DCS RGY/RGV, RDU/RDV Care and cleaning, What?, How?, Oven parts, Us Ca, Side racks, Oven shelves

Care and cleaning

29US CA

What? How? Important!

Control knobs, Oven handles, Kickstrip grate

1Wipe with a damp cloth using a solution of mild detergent and hot water.

2Dry thoroughly with microfiber cloth.

If wished, the knobs can be removed for cleaning. Before removing a knob, make sure that it is set to OFF, then pull it straight towards you. Remove only one knob at a time, and make sure that you refit it on its shaft completely and correctly after cleaning.

Do not use stainless steel cleaner on these parts, as doing so may damage their coating. The knobs are not interchangeable: if you remove them for cleaning, do so one at a time. This is to ensure that you replace each knob exactly where you removed it from.

Oven parts

Enamel

oven interior – light soiling

1Wipe with a damp cloth and a solution of hot water and mild detergent.

2Wipe dry with a soft cloth.

Note: the oven door may be removed to make reaching into the oven easier.

To prevent soiling from becoming ‘baked on’ and stubborn, we recommend removing any easy-to-reach spills, food or greasy stains from the enamel after each use. In self- cleaning ovens, this will also reduce the need for using the CLEAN cycle frequently.

Enamel

oven interior – stubborn, ‘baked-on’ soiling

Self-cleaning ovens (those with CLEAN on the oven mode knob): use the CLEAN cycle. See ‘Using the CLEAN cycle’ for instructions.

Non-self-cleaning ovens (those without CLEAN on the oven mode knob):

1Remove everything from the oven: shelves, side racks, all utensils.

2Cover the kickstrip grate and the floor in front of the oven with several layers of newspaper. This is to protect these surfaces from damage by oven cleaner seeping out or accidentally dripping on them.

3Apply an ammonia-based cleaner or oven cleaner following the cleaner manufacturer’s instructions.

4After cleaning, replace the side racks and shelves.

Don’t use oven cleaners in self-cleaning ovens (those with CLEAN on the oven mode knob). Oven cleaners are caustic and may permanently stain or damage some surfaces. When using an oven cleaner in a non-self- cleaning oven, take care not to let it come in contact with any surface other than the oven interior. If

it accidentally does, remove immediately.

Side racks	Pre-soak any stubborn, burnt-on soiling, then
	clean with a solution of mild detergent and
	hot water and wipe dry with a microfiber
	cloth.
	Alternatively, clean these in the dishwasher.

Oven shelves	1	To remove stubborn or ‘baked-on’ soiling,
		scrub with a dampened, soap-filled, non-
		metal, non-abrasive pad, then wipe dry.
	2	Apply a chrome cleaner with a damp sponge
		or cloth following manufacturer instructions.
	3	Wipe and dry.

Do not wash the main oven shelves in the dishwasher, immerse them in soapy water, or use oven cleaner on them. Doing so will remove the lubricating grease in the slides, stopping them from running smoothly.