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How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Quick Reminder:
1.Latch the door.
2.Turn the Oven Set knob to CLEAN.
If the oven is too hot and you start to set a clean cycle, you will not be able to slide the latch.
Allow additional time for cooling before you try to set the cycle.
1.Follow directions to prepare the oven for cleaning.
2.Slide the latch handle to the right as far as it will go.
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle
will damage the door lock
mechanism.
3.Turn the Oven Set knob to CLEAN. The CLEAN, AUTOMATIC OVEN, OVEN ON and COOK TIME ON/OFF lights will glow.
NOTE: If you turn the Oven Set knob before you slide the latch, the CLEAN light will flash. Slide the latch to the right.
Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours and
20 minutes. On some models, you can change the Clean Time to anywhere between 3 hours and 5 hours and 59 minutes, depending on how dirty your oven is.
You have one minute to change your Clean Time. Use the HOUR and MIN. pads to change the total Clean Time.
Both the OVEN ON light and the CLEAN light will flash when the Clean Time is finished.
After using the clean cycle, the door latch and the Oven Set knob must be returned to their original positions before you can use the oven.
When the CLEAN light flashes, slide the latch handle to the left as far as it will go, turn the Oven Set knob to OFF and open the door.
Never force the latch handle. Wait until the CLEAN light flashes and the latch slides easily. Forcing the latch handle may damage the door lock.
Operating the Self-
To Stop A Clean Cycle
1.Turn the Oven Set knob to OFF.
2.Wait until the oven has cooled below the locking temperature to unlatch the door. You will not be able to open the door right away unless the oven has cooled below the locking temperature.
Cleaning Oven
After a Clean Cycle
You may notice some white ash in the oven. Just wipe it up with a damp cloth after the oven cools.
If white spots remain, remove them with a soap- filled steel wool pad. Be sure to rinse thoroughly with a vinegar and water mixture. These deposits are usually a salt residue that cannot be removed by the clean cycle.
NOTE:
•You cannot set the oven for cooking until the oven is cool enough for the door to be unlatched.
•While the oven is
If the oven is not clean after one clean cycle, | (continued next page) |
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repeat the cycle.
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