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Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
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Using the self-cleaning oven.
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Before a Clean Cycle
We recommend venting your
kitchen with an open window or
using a ventilation fan or hood during
the first self-clean cycle.
Remove the broiler pan, broiler grid,
all cookware and any aluminum foil
from the oven.
NOTE:
■
If your oven is equipped with shiny,
silver-colored oven shelves, remove
them before you begin the self-clean
cycle.
■
If your oven is equipped with gray
porcelain-coated oven shelves, they
may be left in the oven during the
self-clean cycle.
The shiny, silver-colored oven shelves
(on some models) can be self-cleaned,
but they will darken, lose their luster and
become hard to slide.
Soil on the front frame of the range and
outside the gasket on the door will need
to be cleaned by hand. Clean these areas
with hot water, soap-filled scouring pads
or cleansers such as Soft Scrub
®
. Rinse
well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass
material of the oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential for the
gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
becoming worn or frayed, replace it.
Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the
oven bottom.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is
in place and the oven light is off.
IMPORTANT:
The health of some birds
is extremely sensitive to the fumes given
off during the self-cleaning cycle of any
range. Move birds to another well-
ventilated room.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Follow the directions in the
Before a
Clean Cycle
section.
Latch the door.
NOTE:
Never force the latch. If the oven is
too hot, you will not be able to slide the
latch. Allow the oven to cool.
Touch the
SELF CLEAN
pad.
Touch the
+
or
–
pads until the
desired Clean Time is displayed.
The Clean Time is normally 4 hours and 20
minutes. You can change the Clean Time to any
time between 3 and 5 hours, depending on the
amount of soil in your oven.
Touch the
START/ON
pad.
The self-clean cycle will automatically
begin after
CLEAN
is displayed and the
time countdown appears in the display.
While the oven is self-cleaning, you can
touch the
CLOCK
pad to display the time
of day. To return to the clean countdown,
touch the
SELF CLEAN
pad.
The oven shuts off automatically when
the clean cycle is complete, and 0:00 will
flash in the display.
Slide the latch handle to the left as
far as it will go and open the door.
NOTE:
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the
handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
