Bosch HBL8451UC how to start Sabbath Mode
Before cooking on the Sabbath. Sabbath Mode works in a Bake mode only, between 100 and 450 °F.
Steps
- Clear the kitchen timers and oven timers. Sabbath Mode will not start while a timer runs.
- Set a Bake mode and a temperature between 100 °F and 450 °F.
- Press and hold the Oven Timer button for five seconds.
- Press Enter to accept the default 74:00 hours, or enter a value from 0:01 to 74:00 with the numeric keypad and press Enter. Sabbath Mode starts by itself after 5 seconds if you change nothing.
- Check that SABBATH ON shows in the display.
- To end Sabbath Mode and return to normal function, press the Oven Clear/Off button.
To change the temperature during Sabbath Mode, enter the new temperature with the numeric keypad and press Enter; the change takes effect after a 30 second delay. If the oven light is on during setup it stays on, and if it is off it stays off. On double ovens each oven can run Sabbath Mode at its own temperature, with one shared timer. The default setting for Sabbath Mode in the Settings menu is Yes.
Source: Operation: Sabbath Mode Source: Operation: Sabbath Mode, p. 16
Used for
- SABBATH NOT AVAILABLE: A timer was running when Sabbath Mode tried to start.
- SABBATH ON: Sabbath Mode is running. SABBATH ON shows while the Sabbath timer counts down, then the display shows the time and SABBATH.
Other HBL8451UC procedures
- How to set the clockTo set the time of day. The oven must be in Standby, not cooking or timing.
- How to turn Panel Lock on or offTo disable all control panel buttons, for example before cleaning the panel.
- How to set the oven temperature offsetWhen food is consistently too light or too brown.
- How to turn Auto Convection Conversion on or offTo control whether Convection Bake and Convection Multi-Rack lower the set temperature by 25 °F.
- How to use Fast PreheatTo heat the oven faster than standard preheat for Bake, Roast, Convection Multi Rack, Convection Bake, Convection Roast and Pizza.
- How to run Self CleanWhen the oven is heavily soiled and needs the high-temperature cleaning cycle.
- How to replace the oven light bulbWhen the oven light is not working properly.
Sources
- Use and Care Manual, Built-in Ovens 800 Series HBL84, HBN84, HBL86, HBN86 and HBL87. BSH Home Appliances Corporation. Document 9000989323, revision C, 80 pages, en-US. media3.bsh-group.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.