Bosch Appliances HES245U, HES252U, HES247U, HES246U, HES255U, HES256U Care and Cleaning Oven, Do not

Care and Cleaning - Oven

		Self Cleaning the Oven	Preparing the Oven for Self Clean
			1.	Remove all utensils and bakeware.
Bosch ovens feature a self-cleaning function that eliminates			2.	Remove oven racks. If oven racks are left in the oven
the manual labor involved with cleaning your oven. During				during the self-clean cycle, they will permanently lose the
self-cleaning, the oven uses a very high temperature to burn				shiny finish and change to a dull dark finish. See Oven
away food soil and grease.				Cleaning Chart for proper care.
• It is common to see smoke and/or an occasional flame-			3.	Wipe up any soft soil spills and grease with paper towels.
	up during the Self-Clean cycle, depending on the content			Excess grease will cause flames and smoke inside the
	and amount of soil remaining in the oven. If a flame			oven during self-cleaning.
	persists, turn off the oven and allow it to cool before		4.	Review illustration below. Some areas of the oven must
	opening the door to wipe up the excessive food soil.			be cleaned by hand before the cycle begins. Use a soapy
• In the Self-Clean Mode, the door latch is automatically				sponge or plastic scrubber or a detergent-filled S.O.S.®
	activated when the oven reaches 350° F. This			pad. Hand-clean the oven door edge, oven front frame
	ensures that the door cannot be opened while the oven			and up to 1-1/2 inches inside the frame with detergent
	interior is at high clean temperatures.The door			and hot water. Do not clean or rub the gasket on the oven.
	lock symbol will appear in the display at this point. The			The gasket is designed to hold in heat during the self-
	door will not lock until the ovenreaches 450° F.			clean cycle. Rinse all areas thoroughly then dry.
	When the lock symbol appears in the display,		5.	Be sure oven light is turned off and the light bulbs and
	gently pull on the door to confirm that it is locked.			lens covers are in place. Do not operate oven without
• The oven light does not operate during this mode.				lightbulb and cover in place.

•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	Commercial Oven Cleaners are not to be used on the
can also be set to clean for 3 or 5 hours.	self-clean oven or any part because they will damage
• The mode automatically stops at the end of the clean	the finish or part.
hours.
• When the oven heat returns to 350° F after cleaning, the
automatic door lock will release and the door can be	WARNING
opened.
	To avoid a burn hazard, keep
	the oven gasket flexible, not
	hard.

DO NOT	DO hand clean
	1-1/2" from
hand clean	rack guides
gasket	to front of oven
	cavity.

DO hand clean frame area outside gasket

DO hand clean door area outside gasket

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