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Delayed Self-clean Cycle
Self-clean feature uses high oven temperature to clean oven interior.
Set oven to begin and end cleaning at later time. Range control begins
the self-clean at your specified start time.
1. Prepare oven for self-cleaning (see below left). Oven bottom
recess must be checked for grease build up before beginning a
self-clean cycle. See

Care and Cleaning

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2. Close door.
3. Press START COOK/CLEAN pad.
4. Set starting time for the cleaning cycle.
• Default time is current time of day.
• Start time can be set from current time to
current time plus 11 hours and 59 minutes.
5. Turn oven temperature knob to CLEAN.
• Default self-clean cycle length of 3 hours will display.
6. Set cycle length for self-clean.
• Use arrow keys to adjust time as necessary.
• Clean cycle can be set from two to four hours in five minute
increments.
• Default setting for the cycle is three hours.
7. Self-clean cycle is set.
• Oven cannot be used until completion of the self-clean cycle.
• Self-clean cycle will begin at selected start time.
• To view start time, press the START COOK/CLEAN pad.
• OVEN ON indicator light will turn on when the self-clean cycle
begins and will remain on until the end of the cycle.
• To view the clean cycle time, press the COOK/CLEAN TIME pad.
• At the end of the self-clean cycle, OVEN ON indicator light shuts
off and the oven does not maintain the high temperatures. Oven
will still be hot, however.
• The LOCKED indicator light will remain on until oven reaches a
cooler temperature. LOCKED light will flash while door is
unlocking, and then shut off when door has unlocked. Oven
cavity will be hot to the touch. DO NOT attempt to open door
prior to LOCKED indicator light shutting off. Once oven is cool,
turn oven knob to OFF position.

Interrupting the self-clean cycle

To stop a self-clean cycle that has already started follow these steps.
If the interruption occurs mid cycle, the oven will remain locked, even
though the cycle has stopped, until the oven cavity has cooled to a safe
temperature.
1. Turn oven temperature knob to OFF position.
2. When oven has cooled to a lower temperature, LOCKED light
shuts off. Door can be unlocked. DO NOT force door. This can
cause damage to the latch.
Do I need to prepare?
To get the best results from the
self-clean cycle, follow these steps:
• Clean excess spills from oven
interior and bottom thoroughly.
•Remove birds or animals
susceptible to smoke or other
fumes from the room or
adjoining room.
• Open window if possible.
• Make sure oven light cover is
properly in place. Do not use
cleaning cycle if it is not.
• Remove oven racks and all cooking
utensils from oven.
•Remove items from range top
backguard and storage drawer.
These areas can become hot
during self-cleaning cycle.
• The range vents from the center
bottom of the backguard. Make
sure this area is unobstructed by
removing all items from backguard
and range top.
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To avoid risk of personal injury,
do not touch oven vents, or area
around vents, during self-cleaning.
These areas can become hot
enough to cause burns.
CAUTION
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To avoid fire or smoke damage,
• remove any flammable
materials from storage drawer.
Items like plastic containers and
paper manuals can melt or burn.
• clean excess spills before
starting a self-clean cycle.
Using the Oven Control (contd)
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To avoid risk of personal injury,
property damage, or fire, clean
excess grease and soil from
oven before beginning a self-
clean cycle.