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Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle

In This Section

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How the cycle worka ........................................28 Setting the controls ..........................................29

Bsfors you start ................................................28 Spscial tips ........................................................31

The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning the oven interior. Like with other functions of your range, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle with the easy-to- use electronic control. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your oven spotless.

How	the	cycle		works
The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat to
burn away soil and grease. During the cycle, the
oven gets	much hotter than		it does	for normal		S7a’F	(4srC)
baking or broiling. This high heat breaks up the						OVEN	SHUT	OfF
soil or grease and burns it away.
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Your oven is preset for a 3-hour Self-Cleaning
cycle. However, you can adjust the cycle time to							DOOR	UNLOCKS
the amount of soil in your oven. You can set the
cycle anywhere between 2 and 4 hours. (See
“Setting the controls” on page 29.)
The graph at the right is representative of a
normal, 3-hour Self-Cleaning			cycle.	Note that the	START	1		3	STOP
heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but it						Tlrna 1,’ Hours
takes longer for the oven to cool enough to
unlock.

Before you start

Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make

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l Hand-clean the areas shown. They do not get
hot enough during the cleaning cycle for soil to
burn away. Use hot water and detergent or a
soapy steel-wool pad for cleaning.
NOTE: DO NOT clean, move or bend the seal.	Handclean frame
Poor cleaning, baking and roasting may result.

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