Bosch Appliances HE2515C, HE2516U, HE2515U manual Care and Cleaning The Oven Self-cleaning the Oven

Care and Cleaning - The Oven

Self-cleaning the Oven

The Siemens Range features a self-cleaning function that eliminates the manual labor involved with cleaning your oven. During self-cleaning, the oven uses a very high temperature to burn away food soil and grease.

•It is common to see smoke and/or an occasional flame-up during the Self-Clean cycle, depending on the content and amount of soil remaining in the oven. If a flame persists, turn off the oven and allow it to cool before opening the door to wipe up the excessive food soil.

•In a normal Self-Clean Mode, the door does

not lock at the beginning of the cycle; However, it does lock prior to reaching the high self-clean temperatures. The door lock symbol will appear in the display at this point. The door does not lock at the start of the cylce.

•The oven light does not operate during this mode.

•During Self-Clean, the kitchen should be well ventilated to help eliminate odors associated with Self-Clean. Odors will lessen with use.

•Four hours is the preset length of cleaning. The range can also be set to clean for 3 or 5 hours.

•The mode automatically stops at the end of the clean hours.

•When the oven heat returns to a safe temperature after cleaning, the automatic door lock will release and the door can be opened.

Preparing the Oven for Self-clean

1.Remove all utensils and bakeware.

2.Remove oven racks. If oven racks are left in the oven during the self-clean cycle, they will permanently lose the shiny finish and will no longer glide smoothly on the rack giudes. See Oven Cleaning Chart for proper care.

3.Wipe up any soft soil spills and grease with paper towels. Excess grease will cause flames and smoke inside the oven during self-cleaning.

4.Review illustration below. Some areas of the oven must be cleaned by hand before the cycle begins. Use a soapy sponge or plastic scrubber or a detergent-filled S.O.S.® pad. Hand-clean the oven door edge, oven front frame and up to 1-1/2 inches inside the frame with detergent and hot water. Do not clean or rub the gasket on the oven. The gasket is designed to hold in heat during the self-clean cycle. Rinse all areas thoroughly then dry.

5.Be sure oven light is turned off and the light bulbs and lens covers are in place. Do not operate oven without light bulb and cover in place.

Caution: Do not use Commercial Oven Cleaners on the self-clean oven or any oven part. They can damage the finish or the part.

Care and Cleaning

DO NOT hand clean gasket

DO hand clean frame area outside gasket

DO hand clean door area outside gasket

WARNING

A flexible door gasket is necessary for a good seal. Do not clean, rub, damage or move the gasket.

DO hand clean 1-1/2" from rack guides to front of oven cavity.