Electrolux 40036VI-WN User Manual
40036VI-WN
User manual Cooker
2 Contents
Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the
appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
CONTENTS
SAFETY INFORMATION 2
Children and vulnerable people safety 3
General safety 3
Use 3
Care and cleaning 4
Installation 4
Electrical connection 5
Service centre 5
Disposal of the appliance 5
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 6
General overview 6
Accessories 7
BEFORE FIRST USE 7
Initial Cleaning 7
HOB - DAILY USE 7
Heat settings 8
Use of the double zone 8
HOB - HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS 8
HOB - CARE AND CLEANING 9
OVEN - DAILY USE 10
Cooling fan 10
Switching the Oven On and Off 10
Oven Functions 10
SAFETY INFORMATION
Telescopic shelf supports 11
OVEN - HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS 11
Baking 11
Roasting 16
Grilling 18
Defrosting 19
Drying 19
Preserving 20
OVEN - CARE AND CLEANING 21
Shelf Support Rails 21
Oven Ceiling 22
Oven door and glass panels 22
Oven lamp 24
Removing the drawer 24
WHAT TO DO IF… 25
INSTALLATION 25
Technical Data 26
Levelling 26
Electrical installation 26
ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS 26
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND - GUARANTEE/
CUSTOMER SERVICE 27
Subject to change without notice
Before the installation and use, read this manual carefully:
• For your own safety and the safety of your property
• For the protection of the environment
• For the correct operation of the appliance.
Always keep these instructions with the appliance also if you move or sell it.
The manufacturer is not responsible if incorrect installation or use results in damage.
Safety information
Children and vulnerable people safety
• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in safe
way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children. There is the risk of suffocation or physical injury.
• Keep children and animals away from the appliance when the door is open or the appliance is in operation. There is the risk of injury or other permanent disability.
• If the appliance has Child lock or Key lock function, use it. It prevents children and animals from accidental operation of the appliance.
General safety
• Do not change the specifications of this appliance. There is the risk of injury and damage
to the appliance.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during operation.
• Switch off the appliance after each use.
Use
• Only use the appliance for domestic cooking tasks. Do not use the appliance for commercial and industrial use. This is to prevent physical injury to persons or prevent damage to
property.
• Always monitor the appliance during operation.
• Always stay away from the appliance when you open the door while the appliance is in
operation. Hot steam can release. There is a risk of burns.
• Do not use this appliance if it is in contact with water. Do not operate the appliance with
wet hands.
• Do not use the appliance as a work surface or storage surface.
• The cooking surface of the appliance becomes hot during use. There is a risk of burns. Do
not put metallic objects, for example cutlery or saucepans lids, on the surface, as they
can become hot.
• The interior of the appliance becomes hot during use. There is a risk of burns. Use gloves
when you insert or remove the accessories or pots.
• Open the door carefully. The use of ingredients with alcohol can cause a mixture of alcohol and air. There is the risk of fire.
• Do not let sparks or open flames come near the appliance when you open the door.
• Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products, and/or
fusible objects (made of plastic or aluminium) in, near or on the appliance. There is a risk
of explosion or fire.
• Set the cooking zones to "off" after each use.
• Do not use the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware
• Do not let cookware boil dry. This can cause damage to the cookware and hob surface.
• If an object or cookware falls on the hob surface, the surface can be damaged.
• Do not put hot cookware near to the control panel because the heat can cause a damage
to the appliance.
• Be careful when you remove or install the accessories to prevent damage to the appliance enamel.
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4 Safety information
• Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can scratch the
hob surface if you move them on the surface.
• Discoloration of the enamel has no effect on the performance of the appliance.
• To prevent damage or discoloration to the enamel:
– do not put any objects directly on the appliance floor and do not cover it with alumi-
nium foil;
– do not put hot water directly into the appliance;
– do not keep moist dishes and food in the appliance after you finish the cooking.
• Do not apply pressure on the open door.
• Do not put flammable materials in the compartment below the oven. Keep there only
heat-resistant accessories (if applicable).
• Do not cover oven steam outlets. They are at the rear side of the top surface (if applicable).
• If there is a crack on the surface, disconnect the power supply. There is a risk of electric
shock.
• Do not put heat-conducting materials (e.g. thin metal mesh or metal-plated heat conductors) under the cookware. Excessive heat reflection can damage the cooking surface.
Care and cleaning
• Before maintenance, make sure that the appliance is cold. There is a risk of burns. There
is a risk that the glass panels can break.
• Keep the appliance clean at all times. A build-up of fats or other foodstuff can result in a
fire.
• Regular cleaning prevents the surface material from deteriorating.
• For your personal safety and the safety of your property, only clean the appliance with
water and soap. Do not use flammable products or products that can cause corrosion.
• Do not clean the appliance with steam cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, sharp objects,
abrasive cleaning agents, abrasive sponges and stain removers.
• If you use an oven spray, follow the instructions from the manufacturer. Do not spray
anything on the heating elements and the thermostat sensor.
• Do not clean the glass door with abrasive cleaning agents or metal scraper. Heat resistant surface of the inner glass can break and shatter.
• When the door glass panels are damaged they become weak and can break. You must
replace them. Contact the service centre.
• Be careful when you remove the door from the appliance. The door is heavy.
• Bulb lamps used in this appliance are special lamps selected for household appliances use
only. They cannot be used for the full or partial illumination of a household room.
• If it becomes necessary to replace the lamp use one of the same power and specifically
designed for household appliances only.
• Disconnect the appliance from the power supply before the replacement of the oven
lamp. There is the risk of electrical shock. Cool down the appliance. There is a risk of
burns.
Installation
• Only an approved technician can install and connect the appliance. Contact an approved
service centre. This is to prevent the risks of structural damage or physical injury.
• Make sure that the appliance is not damaged because of transport. Do not connect a
damaged appliance. If necessary, contact the supplier.
Safety information
• Remove all packaging, stickers and layers from the appliance before first use. Do not remove the rating plate. It can invalidate the guarantee.
• Fully obey the laws, ordinances, directives and standards in force in the country where
you use the appliance (safety regulations, recycling regulations, electrical or gas safety
rules etc.).
• Be careful when you move the appliance. The appliance is heavy. Always use safety
gloves. Do not pull the appliance by the handle.
• Make sure that the appliance is disconnected from the power supply during the installation (if applicable).
• Keep the minimum distances to the other appliances and units.
• Do not put the appliance on a base.
Electrical connection
• Only an approved electrician can install and connect the appliance. Contact an approved
service centre. This is to prevent the risks of structural damage or physical injury.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Make sure that the electrical data on the rating plate agree with your domestic power
supply.
• Information on the voltage is on the rating plate.
• You must have the correct isolation devices: line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type
fuses removed from the holder), earth leakage trips and contactors.
• The electrical installation must have an isolation device which lets you disconnect the
appliance from the mains at all poles. The isolation device must have a contact opening
width of minimum 3 mm.
• The shock protection parts must be fixed in such a way that they cannot be undone
without tools.
• Always use a correctly installed shockproof socket.
• When you connect electrical appliances to mains sockets, do not let cables touch or
come near the hot appliance door.
• Do not use multi-way plugs, connectors and extension cables. There is a risk of fire.
• Make sure not to squash or cause damage to the mains plug (if applicable) and cable
behind the appliance.
• Make sure that the mains connection is accessible after the installation.
• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug (if
applicable).
• Do not replace or change the mains cable. Contact the service centre.
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Service centre
• Only an approved engineer can repair or work on the appliance. Contact an approved
service centre.
• Use only original spare parts.
Disposal of the appliance
• To prevent the risk of physical injury or damage:
– Disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
– Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
– Discard the door catch. This prevents children or small animals from being closed in-
side of the appliance. There is a risk of suffocation.
6 Product description
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
General overview
21 3 4 5
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7
5
4
11
3
2
1
1 Control panel
2 Power indicator
3 Knob for the oven functions
4 Knob for the temperature
5 Temperature indicator
6 Knobs for the hob
7 Grill
8 Oven lamp
9 Fan and heating element
10 Bottom heat
11 Shelf positions
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9
10
Cooking surface layout
1 2 3
Before first use
7
145
mm
120/210
mm
265
mm
Accessories
Oven shelf
•
For cookware, cake tins, roasts.
Flat baking tray
•
For cakes and biscuits.
Deep roasting pan
•
To bake and roast or as pan to collect fat.
Storage drawer
•
Below the oven cavity is the storage drawer.
BEFORE FIRST USE
WARNING!
Refer to "Safety information" chapter.
170
mm
145
mm
1 Single cooking zone 1200 W
2 Oven steam outlet
3 Oval cooking zone 2300 W
4 Single cooking zone 1200 W
5 Residual heat indicator
6 Double cooking zone 2200 W
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Initial Cleaning
• Remove all parts from the appliance.
• Clean the appliance before first use.
CAUTION!
Do not use abrasive cleaning agents! This can damage the surface. Refer to chapter "Care
and Cleaning".
HOB - DAILY USE
WARNING!
Refer to "Safety information" chapter.
8 Hob - Helpful hints and tips
When a cooking zone operates, it hums for a short time. This is typical of all ceramic glass
cooking zones and does not show that the appliance operates incorrectly.
Heat settings
Control knob Function
0
1-9
1. Turn the control knob to a necessary heat setting.
2. To complete the cooking process, turn the control knob to the “0” position.
Off position
Heat settings
(1 = lowest heat setting; 9= highest heat setting)
Residual heat indicator
The residual heat indicator comes on when a cooking zone is hot.
WARNING!
Risk of burns from residual heat!
Use of the double zone
WARNING!
To set double zone on turn the control knob with the double zone to the right (do not turn
it thought the stop position).
1. Turn the control knob to the right - to position "9".
2. Turn the control knob slowly to symbol
At this time the two cooking zones are on.
3. To set necessary heat setting refer to "Heat settings".
until you can hear a click.
HOB - HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
Cookware
• The bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible.
• Cookware made of enamelled steel and with aluminium or copper bottoms can cause
discoloration on glass ceramic surface.
Energy saving
• If possible, always put the lids on the cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.
• Stop the cooking zones before the end of the cooking time to use residual heat.
• The bottom of pans and cooking zones must have the same dimension.
Examples of cooking applications
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Hob - Care and Cleaning
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Heat
setting
1 Keep cooked foods warm as re-
1-2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-
late, gelatine
1-2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40
2-3 Simmer rice and milkbased dishes, heat-
ing up ready-cooked meals
3-4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat 20-45
4-5 Steam potatoes 20-60
4-5 Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups
6-7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,
cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts
7-8 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks
9 Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips
Use to: Time Hints
quired
5-25
min
min
25-50
min
min
min
60-150
min
as required
5-15
min
Cover
Mix occasionally
Cook with a lid on
Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through
Add a few tablespoons of liquid
Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of potatoes
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients
Turn halfway through
Turn halfway through
HOB - CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING!
Refer to "Safety information" chapter.
Clean the appliance after each use.
Always use cookware with clean bottom.
Scratches or dark stains on the glass ceramic have no effect on how the appliance operates.
To remove the dirt:
1. – Remove immediately:melted plastic, plastic foil, and food with sugar. If not, the dirt
can cause damage to the appliance. Use a special scraper for the glass . Put the scraper on the glass surface at an acute angle and move the blade on the surface .
– Remove after the appliance is sufficiently cool:limescale rings , water rings, fat
stains, shiny metallic discolorations. Use a special cleaning agent for glass ceramic or
stainless steel.
2. Clean the appliance with a moist cloth and some detergent.
3. At the end rub the appliance dry with a clean cloth.
10 Oven - Daily Use
• Clean the front of the appliance with a soft cloth and a solution of hot water and some
detergent.
• For metal fronts use some detergent for stainless steel.
• Do not use scouring agents and abrasive sponges.
OVEN - DAILY USE
WARNING!
Refer to "Safety information" chapter.
Cooling fan
When the appliance operates, the cooling fan switches on automatically. If you switch off
the appliance, the cooling fan continues to operate until the appliance cools down.
Switching the Oven On and Off
1. Turn the oven functions control knob to an oven function.
2. Turn the temperature control knob to a temperature.
The power indicator comes on while the oven is in operation.
The temperature indicator comes on while the oven temperature increases.
3. To switch off the oven, turn the oven functions control knob and the temperature con-
trol knob to the Off position.
Oven Functions
Oven function Application
LIGHT Use this function to light up the oven interior.
TRUE FAN To bake maximum on three oven levels at the same time.
FAN BAKING To bake on one oven level food with a more intensive
CONVENTIONAL To bake and roast on one oven level.
BASE HEAT To bake cakes with crispy or crusty bases and to preserve
DEFROST To defrost frozen food.
SINGLE GRILL To grill flat food in the middle of the grill and to toast.
DUAL GRILL To grill flat food in large quantities and to toast.
Decrease the oven temperatures (20-40 °C) compared with
Conventional. And to dry food.
browning and a crispy base. Decrease the oven temperatures (20-40 °C) compared with Conventional
food
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