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Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
If the oven is too hot and you start to set a clean cycle,
you will not be able to slide the latch.
Allow additional time for cooling before you try to set
the cycle.
1. Follow directions to prepare the oven for cleaning.
2. Slide the latch handle to the
right as far as it will go.
Never force the latch
handle. Forcing the
handle will damage the
door lock mechanism.
3. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to AUTO
SELF CLEAN. The AUTO SELF CLEAN light
will glow.
NOTE: If you turn the Oven Temperature knob
before you slide the latch, the AUTO SELF
CLEAN light will flash. Slide the latch to the right.
Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours and 20
minutes. You can change the clean time to any
time between 3 hours and 5 hours and 59 minutes,
depending on how soiled your oven is.
You have 1 minute to change your clean time.
Use the HOUR and MIN. pads to change the total
clean time.
Both the OVEN ON light and the AUTO SELF CLEAN
light will flash when the CLEAN TIME is finished.
Slide the latch handle to the left as far as it will go, turn
the Oven Temperature knob to OFF and open the door.
Never force the latch handle. Wait until the AUTO
SELF CLEAN light flashes and the latch slides easily.
Forcing the latch handle may damage the door lock.
Easy Steps:
1. Latch the door.
2. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to
AUTO SELF CLEAN.
After a Clean Cycle
You may notice some white ash in the oven. Just
wipe it up with a damp cloth after the oven cools.
If white spots remain, remove them with a soap-
filled steel wool pad. Be sure to rinse thoroughly
with a vinegar and water mixture. These deposits
are usually a salt residue that cannot be removed by
the Clean Cycle.
If the oven is not clean after one Clean Cycle,
repeat the cycle.
NOTE:
• While the oven is self-cleaning, you can press the
CLOCK pad to display the time of day. To return to
the clean count down, press the COOK TIME pad.
• If the shelves become hard to slide, wipe the shelf
supports with cooking oil.
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To Stop A Clean Cycle
1. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to OFF.
2. Wait until the oven has cooled below the locking temperature
(approximately 1 hour) to unlatch the door. You will not be able to
open the door right away unless the oven has cooled below the locking
temperature.
