructions before it is installed
and used for the first time. M.-Nr. 07 257 380
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Contents Guide to the appliance .............................................4 KM 5940..........................................................4 KM 5950..........................................................5 Control panel......................................................6 Cooking zone display ...............................................6 Cooking zones.....................................................7 Warning and Safety instructions .....................................8 Caring fo
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Contents Problem solving guide ............................................31 Optional accessories..............................................33 Safety instructions for installation...................................34 Building-in dimensions ...........................................39 KM 5940.........................................................39 KM 5950.........................................................40 Installation ......................................................41 Genera
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Guide to the appliance KM 5940 abcd Cooking zones e Control panel 4
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Guide to the appliance KM 5950 abcd Cooking zones e Control panel 5
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Guide to the appliance Control panel Sensor switches for: a Booster b Power level and safety lock c Hob ON/OFF d Cooking zones ON/OFF Cooking zone display e Displays: 0 = Cooking zone ready for use 1 to 9 = Power levels # = Residual heat ß = No pan on cooking zone or pan unsuitable (see "Induction") P = Booster P0 etc. = Programme (see "Programming") S0 etc. = Status (see "Programming") f Indicator lamp for Booster g Indicator lamp for Auto heat-up, e.g. of the front left cooking zone 6
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Guide to the appliance Cooking zones Cooking zone KM 5940 Minimum to maximum Rating in watts for 230 V** in cm* 14 - 20 Normal: 1850 With Booster: 2500 14 - 20 Normal: 1850 With Booster: 2500 16 - 23 Normal: 2300 With Booster: 3200 10 - 16 Normal: 1400 With Booster: 1800 Total: 7400 Cooking zone KM 5950 Minimum to maximum Rating in watts for 230 V** in cm* 16 - 23 Normal: 2300 With Booster: 3200 10 - 16 Normal: 1400 With Booster: 1800 14 - 20 Normal: 1850 With Booster: 2500 1
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Warning and Safety instructions Correct application This appliance complies with all This hob is not designed for relevant local and national safety commercial use. It is intended for use in requirements. Improper use of the domestic households and for use in appliance can, however, present a similar working and residential risk of both personal injury and environments such as: material damage. – Shops – Offices and showrooms To avoid the risk of accidents and and by residents in establishment
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Warning and Safety instructions Safety with children Keep all pans out of reach of children. Turn pan handles inwards Use the safety lock to prevent away from the edge of the hob. Danger children operating the appliance or of burning or scalding. Special hob altering the settings. guards are available from good retail Keep children away from the outlets. appliance at all times. It is not a toy! To Packaging, e.g. cling film, avoid the risk of injury, do not allow polystyrene and plastic
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Warning and Safety instructions Technical safety Installation, maintenance and repairs may only be carried out by a Before installation, check the Miele authorised person in strict appliance for visible signs of damage. accordance with current national and Do not install and use a damaged local safety regulations. appliance, it could be dangerous. Repairs and other work by unqualified The electrical safety of this persons could be dangerous. The appliance can only be guaranteed manufacture
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Warning and Safety instructions Faulty components must only be Correct use replaced by genuine Miele original For people fitted with a heart spare parts. The manufacturer can only pacemaker: guarantee the safety of the appliance Please note that the area immediately when Miele replacement parts are surrounding the hob is used. electromagnetically charged. It is If the connection cable is damaged, unlikely to affect a pacemaker. it must be replaced by a suitably However, if in any doubt, co
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Warning and Safety instructions For added protection, it is advisable Do not heat up unopened tins of to use heat-resistant pot holders or food on the hob, as pressure will build gloves when using the appliance. Do up in the tin, causing it to explode. This not let them get damp or wet, as this could result in injury and scalding or causes heat to transfer through the damage. material more quickly with the risk of Do not use pots and pans on the scalding or burning yourself. ceramic hob wi
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Warning and Safety instructions Do not allow either solid or liquid Metal utensils stored in a drawer sugar, or pieces of plastic or aluminium under the hob can become hot if the foil to get onto the cooking zones when induction hob is used intensively for a they are hot. If this should occur, switch long time. off the appliance, and carefully scrape Always ensure that food is off all the sugar, plastic or aluminium sufficiently cooked or reheated. residues from the hob whilst they are Som
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Caring for the environment Disposal of the packing Disposal of your old appliance material Electrical and electronic appliances often contain materials which, if The transport and protective packing handled or disposed of incorrectly has been selected from materials which could be potentially hazardous to are environmentally friendly for human health and to the environment. disposal, and can normally be They are, however, essential for the recycled. correct functioning of your appliance. Ensure
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Before using for the first time Please stick the extra data plate for the Before using for the first time appliance supplied with this On hobs with bevelled glass edges, documentation in the space provided in a small gap may be visible between the "After sales service, data plate" the hob and the worktop during the section of this booklet. first few days after installation. This gap will reduce with time as the Cleaning for the first time appliance is used and will not affect Remove any protecti
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Induction The induction principle If a suitable pan is placed on the cooking zone within 3 minutes, the ß An induction coil is located under each will go out and you can continue as cooking zone. When a cooking zone is normal. switched on, this coil creates a magnetic field which impacts directly If no pan or an unsuitable pan is placed on the base of the pan and heats it up. on the cooking zone, the cooking zone The cooking zone itself is heated up and the hob will switch off automatically indi
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Induction Noises The appliance has a cooling fan to help extend the life of the electronics. When When using an induction cooking zone, the hob is being used intensively, this the following noises can occur in the will come on and you will hear a pan, depending on what it is made of whirring sound. The fan may continue and how it has been constructed. to run after the appliance has been – On the higher power settings, it switched off. might buzz. This will decrease or cease altogether when the p
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Induction Pans Make sure that you always place the pan in the middle of the cooking Suitable pans include: zone. If the pan only partially covers – stainless steel pans with a magnetic the zone, the handle could become base very hot. – enamelled steel pans – cast iron pans Unsuitable pans: Tips on saving energy – stainless steel pans without a Use a lid whenever possible to magnetic base minimise heat loss. – aluminium and copper pans – glass, ceramic or earthenware pots and pans To test whether
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Use Sensor switches Take care to keep the control panel This hob is equipped with electronic clean and do not place anything on sensor switches which react to finger top of it. The sensor switches may contact. fail to react or they could mistake the To operate a cooking zone, touch the article or any dirt for a fingertip relevant sensor. Each time you touch a contact, thereby activating a sensor, an audible tone sounds. function or even causing the hob to switch off automatically (see Safety swi
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Use Switching on To select cooking with Auto heat-up, press the - sensor first (see "Auto The hob must be switched on before heat-up"). To select cooking without any of the zones can be used. Auto heat-up, press the + sensor first. Do not leave the appliance The power setting selected flashes in unattended whilst it is being used. the display for a few seconds to start with and then lights up constantly. To switch the hob on To change a power setting which has Touch the ON/OFF sensor . alread
