OpeYating the $e foO eatsing Oven
Before a Serf-Cleaning Cycle
Step 1: Remove the broiler pan, broiler rack, atl cook-
ware and any aluminum foil from the oven--they can't
withstand the high cleaning temperatures (Oven
shelves may be left in oven. Note: Shelves will discol-
or during the self-cleaning cycle)
Step 2- Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom
How to Set Oven for Cgeaning
Step t: Follow steps at left to prepare the oven for
cleaning..
_- Step 2: Close the oven
door and slide latch han-
dle to the right as far as it
wifl go,.
A. Oven Front Frame
B. Oven Door Gasket
C. Oven Light
Step 3: With a dampened cloth, clean spatters or
spills on oven front frame (A) and only that area on
the oven door that is outside the gasket (B), Do not
clean the gasket Polish cleaned areas with a dry
cloth Never use a commercial oven cleaner in or
around the self-cleaning oven
Step 4: Close the door and make sure the oven light
(C) is off
Oven shelves may be cleaned in the self-cleaning
oven. However, they win darken, lose their luster and
become hard to slide To make shelves slide more
easily, after each self-cleaning cycle, dampen fingers
with a small amount of cooking oil and rub lightly over
edges of shelf that contact shelf supports.
If your range is equipped with porcelain enamel drip
pans, you can clean them in the self-cleaning oven
After wiping off any boitovers that are not stuck on,
place one pan upside down on each oven shelf.
Caution: Chrome drip pans (on models so
equipped) should never be cleaned in the self-
cleaning oven.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven protec-
tors in or near the self-cleaning oven.. A combination
of any of these products plus the high clean cycle
temperatures may damage the porcelain finish of the
oven
Important: The oven door must be closed and
latched and all controls must be set correctly for the
self-cleaning cycle to work properly
Step 3: Touch CLEAN pad. " "
appears in display and "CLEAN TIME"
flashes
Step 4: Touch INCREASE pad Four
hours is automatically programmed for
Clean Time
Step 5: Press & hold or tap INCREASE or DE-
CREASE pad until desired Clean Time is displayed.
(Tap to change time 5 minutes a tap. Press & hold to
change time 10 minutes at a time )
Clean Time for heavy soil is normally 4 hours. You can
change the Clean Time to anywhere between 2 and 4
hours, depending on how dirty the oven is
The self-cleaning cycle will automatically begin within
a few seconds and the word "ON" will appear on the
display. When the oven heats to a high temperature,
the word "LOCK" wil! be displayed and, a short time
later, the door latch handle will be locked in position. It
will not be possible to open the oven door until the
temperature drops below the lock temperature
When the clean cycle is finished, the word "CLEAN"
will go out in the display and the oven will begin to
cool When the oven temperature has fallen below the
locking temperature (about 20-30 minutes after the
word "CLEAN" goes out at the end of the clean cycle),
the word "LOCK" goes out and the door can be
opened
Step 6: When the LOCK light is off, slide latch handle
to the left as far as it will go and open the door.
Never force the latch handle. Wait until the word
"LOCK" goes out in the display. Forcing the latch
handte may damage the door lock.
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