Miele KM 443 - Manual

Injury prevention Do not touch the cooktop or thearea surrounding it during or im- immediately after use. The cooktop maybe hot even though it is dark in color.Areas near it may become hot enoughto cause burns. During or after use, donot touch, or let clothing or otherflammable materials touch the c...

Appliance safety In the event of any damage to theappliance, it must be turned off immediately and disconnected from theelectrical supply by either removing thefuse or manually "tripping" the circuitbreaker.Contact the Miele Technical ServiceDepartment.Do not use the appliance until it hasbe...

Disposal of the packingmaterials The cardboard box and packingmaterials protect the appliance duringshipping. They have been designed tobe biodegradable and recyclable.Please recycle. Ensure that any plastic wrappings,bags etc. are disposed of safely andkept out of the reach of children.Danger of su...

KM 443 Burners a Variable burner bd Single burner c Extended burner Touch controls e Variable burner selector f Extended burner selector g Left rear control and display h Right rear control and display i Right front control and display j Left front control and display k Control lock l Cooktop On/Off...

This cooktop is equipped withelectronic touch controls activated by alight touch of the fingertip. Only touch one control at a time. Ifmore than one control is pressed, theentries will be ignored. Keep the area around the touchcontrols clean at all times. Dirt orutensils placed on the controls mayac...

Recommended power settings Cooking process Setting Melting butter or chocolateDissolving gelatin 1 Keeping food warmWarming small quantitiesThickening sauces or making gravyCooking omelets 1 - 2 DefrostingCooking rice, pasta or oatmealSteaming fish or vegetablesCooking light soups or broth 2 - 3 Bra...

Locking a burner Once selected, the burners can be"locked" in order to prevent accidentalchanging of the settings. To lock the burners: ^ Press the " a " touch control, k , until a dot lights up above it. To turn the lock off: ^ Press the " a " touch control, k , until the do...

Automatic pre-heat This feature is separately available foreach burner, allowing it to reach thedesired cooking temperature quicklywithout manual intervention. If theautomatic pre-heat function is selected,the burner will heat up using itsmaximum power for a pre-set time (seetable) before automatica...

Variable and extended burners Variable burner The left front burner of the cooktop is avariable burner. Selection of a large orstandard size cooking area is possible.The standard size burner will be usedunless the large burner has beenselected. ^ Touch the variable burner selector" e " to tu...

The cooking surface Your ceramic cooktop is made of anextremely hard and durable material.The surface is scratch resistant, notscratch proof. Avoid using cookwarewith ridged bottoms. Ridged pots withdirty or chipped enamel bottoms mayscratch the cooktop if they are pulledacross the ceramic surface. ...

When cleaning the cooktop, make surethe cooktop is "Off", and be careful notto accidentally turn it "On". Under no circumstances should asteam cleaner be used to clean thisappliance. Pressurized steam couldcause permanent damage to thesurface and to components for whichthe manufactur...

Repairs to the electrical componentsof this appliance should only beperformed by a trained technician.Repairs by unauthorized personnelcould cause personal injury ordamage the cooktop. Some minor problems can be resolvedas follows: What if . . . . . . you notice a slight odor whenusing the cooktop f...

In the event of a fault which you cannotcorrect yourself please contact: your Miele Dealer or the Miele Technical Service Department U [email protected] V [email protected] When contacting the Technical ServiceDepartment please quote the modeland serial number of your ...

Installation Instructions To prevent accidentsand machine damageread these instructions before installation or use.

Please read this section in itsentirety before installing thecooktop. As a general rule there must be atleast 30" (760 mm) between the topof the appliance and any objectabove it. If the manufacturer of saidobject recommends a differentdistance, follow that manufacturer’srecommendation. To avoid ...

Cutting out the countertop ^ Cut an opening in the countertop tothe dimensions of your particularmodel as shown in illustration 2 . Please note: There must be at least 2 5 / 8 " (65 mm) of usable depth at the right rear corner ofthe cut out for the connection cable. Minimum distances of 1 ½"...

The electrical connection of thisappliance should be made by aqualified electrician in accordancewith all local and national codes andordinances. This cooktop comes ready for con-nection to a single phase 208 V, or220 - 240 V, 60 Hz, 50A power supply.The operating voltage of your modelcan be found o...