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Surface Cooking (continued).............................
Surface Indicator Lights Coil Elements
There is an indicator light under each pair of control knobs. . When an element is turned on, it will cycle on and off
When one or both of the surface control knobs is turned on, to maintain the heat setting.
the light will turn on. The light will turn off when the surface 0 Coil elements are self-cleaning.
element(s) is turned off.
. Do not immerse in water.
Hot Surface Lights To remove: When cool, raise element. Carefully pull oul
(glass-ceramic cooking surface and away from receptacle.
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Each element has a HOT
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is hot. It will remain on, even after _ To replace: Insert terminals on the element into receptacle.
the control is turned off, until the area has
Guide the element into place. Gently press down on the outer
cooled. They are located at the front center of the cooktop, edge of the element until it sits level on the drip bowl.
Coil Element Surface
(select models)
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TERMINALS
Lift-up Porcelain Cooktop
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To prevent the eooktop from discoloring or staining: Drip Bowls
• Clean cooktop after each use.
The drip bowls, located under each surface element, are
• cooledWipeacidasthese°rsugarspillsspillSmayaSdiscolorSOOnas the cooktop has designed to catch boilovers and must always be used. Ab-
or etch the sence of these bowls during cooking may damage wiring or
porcelain.
other parts underneath the cooktop.
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Yourrange features an upswept porcelain cooktop that can be To prevent the risk of electric shock or fire, never line drip
lifted up for convenient access to the area under the cooktop, bowls with aluminum foil.
To lift cooktop: When cool, grasp the front edge of the Drip bowls will discolor or craze over time, if overheated.
cooktop. Gently lift up until the two support rods at the front
of the cooktop snap into place. This discoloration or crazing ispermanent. However, it will
//_ not affect cooking performance.
-_ /_ To protect drip bowl finish:
° Avoid using high heat settings for long periods of time.
"_ SUPPORTROD e Do not use oversized cookware. Pans should not
_2 J [\ extend more than 1-2 inches beyond the element.
• When home canning, use the Canning Element (Model
To lower cooktop: Hold the front edge of the cooktop and eel). Contact your Maytag dealer for details.
carefully push back on each support rod to release. Then • Clean frequently. (See cleaning section, page 17.)
gently lower the top into place. The support rods will slide
into the range frame.
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