Miele KM 452 - Manual (Page 16)

To turn off auto heat before the
heat-up time has finished:
^ Set the display to 0.
^ Then select the setting you want to
continue using by pressing the +
touch control.
Cooking without auto heat
Proceed as follows:
^ If 0 is showing in the display, keep
the + touch control pressed until the
desired power setting shows in the
display, e.g.
4:
The same number of segments,
q, will
show in the light ring, i.e. if setting
4 is
selected four segments will light up.
Using the cooktop
16
q
4