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title: "Bertazzoni induction cooktop flashing A beside the power level"
description: "What A means on Bertazzoni induction cooktop flashing A beside the power levels, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-a/"
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# Bertazzoni induction cooktop flashing A beside the power level

When an A alternates with the power level, the automatic heating function has been set.

## What A actually means.

When an A alternates with the power level, the automatic heating function has been set. The zone runs at full heat for a time that depends on the level you chose, then returns to that level by itself.

Bertazzoni cooktop display

What to do when A shows on the cooktop

### Kind of code Mode, not a failure

A state the cooktop was put in, or one it picked deliberately — a child lock, a demo mode that lights the keys but heats nothing, a residual-heat letter over a zone that is still warm, a prompt that no pan has been found. Nothing has broken and no part is called for.

### Usually leads to No repair

Nothing is needed; let the timed boost finish.

### Shows up as Cooktop Simmer Too Hot

The lowest setting still boils sauces, scorches rice, or will not hold a gentle simmer on a gas burner or an electric element.

### Make Bertazzoni

An Italian maker whose US catalog lists drop-in gas cooktops, induction cooktops and pro-style rangetops.

### Source Bertazzoni TFT induction cooktop user manual (PE304T*, PE365T*)

Bertazzoni induction cooktops with the TFT display interface, models PE304T* and PE365T*. The XV series and the induction downdraft cooktop have manuals of their own, which were not read for this code.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Bertazzoni's own guidance for A on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Nothing is needed; let the timed boost finish.

02

If you did not mean to set it, choose the power level again with a normal short press.

03

If the pan spits or boils too hard while A shows, set the power level again with a short press to end the boost early.

### Cleared?

The cooktop came right without a new part. If the same message returns while a zone or burner is on, or the top shuts itself down again mid-meal, treat it as a fresh problem and book it.

### What not to do

A is not a warning or an alarm. It shows a cooking feature at work, so no repair is involved.

## What you may notice with it.

The cooktop problems A tends to arrive with. Answer these at the cooktop before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Cooktop Simmer Too Hot](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/simmer-too-hot/)

[All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/simmer-too-hot/)

It also comes with

- [**Cooktop Error Code**](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-error-code/)

Problem

### Cooktop Simmer Too Hot

5 causes, cheapest first

No repair indicated

## Nothing to repair.

A state the cooktop was put in, or one it picked deliberately — a child lock, a demo mode that lights the keys but heats nothing, a residual-heat letter over a zone that is still warm, a prompt that no pan has been found. Nothing has broken and no part is called for.

[How to read what your cooktop is telling you](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-error-code/)

## Bertazzoni cooktops.

An Italian maker whose US catalog lists drop-in gas cooktops, induction cooktops and pro-style rangetops.

[Bertazzoni cooktop repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/brands/bertazzoni/)

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Mode, not a failure on other makes

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Bertazzoni builds this

### Gas cooktop

A gas cooking surface dropped into a countertop cutout, with its gas line and power cord running down into the cabinet underneath.

Bertazzoni builds this

### Induction cooktop

A glass cooktop in the counter that heats the pan itself through magnetic coils, run by power boards and cooled by a fan underneath.

Bertazzoni builds this

### Rangetop

A pro-style gas cooking top with its knobs across the front, set into a notch above a base cabinet, often with a griddle or char-broiler beside the burners.

## In Bertazzoni's own words

> Symbol A alternates with the power level

[Bertazzoni TFT induction cooktop user manual (PE304T*, PE365T*)](https://us.bertazzoni.com/downloads/14077/11179/11164_user-manual-TFT-induction-cooktops-NA_2_1.pdf) [Bertazzoni TFT induction cooktop user manual (PE304T*, PE365T*)](https://us.bertazzoni.com/downloads/14077/11179/11164_user-manual-TFT-induction-cooktops-NA_2_1.pdf) [Bertazzoni TFT induction cooktop user manual (PE304T*, PE365T*)](https://us.bertazzoni.com/downloads/14077/11179/11164_user-manual-TFT-induction-cooktops-NA_2_1.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Bertazzoni induction cooktops with the TFT display interface, models PE304T* and PE365T*. The XV series and the induction downdraft cooktop have manuals of their own, which were not read for this code.

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## Questions about A.

### Can I clear A myself?

Nothing is needed; let the timed boost finish.

### Why is my sauce boiling hard on a low setting with A showing?

The automatic heating function starts at maximum heat before dropping back, so a low level can briefly run hot. Wait for the A to go out, or reset the level with a short press.

### How do I switch on automatic heating on purpose?

Bertazzoni says to press the power level you want, from 1 to 8, for three seconds. The A then appears until the heat-up time ends.

### Can I use the Bertazzoni A function on an empty pan?

Bertazzoni describes automatic heating as a way to bring a cold pan that is not empty up at maximum heat. Start it only with food or liquid already in the pan, then let it drop back to the level you chose.

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