Kenmore 318205342A manual Self-Cleaning Oven, Adhere to the following cleaning precautions

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Self-Cleaning

CAUTION During the self-cleaning cycle, the outside of the wall oven can become very hot to the touch. DO NOT leave a small children unattended near the appliance.

CAUTION The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-clean cycle of any wall oven. Move birds to another well ventilated room.

CAUTION DO NOT line the oven walls, racks, bottom or any other part of the appliance with aluminum foil. Doing so will destroy heat distribution, produce poor baking results and cause permanent damage to the interior (aluminum foil will melt to the interior surface of the oven).

CAUTION DO NOT force the oven door open. This can damage the automatic door locking system. Use caution when opening the door after the Self-Cleaning cycle is completed. The oven may still be VERY HOT.

Self-Cleaning Oven

A Self-Cleaning oven cleans itself with high temperatures (well above cooking temperatures) which eliminate soils completely or reduces them to a fine powdered ash you can wipe away with a damp cloth.

Adhere to the following cleaning precautions:

•Allow the oven to cool before cleaning.

•Wear rubber gloves when cleaning any exterior parts of the oven manually.

•DO NOT clean the oven door gasket. The woven material of the oven door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or remove the gasket.

•DO NOT use any cleaning materials on the oven door gasket. Doing so could cause damage.

•Remove the meat probe, searing grill, broiler pan and broiler pan insert, all utensils and any aluminum foil. These items cannot withstand high cleaning temperatures.

•This oven comes with lubricated porcelain oven racks, which can remain in the oven during the self-clean cycle. Do not clean this vegetable oil lubrication off the racks. It is important that the sides of the oven racks always have a light coating of vegetable oil.

To maintain optimal rack performance, re-apply a thin layer of vegetable oil to the sides of the rack after every self-clean cycle or when the rack becomes difficult to slide.

•Remove any excessive spillovers in the oven cavity before starting the Self-Cleaning cycle. To clean, use hot, soapy water and a cloth.

Large spillovers can cause heavy smoke or fire when subjected to high temperatures. DO NOT allow food spills with a high sugar or acid content (such as milk, tomatoes, sauerkraut, fruit juices or pie filling) to remain on the surface as they may leave a dull spot even after cleaning.

•Clean any soil from the oven frame, the door liner outside the oven

DO Hand Clean Door

DO Hand

Clean Frame

DO NOT Hand Clean Oven Door Gasket

door gasket and the small area at the front center of the oven bottom. These areas heat sufficiently to burn soil on. Clean with soap and water.

NOTE: Prior to setting the Self-Clean cycle, any spills remaining on the oven bottom should be removed.

If any time when setting the oven for the Self-Cleaning feature, the oven control continuously beeps and the display shows “d-O”; close the oven door (see fig. 1)

Note: See additional cleaning information for the oven door in the General Care & Cleaning section.

Fig. 1

CAUTION The oven bake and broil elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned OFF. The elements may still be hot and burns may occur if these elements are touched before they have cooled sufficiently.

What to Expect during Cleaning

While the oven is in operation, the oven heats to temperatures much higher than those used in normal cooking. Sounds of metal expansion and contraction are normal. Odor is also normal as the food soil is being removed. Smoke may appear through the oven vent.

If heavy spillovers are not wiped up before cleaning, they may flame and cause more smoke and odor than usual. This is normal and safe and should not cause alarm. If available, use an exhaust fan during the self- cleaning cycle.

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Contents Kenmore Elite Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions Save these instructions for future reference Your Electric Wall Oven Features At a Glance Wall Oven FeaturesAir Circulation in the Oven Oven Vent LocationArranging Oven Racks Types of Oven RacksControl Pad Features Feature Min. Temp. or time Max. temp. or timeOven Control Keypads To set the clock example below for Setting the ClockSetting the Clock InstructionsTo set the Kitchen Timer example 5 minutes Setting Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy SavingSetting Kitchen Timer To Set Add 1 Minute FeatureSetting Oven Lockout Feature Setting Silent Control OperationConsumer Defined Control Operating Oven Lights Setting Temperature Display Fahrenheit or CelsiusSetting Accent Light Example To adjust the Accent light brightnessPreheating to the original temperature Setting Oven ControlsSetting Preheat To set the Preheat temperature for 350FTemperature Visual Display Setting BakeTo set the Bake Temperature to 350F Oven Baking Baking Problems and Solutions ChartOff automatically example Bake at 350F for 30 minutes Setting Cook TimeTimed Bake feature When the timed bake finishesWhen the set bake time runs out Setting Delay StartElectric Range Broiling Table Recommendations Setting BroilBroiling Times and Searing Grill if equipped To set the oven to broil at 550FRoasting Rack Instructions if equipped Setting the Food Categories FeaturesTo Set the Food Convection Roast feature at 375F Benefits of Convection BakeUsing and Setting Meat Probe Proper Meat Probe placementImportant things to consider To use the meat probe Setting Convection Bake To set the oven for Convection Bake and temperature to 350FGeneral Convection Bake Instructions Setting Convection Convert feature Press to cancel Convection feature at any timeArrange interior oven racks and place food in oven Press Place the food in the oven Setting the Slow Cook FeatureSetting the Warm & Hold Feature To set Warm & HoldTo set Warm & Hold to turn on automatically Star-k.org To Program the Oven to Begin Baking with a stored Recipe To Set the Recipe Recall FeatureRestoring factory default settings Recipe example for a Bake mode at 425CWhat to Expect during Cleaning Self-CleaningSelf-Cleaning Oven Adhere to the following cleaning precautionsFollowing To Start the Self-Clean CycleWhen the Self-Clean Cycle is Completed To start an immediate Self-Cleaning cycle or to set a DelayTo adjust the oven temperature Self CleaningAdjusting Oven Temperature Stopping or Interrupting a Self-Cleaning CycleGeneral Care & Cleaning Cleaning Various Parts of Your OvenSurfaces How to Clean To Replace Oven Door Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel Some modelsRemoving and Replacing the Lift-Off Oven Door To Remove Oven DoorChanging the Oven Light Changing the Halogen Oven Light some modelsTo replace the light bulb Before You Call Solutions to Common ProblemsPoor baking results Corrections. See Adjusting Oven TemperatureSelf-cleaning cycle does not work Cleaning cycle is completedProtection Agreements SU-HOGAR Sears Parts & Repair Service Center
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