---
title: "Bertazzoni induction stove showing L and ignoring the knobs"
description: "What L means on Bertazzoni induction stoves, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-l/"
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# Bertazzoni induction stove showing L

L on the power displays shows that the induction zones have been locked, which Bertazzoni offers to keep children from switching them on.

## What L actually means.

L on the power displays shows that the induction zones have been locked, which Bertazzoni offers to keep children from switching them on. With all zones off, turning the zone 1 and zone 2 knobs to the left at the same moment sets the lock, and doing it again releases it.

Bertazzoni stove display

What to do when L shows on the stove

### Kind of code Mode, not a failure

Something the stove was switched into, often by accident, rather than something that broke: a control lock pressed while wiping the panel, a Sabbath setting, a showroom demo mode that lights the display and heats nothing, a reminder that a spot on the stovetop is still hot. No part is worn out, and the stove's own keys put it right.

### Usually leads to No repair

Make sure all zones are off.

### Shows up as Stove Error Code

The stove shows letters and numbers, a flashing symbol or a short message, beeps, and the oven or a burner stops or will not start.

### Make Bertazzoni

A family-run stove maker from northern Italy whose freestanding models are often chosen for their colors.

### Source Bertazzoni Heritage induction stove manual (us.bertazzoni.com)

Bertazzoni induction stoves with knob-controlled zones (Heritage series manual).

## Before you book, in this order.

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

01

Make sure all zones are off.

02

Turn the zone 1 and zone 2 knobs left together, hold until the L clears, and let go.

03

Set the zone you want as usual.

### Cleared?

The stove is working again and no part was needed. If the same letters come back while a burner or the oven is on, or the stove switches itself off again in the middle of dinner, book it as a new problem.

### What not to do

L is not a failed knob or control board. It is a safety lock that is easy to set by accident while cleaning the knobs.

## What you may notice with it.

The stove problems L tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked.

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

Before you call

### [Stove Error Code](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-error-code/)

[All 8 causes, cheapest first](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Stove Knob Broken or Loose**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-knob-broken-or-loose/)
- [**Stovetop Not Heating**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stovetop-not-heating/)

Problem

### Stove Error Code

8 causes, cheapest first

No repair indicated

## Nothing to repair.

Something the stove was switched into, often by accident, rather than something that broke: a control lock pressed while wiping the panel, a Sabbath setting, a showroom demo mode that lights the display and heats nothing, a reminder that a spot on the stovetop is still hot. No part is worn out, and the stove's own keys put it right.

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

## Bertazzoni stoves.

A family-run stove maker from northern Italy whose freestanding models are often chosen for their colors.

[Bertazzoni stove repair](https://stoverepair.center/brands/bertazzoni/)

More Bertazzoni codes

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Mode, not a failure on other makes

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[All 52 codes of this kind](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

Bertazzoni builds this

### Gas stove

A stove with gas burners on top, whether its oven below runs on gas too or on electricity, fed by one gas line behind it and plugged into a wall outlet for the spark.

Bertazzoni builds this

### Induction stove

A stove with a flat glass top that heats the pan itself through a magnetic field, run by touch keys and power boards, with an electric oven underneath.

Bertazzoni builds this

### Heritage stove

Classic stoves built the old way, from AGA cast-iron heat storage stoves to French and Italian enamel stoves with brass trim, kept for decades and repaired rather than replaced.

## In Bertazzoni's own words

> With the cooking zones off, turn the knobs of zones 1 and 2 to the left simultaneously until L appears on the power display

[Bertazzoni Heritage induction stove manual (us.bertazzoni.com)](https://us.bertazzoni.com/downloads/14032/11062/3100831_IU_EN_A3%20(3).pdf?act=download) [Bertazzoni Heritage induction stove manual (us.bertazzoni.com)](https://us.bertazzoni.com/downloads/14032/11062/3100831_IU_EN_A3%20(3).pdf?act=download) [Bertazzoni Heritage induction stove manual (us.bertazzoni.com)](https://us.bertazzoni.com/downloads/14032/11062/3100831_IU_EN_A3%20(3).pdf?act=download)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Bertazzoni induction stoves with knob-controlled zones (Heritage series manual).

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## Questions about L.

### Can I clear L myself?

Make sure all zones are off.

### My Bertazzoni induction zones show L and will not heat. How do I unlock them?

With every zone off, turn the knobs for zones 1 and 2 to the left together until L goes away, then release them.

### How did my Bertazzoni lock itself?

The lock is set by turning the first two zone knobs left at once, which can happen while wiping the front of the stove. Undo it the same way.

### Is the Bertazzoni lock worth using with small children at home?

That is what Bertazzoni designed it for: to keep the zones from being switched on by accident. Remember to release it before cooking.

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