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Operating instructions

Ceramic hobKM 251(Hob-control Unit KSE 204-1)

It is essentialto read these

operating instructions before

Q\@

}installing or using the machine,to avoid the risk of accidentor damage to the machine. M.-Nr. 04 690 910

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Caring for the environment

Disposal of the packingmaterial

The transport and protective packinghas been selected from materialswhich are environmentally friendly fordisposal and can normally be recycled.

Rather than just throwing these ma-terials away, please ensure they are of-fered for recycling.

Disposal of your old machine

Old machines contain materials whichcan be reclaimed or recycled. Please

contact your dealer, your local wastecollection centre or scrap merchantabout potential recycling schemes.

Ensure that the machine presents no

danger to children.

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Contents

Description of the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Warning and Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Safety feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Hobs

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Maintenance

Cleaning and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Correcting minor faults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

After sales service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installation / Electrical connection

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Ceramic hob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hob control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Data plate for hob

A second data is supplied with the hob, as the one on the appliance is not visibleafter installation. Please stick this into the space provided on the After Sales Ser-vice page for future reference.

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Description of the appliance

KM 251

bVario cooking zone: 14,5 cm / 21 cm

cCooking zone: 14,5 cm

dCooking zone / Extended cooking zone: 17 cm / 17 cm x 29 cm

eCooking zone: 18 cm

fHob display field

gCooking zone control: front left

hCooking zone control: back left

irCooking zone control: back right

jCooking zone control: front right

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Warning and safety instructions

This appliance complies with allrelevant legal safety requirements.Improper use of the appliance can,

however, present a risk of both per-sonal injury and material damage.

Before installation and before usingthe appliance for the first time, readthe operating instructions carefully.They contain important notes onsafety, on the operation and care ofthe appliance. This way you will

avoid the risk of accidents and dam-age to the appliance.Do not let children access the ap-pliance or its controls. Supervise its

use by the elderly or infirm.

Keep these instructions in a safeplace and pass them on to any fu-ture user.

Correct usage

The appliance is intended for do-mestic use to cook food. Any other

usage is at the owners risk and could

be dangerous. The manufacturer can-not be held responsible for damagecaused by improper use of the ap-pliance.

Technical safety

Before connecting the applianceto the mains supply make sure that

the voltage and frequency correspondto the rating on the data plate. Consult

a competent person if in doubt.

The electrical safety of this ap-pliance can only be guaranteed

when continuity is complete betweenthe appliance and an effective earthingsystem, which complies with local andnational regulations. It is most import-ant that this basic safety requirement istested by a qualified electrician. Themanufacturer cannot be held respon-sible for the consequences of an inade-quate earthing system.

This appliance must only be oper-

ated as a built-in appliance. This isnecessary to ensure that all electricalcomponents are shielded.

Installation work and repairs mayonly be carried out by suitably

qualified and competent persons to en-sure safety. Repairs and other work byunqualified persons could be dan-

gerous.The appliance is only completelyisolated from the electricity supply

when:

it is switched off at the wall socket or the mains fuse is withdrawn or the screw-out fuse is removed (in

countries where this is applicable)

Do not connect the appliance tothe mains electricity supply by an

extension lead.Extension leads do not guarantee therequired safety of the appliance.

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Use

Caution, danger of burning!

High temperatures are produced bythe hob cooking areas.

Great care should be taken to ensurethat small children do not touch the ap-pliance when it is being used. The hob

can become quite hot. Turn panhandles away from the edge to preventchildren from pulling pans over.

When switched on the cookingareas heat up. A residual heat indi-

cator shows whether a cooking zone ishot.

Apart from pans with contents donot place any metallic object on

the hob. It could heat up. There is adanger of burning.

In the event of any breakages orcracks occurring in the ceramic

hob it must be switched off immediate-ly and disconnected from the electricitysupply.Contact the Service Department.Do not use the hob until the damagedceramic plate has been replaced.

Continued use would be dangerous asliquids etc. boiling over could pene-trate to the electrical componentsthrough any crack.

Do not use the hob as a restingplace for any other objects. This

could lead to a danger of the articlecatching fire or melting, if there is anyresidual heat.

Do not drop anything on the ce-ramic hob.

Even a light object such as an eggcup, could cause damage in certain cir-cumstances.

Do not allow either solid or liquid

sugar or pieces of plastic or alu-mium foil to get on to the cookingzones when they are hot. If this shouldoccur, turn to a lower setting but do notswitch off. Immediately scrape off allthe sugar, plastic or aluminium remains

from the hob with a shielded razorblade scraper, taking care not to burnyourself. If these residues are allowed

to cool before the hob surface hasbeen cleaned, the ceramic surface willbe susceptible to pitting or even crack-ing.

Do not use any pots or pans on theceramic hob with bases with pro-

nounced edges or ridges.

These could scratch or scour the hobsurface permanently.

Do not push enamelled pots orpans such as chip pans across the

ceramic hob as this can cause scrat-ches to occur.

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General notes

Under no circumstances use asteam cleaner to clean this ap-

pliance. Pressurised steam could giverise to a short circuit, or cause perma-nent damage to the surface and tocomponents, for which the manufac-turer of the oven cannot accept anyresponsibility.

Do not leave the appliance unat-tended when cooking with oils and

fats as these can be a fire hazard ifallowed to overheat.

Do not use plastic or aluminium foilcontainers. These melt at high tem-

peratures. Additionally they could dam-age a ceramic hob as they melt.

Do not use the ceramic hob to

heat up the room. Due to the high

temperatures radiated, objects left nearthe hob could catch fire.

When using kitchen appliancesconnected to sockets near the ce-

ramic hob, ensure that the cable can-not come in contact with the hot cook-ing zones, which could melt the cableinsulation and be dangerous.

Always ensure that food is suffi-ciently cooked or reheated. Many

factors will affect the overall cookingtime, including the size and amount offood, its temperature, changes torecipe and the shape and size of cook-ing container. Some foods may containmicro organisms which are only de-stroyed by thorough cooking, thereforewhen cooking or reheating foods, e.g.poultry, it is particularly important thatfood is fully cooked through. If in doubt

select a longer cooking or reheatingtime.

It is important that the heat is

allowed to spread evenly throug-hout the food being cooked.This can be achieved by stirring and/orturning the food, and by observing asufficiently long standing time, whichshould be added to the time needed

for cooking, reheating or defrosting.

In countries which may be subjectto infestation by cockroaches or

other vermin, pay particular attention tokeeping the appliance and its surround-ings in a clean condition at all times.Any damage which might be caused

by cockroaches or other vermin will not

be covered by the appliance guaran-tee.

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Use of accessories

After using the scraper ensure theblade is shielded before putting it

away.

Keep these instructions in a safeplace and pass them on to anyfuture user.

Disposal of your old machine

Before discarding an old machineswitch off and disconnect it from

the power supply. Cut off and renderany plug useless.Cut off the cable directly behind the

machine to prevent misuse.

The manufacturer cannot be heldliable for damage caused by non-compliance with safety instructions.

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Safety feature

Lock for hob

The hob lock can be used to preventthe cooking zones from being switched

on inadvertently, when used either withthe oven, or oven with built-in hob con-trols. It does not apply to the warmingzone.

The operating instructions for the ovenwith built-in hob controls or the controlunit describe how to set the hob lock.

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Hob controls

The cooking zones are controlled byheat regulators.

Only turn the cooking zone controlas far as it will go in a clockwisedirection and back again. Turningthe control any other way coulddamage it.

The display for the cooking zone lights

up when the cooking zone is switchedon. The colour of the display will

deepen from a light shade for a low set-ting to a red for the highest setting

The cooking zone controls are fittedwith an "Auto heat-up" feature. This isactivated when the cooking zones are

switched on. After reaching an initialhigh temperature the "Auto heat-up" theautomatically switches to the continua-tion setting choosen, and the heat is lo-wered accordingly, without the need formanual intervention.

The length of the "Auto heat-up" time

depends on the setting selected.Different heat-up times have been pro-grammed for settings 1 7 (for boiling)and 8 12 (for frying).The "Auto heat-up" period increases in

step with settings 1 7; from 8 12however the times are shorter.If the setting within range 1 7 is al-tered during the "Auto heat-up" periodthe period will lengthen accordingly.

If the pan is removed from the cook-ing zone when "pan recognition"has been activated, the cooking

zone will switch itself off, but the"Auto heat-up" period will continueto count down.

If you wish you can turn "Auto heat-up"off:

Turn the cooking zone control to a

setting.

The setting must be higher than theone required.

After 10 seconds turn the control tothe setting required.

The "Auto heat-up" is now inactivated.

For cookers and control units with aclock timer

When the two front zones are beingused for cooking they can be switchedon or off automatically independently of

each other.

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Hob controls

Cooking hints

Place all ingredients in a pan andcover.

Turn the control to the setting re-

quired for continuation cookingbetween 1 7 (see chart).

Switch off the zone when the food iscooked.

Example: Boiled potatoes

Put 1 kg of peeled potatoes into apan and cover with 0.25 litres ofsalted water. Place on the 18 cm cooking zone.

Turn the control to continuation cook-ing setting 6.

After 25 30 minutes the potatoesare done and the cooking zone can

be switched off.

Cooking time may vary according to

the type of pan used and the potatovariety.

Suggested hob settings

Setting

Melting butter,ChocolateDissolving gelatinePreparing junket and yoghurt

1 2

Keeping food warmWarming small quantitites offood/liquidThickening sauces containingegg yolk, butterCooking milk puddingOmelettes

2 3

DefrostingCooking rice, pasta, porridge,Steaming fruit, vegetables, fishCooking broths, pulse soups

3 5

Braising meat, fish, vegetablesCooking dumplings, potatoes,soupsPreparing jams, jellies, stewedfruit

4 6

Cooking for large amountsStew and dumplings 7

Frying fishFrying cutlets 8

Frying pancakes,Frying liver, sausages, friedeggs

8 10

Browning meat 11

Frying steaks, potato or fishcakes 10 12

Boiling large quantities of food 9 12

These figures, which envisage approx. 4 help-ings, should only be taken as a guide. Withdeep pans, large quantities, or without the lidon, a higher setting is needed. With smallerquantities select a lower setting.

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Description of the hob

Cooking zones - diameters

The cooking zones are clearly markedon the hob surface.

Only the particular zone which hasbeen switched on will beheated. Therest of the hob surface remains rela-tively cool.

Residual heat indicator

There is an indicator light for each

cooking zone in the hob display field.When a cooking zone is switched on itsindicator lights up.This also serves as a residual heat in-dicator, which stays on after the cook-ing zone has been switched off, andonly goes out when this area of the ce-ramic surface has reached a tempera-ture safe to touch.

Pan recognition

Each cooking zone has a "pan recogni-tion" feature. With this the zone only

starts heating up once a pan has beenplaced on it.

"Pan recognition" reacts when a panof a suitable metal is used.

It also reacts when any object of asuitable metal is placed on it, so it

is very important to switch the zoneoff immediately after use for cook-ing.

When the pan is removed, the flow ofenergy is interrupted. The indicatorlight in the hob display field for thatzone flashes.

When the pan is placed back on the

zone the zone switches on again andthe light stays on constantly.

If you are using a pan made fromnon-metallic material, e.g. glass, ce-ramic, you can turn off the "pan rec-ognition" feature as follows:

Turn the control anti-clockwise be-

yond the figure "0" until the controllight comes on.

Then turn the zone control clockwise

to the setting required.

To reactivate the "pan recognition" fea-ture again turn the zone control to "0".

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Description of the hob

Extended cooking zones

Use the corresponding cooking zonecontrol to switch on the extended zone.

There is an indicator light in the hob dis-play field for each extended cookingzone. This lights up when the cookingzone extension is switched on.

Turn the control in a clockwise direc-tion until a resistance is felt. Other-

wise it can be damaged.

Turn the control clockwise beyondsetting 12 to the symbol "".

Then turn to the setting required.

Turning the control back to "0" switches off the cooking zone, switches off the cooking zone exten-

sion.

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Hobs - use

Choice of suitable pans

Attention to correct choice and use ofpans

will help you obtain the best cookingresult most economically,

and generally avoid food boilingover and sticking.

Pan bases

For maximum economy of electricity

when cooking or frying, only use panswith a flat or very slightly concavebase. When hot the pan will rest evenlyon the hob. Modern saucepans for elec-tric cookers are the most suitable and

efficient for use on ceramic cookingzones.

Size of pan

The diameter of the saucepan or fryingpan should be very slightly larger thanthat of the hotplate/cooking area.

Pan lids

Cooking with the lid on the pan retainsthe heat.

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Hobs - use

Notes on the use on hobs

Take care before starting to cook

that there is no grit or sand on thesurface of the hob.

This would scratch the surface, espe-cially if a pan was pushed across.

Do not use any pots or pans wherethe base has ridges or a pro-nounced edge.

These could also cause scratches.

Do not push roasting tins or bakingtrays etc across the ceramic sur-face. Scratches could occur.

Aluminium or stainless steel panswith aluminium bases can leavemarks with a metallic sheen on the

ceramic surface. Clean these awayat the earliest opportunity, (see Sec-tion on Cleaning and Care).

Never leave boiled-over sugar or sy-rups, plastic items or aluminium foilon the hob. If this does happen,

turn the hob to a lower setting, buton no account switch it off. Use ashielded scraper blade to scrapeoff the sugar, plastic or foil residuethoroughly.

If these residues are allowed to cool be-fore the hob surface has been cleaned,the ceramic surface will be susceptibleto pitting or even cracking.

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Cleaning and care

Ceramic hob surface

In general you can use the same clean-ing agents for the ceramic hob surface

as you would for ordinary glass sur-faces.

Never use scouring agents or pads,or strong cleaners such as ovensprays or stain removers, as thesecould harm the surface.

Clean after each use

Any minor spills which have notdried on can be wiped off with a

damp cloth or sponge. If washing upliquid or a similar cleaner is used, lightblue staining might occur.

These stains can be removed with a

proprietary ceramic hob cleaningagent, although it may take several ap-plications.

For stubborn spillagesuse a shieldedrazor blade scraper.

Then wipe with a damp cloth orsponge.

Removing marks

Light marks with a metallic sheen(aluminium desposits) on the hob sur-face can be removed once the hob hascooled down by using a suitable pro-prietary cleaner.

Lime deposits(caused for example bywater boiling over, or damp pan bases)

can be removed with vinegar or a pro-prietary hob cleaner.

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Cleaning and care

Removal of sugar, or syrups, plasticor aluminium foil

Do not let the hob cool down.Scrape the sugar or other residuethoroughly from the hob with ashielded razor blade scraper.

When the hob is cool, switch off andclean with a proprietary cleaner.

Suitable cleaners

There are proprietary cleaners on themarket for cleaning ceramic hobs. Fol-low the manufacturers instructions.

Do not apply to the hob when stillhot.

After applying the cleaner let it dry andthen rub it off using paper kitchen to-wels.

Remove every trace of cleaner from

the hob with a damp cloth. It couldhave an adverse effect on the hobwhen heated up.

Some cleaners incorporate a siliconeingredient which acts as a protectivefilm on the hob. It makes the hob sur-face smoother and prevents water andsoiling adhering to the surface.

However, cooking at high temperaturesreduces the effect and the cleanerneeds to be reapplied for renewed ef-fect.

By always cleaning the ceramic sur-face with one of these special cleaners

you will help to avoid the damagecaused by sugar and syrups and alumi-nium foil deposits.

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Correcting minor faults

Installation, maintenance and re-pairs to the electrical componentsof this appliance should only be car-

ried out by a fully competent per-son.Unauthorised repairs can be dan-gerous.

Some minor problems however can bedealt with as follows:

What to do if . . .

. . . A slight smell is given off brieflywhen the hob heats up for the firsttime?

This is not a fault but is caused by themoisture in the insulation dissipating.

. . . The hob cooking zones do not

warm up after being switched on

Check to see whether the control dis-play is illuminated.

If not, check whether:

the hob lock is activated.

the house mains fuse has blown.Contact a qualified electrician or the

Miele Service department.

. . . A cooking zone switches itself offduring use?

This is not a fault.

If the cooking zone is used for an un-usually long period of time the safety

switch is activated.

The length of time, between approx1 10 hours, depends on the settingwhich has been programmed. Thehigher the setting the shorter the timebefore the automatic safety switch is

activated.To use the cooking zone again:

Turn the cooking zone control first ofall to another setting and then back

to the setting originally used.

If the setting is altered during the cook-

ing process the time will be calculatedaccording to the most recently selectedsetting.

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Correcting minor faults

. . . The contents in the pan are notproperly cooked or have not startedto cook?

Check whether:

You are using a pan with a heat re-taining bottom surface.

The heat from the bottem of the pan willtransfer slowly to the food.

You are using too large a pan.

In both of the above cases, choose a

higher heat-up level or bring to the boilat setting 12 and then turn down.

. . . The indicator light in the hob dis-play is flashing?

The "pan recognition" feature is not

operating.

Check whether:

You are using a non-metallic pan.If so switch off the "pan recognition".

There was a delay in placing the panon the cooking zone after it wasswitched on. In this case it is necess-

ary to turn the cooking zone controlback to "0" before the hob can bebrought into use again.

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After sales service

In the event of faults which you cannoteasily remedy yourself, please contact:

your Miele Dealer

or

the nearest Miele Service Depart-ment, (see address on the backpage).

When contacting the Service dept,please quote the Model and Serial num-ber of your appliance, both of which

are shown on the data plate.

Space for hob data plate

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Installation

Possible combination

The KSE 204-1 control unit can onlybe combined with the ceramic hob

KM 251 hob.

Notes on installation

The voltage and rated load are givenon the hob data plate. these must

match the mains supply.

When contacting the Service Depart-ment, please quote the voltage, modeland serial numbers given on the data

plate.

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Installation ceramic hob

Ceramic hob

These hobs are classified in Germanyas "Y" class for heat protection. They

must be positioned so that there is ade-quate ventilation. There may be a wallat the rear and wall or tall units at oneside. On the other side, however, nounit or divider must stand higher than

the hob.

There must be a minimum distanceas follows: 40 mm between the hob cut-out

and adjacent furniture, e. g. tallunit.

50 mm between the back walland the hob cut-out.

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*Space for fixing and cable

Prepare the worktop cut-out asshown in the illustration.

bsealing stripchob

dworktop

eclampfscrew

1 2

4 5

1 2

4 5

3

3

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Installation ceramic hob

Loosen the screwsf.

Under no circumstances shouldsealant find its way between theframe of the top part of the hob andthe worktop.

This could cause difficulties or evendamage should the hob ever need tobe taken out for servicing. The rub-ber edgebunder the top part of thehob provides a sufficient seal for the

worktop d.

Set the ceramic hob cin the cut-outand centre it.(The Miele inscription must belegible at the front).

Turn the clamps outwards eandtighten the screws.

Check that the hob unit fits tightly onto the worktop d.

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Installation Hob-control unit

Hob-control unit

Turn off the mains electricity supply

for connecting to an isolator.

When installing the hob control unitin an oven, take the cooking zoneknobs and the oven plug out of theirholders inside the unit.

When installing the hob control unitin a control panel, pull the cookingzone knobs out of the openings in thefacia.

Insert the hob control unit.

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Installation Hob-control unit

The plugs for the oven / controlpanel and for the hob are colourcoded to match with the relevant

sockets of the hob control unit.

Insert the cooking zone knobs intothe control facia. Insert the plug forthe oven / control panel into the rele-vant sockets.

Insert the plugs for the hob into therelevant sockets.

This appliance may only be ope-rated as a built-in appliance.

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M.-Nr. 04 690 910

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