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Self-Clean Oven
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the oven bottom to
prevent excessive smoking and flare-ups during the clean
cycle. For ease of cleaning, the heating element can be lifted
slightly (1 to 1_/2inches).
Wipe up sugary and acid spillovers such as sweet potatoes,
tomato or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel is acid re-
sistant, not acid proof. The porcelain finish may discolor if
acid spills are not wiped up prior to a self-clean cycle.
Setting the Controls fora Self-Clean Cycle
1. Close the oven door.
2. Press the Clean pad.
• The indicator word CLEAN will flash. The display
The self--clean cycle uses above normal cooking temperatures will show "-- :- -" along with the oven icon. _
to automatically clean the entire oven interior.
• If the door has not been closed, the display will show
"door".
It is better to clean the oven regularly rather than to wait until
there is a heavy build-up of soil in the oven. 3. Press Preset (0) pad for "3:00" hours of cleaning time for
an average soiled oven.
During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well
ventilated to help eliminate normal odors associated with • The cleaning time can be varied depending on the
cleaning, amount of soil. Press the appropriate number pads to set
any amount of time between 2 and 4hours. "2:00" hours
of cleaning for light soil, up to "4:00" hours of cleaning
Before Self-Cleaning for heavy soil.
• Four seconds after entering the cleaning time, the oven
Turn off the oven light before cleaning as the light may burn door will automatically lock. The indicator word LOCK
out during the clean cycle, will appear in the display along with the clean icon (top
and bottom bars).
Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven racks from the
oven. The oven racks will discolor and may not slide easily
after a self-clean cycle.
Clean oven frame, door
frame (area outside the door
gasket) and around the open- 4. When the cleaning time has been completed, the indicator
word CLEAN will turn off. The indicator word LOCK will
ing in the door gasket with a remain on until the oven has cooled. When the oven has
nonabrasive cleaning agent
such as Bon Ami or deter- cooled, the indicator word LOCK will turn off and the door
gent and water. These areas will automatically unlock.
are not exposed to cleaning
temperatures and should be
cleaned to prevent soil from baking on during the clean cycle.
Toprevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket around
the oven door. The gasket is designed to seal in heat during Automaticlock is still engaged.
the clean cycle. Doorcannotbeopeneduntil
LOCKis nolongerdisplayed.