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Care and Cleaning - Oven
Preparing the Oven for Self Clean
1. Remove all utensils and bakeware.
2. Remove oven racks. If oven racks are left in the oven
during the self-clean cycle, they will permanently lose the
shiny finish and change to a dull dark finish. See Oven
Cleaning Chart for proper care.
3. Wipe up any soft soil spills and grease with paper towels.
Excess grease will cause flames and smoke inside the
oven during self-cleaning.
4. Review illustration below. Some areas of the oven must
be cleaned by hand before the cycle begins. Use a soapy
sponge or plastic scrubber or a detergent-filled S.O.S.
®
pad. Hand-clean the oven door edge, oven front frame
and up to 1-1/2 inches inside the frame with detergent
and hot water. Do not clean or rub the gasket on the oven.
The gasket is designed to hold in heat during the self-
clean cycle. Rinse all areas thoroughly then dry.
5. Be sure oven light is turned off and the light bulbs and
lens covers are in place.
Do not operate oven without
lightbulb and cover in place
.
Self Cleaning the Oven
Commercial Oven Cleaners are not to be used on the
self-clean oven or any part because they will damage
the finish or part.
WARNING
To avoid a burn hazard, keep
the oven gasket flexible, not
hard.
DO NOT
hand clean
gasket
DO hand
clean frame
area outside
gasket
DO hand
clean door
area outside
gasket
DO hand clean
1-1/2" from
rack guides
to front of oven
cavity.
Bosch ovens feature a self-cleaning function that eliminates
the manual labor involved with cleaning your oven. During
self-cleaning, the oven uses a very high temperature to burn
away food soil and grease.
•
It is common to see smoke and/or an occasional flame-
up during the Self-Clean cycle, depending on the content
and amount of soil remaining in the oven. If a flame
persists, turn off the oven and allow it to cool before
opening the door to wipe up the excessive food soil.
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In the Self-Clean Mode, the door latch is automatically
activated when the oven reaches 350° F. This
ensures that the door cannot be opened while the oven
interior is at high clean temperatures.The door
lock symbol will appear in the display at this point. The
door will not lock until the ovenreaches 450° F.
When the lock symbol appears in the display,
gently pull on the door to confirm that it is locked.
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The oven light does not operate during this mode.
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During Self-Clean, the kitchen should be well ventilated
to help eliminate odors associated with Self-Clean. Odors
will lessen with use.
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Four hours is the preset length of cleaning. The range
can also be set to clean for 3 or 5 hours.
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The mode automatically stops at the end of the clean
hours.
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When the oven heat returns to 350° F after cleaning, the
automatic door lock will release and the door can be
opened.
