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Self-cleaning
1.
Prepare oven for self-cleaning.
• Remove oven racks and all cooking utensils from
oven.
• Clean excess spills from oven interior.
• Remove items from rangetop and backguard.
These areas can become hot during self-cleaning
cycle.
2.
With oven door closed, move oven door lever located
above oven door to right to lock oven door.
(Figure 14)
• If oven is too hot before starting self-clean cycle,
oven lever will not move to locked position. Allow
oven to cool before starting cycle.
Lock Oven Door
3.
Turn oven temperature knob to
CLEAN position.
• If oven temperature knob is set before oven door
lever is moved,
LOCKED light flashes. Move oven
door lever to locked position.
•
LOCKED and OVEN indicator light glows.
• Self-clean cycle lasts for approximately 4 hours.
After self-clean cycle,
OVEN and LOCKED lights
flash. Turn temperature knob to
OFF position and
move oven door lever to unlocked position.
• Do not force door lever open. If door lever is forced,
lock can be damaged.
Interrupt Self-Clean Cycle
1.
Turn oven temperature knob to
OFF position.
2.
When oven has cooled to a safe temperature,
LOCKED light flashes. Door can be unlocked and
opened.
• Do not force door lever open. If door lever is forced,
lock can be damaged.
After Self-cleaning Cycle
Turn oven temperature knob to
OFF position when
finished. After oven has cooled
LOCKED light flashes.
Door can be unlocked and opened.
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of personal injury, do not touch oven
vents or areas around vents during self-cleaning.
These areas can become hot enough to cause burns.
To avoid risk of smoke damage or fire, clean excess
spills from oven interior.
CAUTION
!
To avoid fire or smoke damage, remove any flammable
materials from storage drawer. Items like plastic
containers and paper manuals can melt or burn.
Prepare for Self-clean
• A small amount of smoke is normal when cleaning.
Excess smoke may indicate a faulty gasket or too
much food residue has been left in oven. Move birds
and small animals susceptible to fumes or smoke to
another room.
• Oven should be cleaned before it gets too dirty. Wipe
up large spills before self-cleaning.
• Do not use cleaning cycle if oven light cover is not
properly in place.
• Remove oven racks and all cooking utensils from oven.
• Remove items from range top and backguard. These
areas can become hot during self-cleaning cycle.
Self-Clean Cycle
