AEG MCD3881E-M - Manual (Page 12)

4. Set the temperature. Press OK to
confirm.
Press to go directly to the
Heating Functions menu. You
can use it when the appliance is
activated.
6.5 Steam cooking
The water drawer cover is in the
control panel.
1. Press the cover to open the water
drawer.
2. Fill the water drawer with 700 ml of
water.
The water supply is sufficient for ap-
proximately 30 minutes.
CAUTION!
Do not put water directly into the
steam generator!
Use only water as the liquid. Do
not use filtered (demineralised)
or distilled water.
3. Activate the appliance.
4. Set the steam heating function and
temperature.
5. If necessary, set the function Dura-
tion
or End Time .
The first steam shows after approxi-
mately 2 minutes. An acoustic signal
sounds when the appliance is at ap-
proximately the set temperature.
The signal sounds again at the end
of the cooking time.
6. Deactivate the appliance.
When the steam generator is
empty, an acoustic signal
sounds.
When the appliance is cool, soak
up all remaining water from the
steam generator with the
sponge. If necessary, clean the
steam generator with some vine-
gar.
Let the appliance dry fully with
the door open.
6.6 Heat-up indicator
When you activate a heating function,
the bar on the display comes on. The bar
shows that the temperature increases.
Fast Heat Up Indicator
This function decreases the heat-up
time. To activate the function, hold
for 3 seconds. The heat-up indicator al-
ternates.
Residual heat
When you deactivate the appliance, the
display shows the residual heat. You can
use the heat to keep the food warm.
6.7 Energy saving
The appliance contains features
which help you save energy
during everyday cooking:
• Residual heat:
– When the heating function or pro-
gramme operates, the heating ele-
ments are deactivated 10% earlier
(the lamp and fan continue to oper-
ate). For this feature to operate, the
cooking time must be longer than
30 minutes or you must use the
clock functions ( Duration , End
Time ).
– When the appliance is off, you can
use the heat to keep food warm.
The display shows the remaining
temperature.
• Cooking with the lamp off - touch
and hold for 3 seconds to deacti-
vate the lamp during cooking.
• Eco functions - refer to section "Heat-
ing Functions" (for selected models
only).
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