Bought used SC5044--what does 'auto' mean - CorningWare Crock Pots & Slow Cookers

On Auto setting, the cooker is on high for an hour and then goes on low heat for the rest of the time.

It looks rather like my slow cooker which has a 3 position switch with LOW, HIGH and AUTO.
AUTO uses a thermostat control to prevent the contents from boiling. Useful if being left unwatched. HIGH setting can cause burning if contents not stirred, and LOW setting is only of use to keep things warm. Hope that helped.

Hi, well, Auto means that it uses an internal, weight & temperature sensor to determine the Cooking time of whatever is in it. It will then "Cook" until "It" thinks it is "Done" and turn off at the end.
I believe that they are NOT that accurate? But a possible time saver nevertheless.

Mine is a Swan from Boots, bought about 15 years ago. Push down left for HIGH, push down right for AUTO. As is yours, mine is centre LOW

You can download the manual here. It's for the white model, but operating instructions should be the same for others.

low runs around 225
high about 275 some models go as high as 300
auto it will cycle between high and low depending on moisture content

It means that the cooker will go back and forth between low and high based upon the food you are cooking.

the auto setting cooks on high for the first hour, then adjusts to cook on low for the remaining time. hope that helps :)

The auto button is ususally it startts off on high setting to warm up the crock and when it reaches a pre set temperature it will shift to med or low which ever is the next lower setting it will continue cooking at this setting unless you change it

The auto mode means that the cooker will start off at high and then will switch to low after an alloted amount of time.