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Serie | 4, electric hob, 60 cm, Dual rings, tough and easy-to-clean glass PKE611B17E surfaces and good looks make ceramic hobs a smart addition to your home. Timer with shut-off function: switches off the cooking zone ● after the selected period of time. The handy ChildLock locks the control panel to prevent ●...
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Serie | 4, electric hob, 60 cm, PKE611B17E Dual rings, tough and easy-to-clean glass surfaces and good looks make ceramic hobs a smart addition to your home. Key Information Electronic control TouchControl Digital display Safety cut-out switch-off Control panel lock Design 592 mm Front controls...
en Safety 1.3 Restriction on user group Table of contents This appliance may be used by children aged Safety .............. 4 8 or over and by people who have reduced physical, sensory or mental abilities or inad- Preventing material damage ....... 5 equate experience and/or knowledge, Environmental protection and saving en- provided that they are supervised or have...
Preventing material damage en ▶ Switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse ▶ If the appliance or the power cord is dam- box. aged, immediately unplug the power cord ▶ Call the after-sales service. or switch off the fuse in the fuse box. ▶...
en Environmental protection and saving energy Damage Cause Measure Damage Cause Measure Discol- Pan abrasion, Lift pots and pans to Blisters Sugar or food Remove boiled-over food ouration e.g. aluminium move on the hob. with a high immediately with a glass sugar content scraper.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 4 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 4.1 Control panel You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status. 4.2 Indicators/symbols Hot- Name Activating and deactivating plate The displays show selected values and functions.
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en Basic operation 5 Basic operation Touch until the required heat setting ap- 5.1 Switching the hob on or off pears. The main switch is used to switch the hob on and off. If you switch the appliance back on again within 5.7 Recommended cooking settings 4 seconds after switching off, the hob will start up with the previously stored settings.
Childproof lock en Vegetables, fresh 2.-3. 10-20 Scampi, prawns 4-10 Vegetables, frozen 3.-4. 10-20 Vegetables or mushrooms, 10-20 fresh, sautéing Food in a pressure cooker Vegetables or meat in strips 7.-8. 15-20 Bring the water to the boil with the lid on. cooked Asian-style Continue to cook the dish without a lid.
en Automatic switch-off a The cooking time counts down. If you have set a 7.2 Kitchen timer cooking time for more than one hotplate, the cook- You can set a time of up to 99 minutes after which a ing time of the hotplate selected is displayed. signal will then sound.
Troubleshooting en Within the next 10 seconds press and hold Dis- Selection approx. 4 seconds. play Automatic timer - Switched off. - - Cooking time after which the hotplates switch off. Duration of the timer end signal – 10 seconds. – 30 seconds. – 1 minute. ...
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en Disposal Fault Cause and troubleshooting Several hotplates have been used over a prolonged period at high power set- tings. The hotplate has been switched off to protect the electronics. Wait a while. Touch any control. a When the message no longer appears, the electronics have cooled down sufficiently.
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Customer Service en 12 Customer Service If you have any queries on use, are unable to rectify faults on the appliance yourself or if your appliance needs to be repaired, contact Customer Service. Function-relevant genuine spare parts according to the corresponding Ecodesign Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at least 10 years from the date on which your appliance was placed on the market within the European Economic Area.
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Expert advice for your Bosch home appliances, help with problems or a repair from Bosch experts. Find out everything about the many ways Bosch can support you: www.bosch-home.com/service Contact data of all countries are listed in the attached service directory.
Intended use The hotplates become very hot. Never 8Intended use ■ place combustible items on the hob. Never place objects on the hob. R ead these instructions carefully. Please keep The appliance gets hot. Do not keep Risk of fire! I n t e n d e d u s e ■...
Causes of damage Warning – Risk of injury! 7Environmental protection Saucepans may suddenly jump due to liquid between the pan base and the hotplate. I n this section, you can find information about saving Always keep the hotplate and saucepan bases E n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n energy and disposing of the appliance.
Getting to know your appliance *Getting to know your appliance T he instruction manual is the same for various different G e t t i n g t o k n o w y o u r a p p l i a n c e hobs.
Operating the appliance Briefly touch the symbol on the hotplate 2x one 1Operating the appliance ■ after the other. appears in the heat setting display. ‹ After about 10 seconds, the residual heat indicator I n this section, you can find out how to set the appears.
Childproof lock AChildproof lock Ongoing Ongoing cook- cooking set- ing time in min- ting utes Y ou can use the childproof lock to prevent children Boiled potatoes 15-25 min C h i l d p r o o f l o c k from switching on the hob.
Automatic safety cut-out The cooking time counts down. If you have set a Setting the correct time cooking time for several hotplates, you can display Use the symbol to select the kitchen timer and reset each cooking time. To do so, touch the to select the the time.
Cleaning Display Function DCleaning Time for selecting the hotplate ™Š S uitable maintenance and cleaning products can be Unlimited: The last selected hotplate can always be ‹ C l e a n i n g purchased from the after-sales service or in our e-Shop. adjusted without having to select it again.* Once you select a hotplate, you have 10 seconds to adjust ‚...
Trouble shooting 3Trouble shooting F aults often have simple explanations. Please read the In order that the electronics do not overheat, the T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g notes in the table before calling the after-sales service. hotplates are switched off as and when necessary.
Customer service 4Customer service O ur after-sales service is there for you if your appliance C u s t o m e r s e r v i c e needs to be repaired. We will always find an appropriate solution, also in order to avoid after-sales personnel having to make unnecessary visits.
Test dishes ETest dishes T his table has been produced for test institutes to Cooking pot dia. 16 cm, 1.7 litres, for 14.5 cm dia. T e s t d i s h e s ■ facilitate the testing of our appliances. single-circuit hotplate The data in the table refers to our accessory cookware Cooking pot dia.
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Test dishes Test dishes Heating up/bringing to boil Ongoing cooking Heat setting Cooking time (min:sec) Ongoing cooking setting Cooking rice pudding - Ongoing cooking with lid Cookware: cooking pot Milk temperature: 7° C Recipe: 190 g round grain rice, 90 g sugar, approx.
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Test dishes Test dishes Heating up/bringing to boil Ongoing cooking Heat setting Cooking time (min:sec) Ongoing cooking setting Frying pork loin chops Cookware: frying pan Initial temperature loin chops: 7° C Amount: 3 loin chops (total weight approx. approx. 2:40 300 g, about 1 cm thick) 15 g sunflower oil for 18 cm dia.