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Self-Clean Oven
A self-clean oven uses above normal temperatures to 4. Wipe up acid spillovers such as lemon juice, tomato
automatically dean the entire oven. The separate clean sauce or milk-based sauces and suga_ spillovers.
cycle eliminates soil completely or reduces it to a gray ash The porcelain finish may discolor if acid spills
which is easily wiped up with a damp cloth when the are not wiped up prior to a self-dean cycle.
cycle is complete and the oven has cooled. 5. Do not use oven cleaners or oven liner
It is better to clean the oven regularly than to wait protective coatings of any kind on the self-clean
until there is a heavy build-up of soil in the oven. oven finish or around any part of the oven as
It is norural for the oven door and window to hecome hot they will damage the oven finish.
during a clean cycle. Therefore, avoid touching these 6. To prevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket
aretts during a dean cycle. As the oven heats and cools, on the oven door. The gasket is designed to seal in
you may hear the sounds of metal parts expanding and heat during the clean cycle.
contracting. Thisis normal and will not damage your wall 7. Turn off the oven light before the self-clean
oven. operation. If the oven light is lef} on dnring the clean
The first few times the oven is cleaned, some smoke and cycle, the light bulb will bum out.
odor may be detected. This is nomad and will lessen or Setting the Controls for the Self-Clean
disappear with use. If the oven is heavily soiled, smoke Cycle
and odor are common. During the cleaning process the
kitchen should be well ventilated, i. Close the oven door and move"the door lock lever to
The oven will automatically begin to heat when the door the right until it rests in the lock position.
is locked and the SELF CLEAN pad is pressed. When 2. Press the SELF CLEAN pad. The words "SET
the oven reaches deanlng temperature, the word CLEAN T1ME" will flash and "3:00" will appear in
"LOCK" will light in the display. At this point, the the display. Also, "CLEAN ON" will light as the oven
oven door cannot be manually opened, hegins to heat.
To prevent damage to the door and lock lever, do not The oven will automatically set a clean cycle of three
force the door open when the word "LOCK" is displayed, hours. A shorter ('2 hours) or longer (4 hours) clean
cycle can be selected by pressing the SELF CLEAN
pad and pressing the • or • pad to select 2 to 4
hours.
3. Press the CLOCK pad and the current time of day
will reappear in the clispla)_"CLEAN" and "ON" will
remain in the displav to show that the oven is in a
Preparing for the Self-Clean Cycle clean cycle.
l. Remove oven racks and any pans, utensils or the If the door is not locked properly, the word "door" will
broiler pan from the oven. The oven racks should be appear in the display and beeps will sound.
washed by hand. If left in the oven during the
self-clean cycle, the racks will become To Interrupt or Reset the Clean Cycle
permanently discolored and may not slide
easily. If the internal lock has not engaged, the lock lever can
2. Clean the oven frame and door ffmne with a non- be moved completely to the left to cancel the cycle.
abrasive cleaning agent such as Bon Ami. These If the internal lock has engaged, push the CANCEL
areas are not exposed to cleaning temperatures and pad. The door will not open until "LOCK" tunas off in
should be cleaned to prevent soil from baking on the display. At that time, the door lock lever can be
returned to its original position and the door can be
during the clean cycle, opened. The oven will still be hot.
3. Wipe up any excess grease or spillovers from the
oven bottom to prevent excessive smoking and llare-
ups during the clean cycle.
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