Viking VIC5366BST, VIC5304BST, VECU5366BSB Use & Care

Viking Range, LLC

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Greenwood, Mississippi 38930 USA

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Use & Care Manual

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Built-In Electric Cooktops

Built-In Induction Cooktops

(010314)

Congratulations Table of Contents

Congratulations and welcome to the elite world of Viking ownership.
We hope you will enjoy and appreciate the care and attention we have
put into every detail of your new, state-of-the-art cooktop.

Your Viking cooktop is designed to offer years of reliable service. This
Use and Care Manual will provide you with the information you need to
become familiar with your cooktop’s care and operation.

Your complete satisfaction is our ultimate goal. If you have any
questions or comments about this product, please contact the dealer
from whom you purchased it, or contact our Consumer Support Center
at 1-888-845-4641.

We appreciate your choice of a Viking cooktop and hope that you will
again select our products for your other major appliance needs.

For more information about the complete and growing selection
of Viking products, contact your dealer or visit us online at
vikingrange.com.

Getting Started

Warnings and Important Information __________________________ 4

Before Using Cooktop______________________________________ 9

Product Controls

Cooktop Features _________________________________________ 12

Operation

Surface Operation _________________________________________ 14

Product Care

Cleaning and Maintenance _________________________________ 16

Service Information ________________________________________ 20

Warranty _________________________________________________ 21

Notes ___________________________________________________ 21

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Important – Please Read and Follow Important – Please Read and Follow

WARNING

DANGER

WARNING

WARNING

DANGER

CAUTION

Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual
are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that
may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised

Getting Started

when installing, maintaining, or operating this appliance.

ALWAYS contact the manufacturer about problems or conditions you

do not understand.

Getting Started

WARNING

To avoid risk of property damage, personal injury or death;

follow information in this manual exactly to prevent a re or

explosion.

Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels

Hazards or unsafe practices which WILL result in

severe personal injury or death

Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in

death or severe personal injury

Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in

minor personal injury or property damage.

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you

how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can

happen if the instructions are not followed.

Read and follow all instructions before using this appliance

to prevent the potential risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury
or damage to the appliance as a result of improper usage of the
appliance. Use appliance only for its intended purpose as described
in this manual.

To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance must be properly
installed and grounded by a qualified technician. DO NOT attempt to
adjust, repair, service, or replace any part of your appliance unless it
is specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should
be referred to a qualified servicer. For proper and safe operation, this
unit is not intended to be operated by an external timer or separate
remote control system.

WARNING

DO NOT store or use gasoline or other ammable vapors

and liquids in the vicinity of this or any appliance.

To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage

• Be sure all packing materials are removed from the appliance before
operating it.

• Keep area around appliance clear and free from combustible
materials, gasoline, and other flammable vapors and materials.

• If appliance is installed near a window, proper precautions should be
taken to prevent curtains from blowing over burners.

• NEVER leave any items on the cooktop. The hot air from the vent
may ignite flammable items and may increase pressure in closed
containers which may cause them to burst.

• Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE when exposed to
heat and may be highly flammable. Avoid their use or storage near an
appliance.

• Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics away from parts
of the appliance that may become warm or hot. DO NOT leave
plastic items on the cooktop as they may melt or soften if left too
close to the vent or a surface element.

• Combustible items (paper, plastic, etc.) may ignite and metallic items
may become hot and cause burns. DO NOT pour spirits over hot
foods.

In Case of Fire

Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spreading the flame.
Extinguish flame, then turn on hood to remove smoke and odor.

• Smother fire or flame in a pan with a lid or cookie sheet.

• NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.

• DO NOT use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, a dry chemical
or foam-type extinguisher to smother fire or flame.

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Important – Please Read and Follow

WARNING

DANGER

Important – Please Read and Follow

Getting Started

Cooking Safety

• ALWAYS place a pan on a surface element before turning it on. Be
sure you know which knob controls which surface element. Make

Getting Started

sure the correct element is turned on. When cooking is completed,
turn element off before removing pan.

• NEVER leave a surface cooking operation unattended, especially
when using a high heat setting or when deep fat frying. Boil overs
cause smoking and greasy spillovers may ignite. Clean up greasy
spills as soon as possible. DO NOT use high heat for extended
cooking operations.

• NEVER heat an unopened container on the surface element. Pressure
build-up may cause container to burst resulting in serious personal
injury or damage to the appliance.

• Use dry, sturdy pot holders. Damp pot holders may cause burns from
steam. Dishtowels or other substitutes should NEVER be used as pot
holders because they can trail across hot surface elements and ignite
or get caught on appliance parts.

• ALWAYS let quantities of hot fat used for deep fat frying cool before
attempting to move or handle.

• DO NOT let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate
in or near the appliance, hood, or vent fan. Clean hood frequently
to prevent grease from accumulating on hood or filter. When flaming
foods under the hood, turn the fan off.

• NEVER wear garments made of flammable material or loose fitting
or long-sleeved apparel while cooking. Clothing may ignite or catch
on cookware handles.

• PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food manufacturer’s
instructions. If a plastic frozen food container and/or its cover distorts,
warps, or is otherwise damaged during cooking, immediately discard
the food and its container. The food could be contaminated.

• If you are “flaming” liquor or other spirits under an exhaust, TURN
THE FAN OFF. The draft could cause the flames to spread out of
control.

• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children)
with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision
or instruction concerning use of the appliance. Children should be
supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

Cookware Safety

• Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily grasped and
stay cool. Avoid using unstable, warped, easily tipped or loose-
handled pans. Pans with heavy handles (especially small pans)
could be unstable and tip easily. Pans that are heavy to move
when filled with food may also be hazardous.

• Be sure cookware is large enough to properly contain food and
avoid boil overs. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat frying.
Pan should accommodate the volume of food that is to be added
as well as the bubble action of fat.

• To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage due
to unintentional contact with the cookware, DO NOT extend handles
over adjacent burners. ALWAYS turn pan handles toward the side or
back of the appliance, not out into the room where they are easily hit
or reached by children.

• NEVER let a pan boil dry as this could damage the cookware and the
appliance.

• This appliance has been tested for safe performance using
conventional cookware. DO NOT use any devices or accessories
that are not specifically recommended in this guide. DO NOT use
eyelid covers for the surface units. The use of devices or accessories
that are not expressly recommended in this manual can create serious
safety hazards, result in performance problems, and reduce the life of
the components of the appliance.

• Use proper pan material. Refer to “Before Using Cooktop” section for
recommended cookware. Proper relationship of cookware to surface
unit will also improve efficiency.

Heating Elements and Glass Ceramic Cooking Surfaces

• NEVER touch the glass surface areas directly on or adjacent to the
heating elements when the cooktop is in use.

• Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color.
Areas near elements may be hot enough to cause burns.

• During and after use, DO NOT touch or let clothing or other
flammable material contact surface of cooktop or areas near heating
elements, until they have had sufficient time to cool.

• DO NOT COOK ON BROKEN COOKING SURFACE. If cooking
surface should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate
the broken cooking surface and create a risk of electric shock.
Contact a qualified technician immediately.

CAUTION

DO NOT store items of interest to children over the unit. They could be
seriously injured when climbing to reach these items. Children should
be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

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WARNING

Accessible parts will become hot when in use. To avoid burns and
scalds children should be kept away. Ref. IEC 60335-2-6, Clause 7.12

AS/NZS deviations.

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