Troubleshooting tips ... Before you call for service

Problem

Possible Cause

What To Do

Oven light does not

Light bulb is loose or defective.

Tighten or replace bulb.

work

Pad operating light is broken.

Call for service.

 

Oven will not self-

The temperature is too high to set a

Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.

clean

self-clean operation.

 

 

Oven controls improperly set.

See the Cleaning the Oven section.

Excessive smoking

Excessive soil or grease.

Press the Cancel/Off pad. Open the windows to rid

during clean cycle

 

the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED light goes

 

 

off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle.

 

 

 

Excessive smoking

Food too close to burner element.

Lower the rack position of the food.

during broiling

 

 

Oven door will not

Oven too hot.

Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.

open after a clean

 

 

cycle

 

 

Oven not clean after

Oven controls improperly set.

See the Cleaning the Oven section.

a clean cycle

Oven was heavily soiled.

Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean

 

 

cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean

 

 

again or for a longer period of time.

"LOCK DOOR"

The self-clean cycle has been selected

Close the oven door.

flashes in the

but the door is not closed.

 

display

 

 

LOCKED light is on

The oven door is locked because

Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool.

when you want to

the temperature inside the oven

 

cook

has not dropped below the locking

 

 

temperature.

 

“F— and a number

You have a function error code.

Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for one

or letter” flash in

 

hour. Put the oven back into operation.

the display

If the function code repeats.

Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30

 

 

seconds and then reconnect power. If the function

 

 

error code repeats, call for service.

Display goes blank

A fuse in your home may be blown or the

Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.

 

circuit breaker tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

The clock is turned off.

See the Special Features section.

 

 

 

 

Oven is in Sabbath Mode.

Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode.

 

 

See the Special Features section.

Power outage,

Power outage or surge

Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must

clock flashes

 

reset it by pressing the Cancel/Off pad, setting the

 

 

clock and resetting any cooking function.

“Burning” or “oily”

This is normal in a new oven and will

To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a

odor emitting from

disappear in time.

minimum of 3 hours. See the Cleaning the Oven

the vent

 

section.

Strong odor

An odor from the insulation around

This is temporary and will go away after several uses

 

the inside of the oven is normal for the

or a self-clean cycle.

 

first few times the oven is used.

 

Fan noise

A cooling fan may automatically turn

This is normal. The cooling fan will turn on to cool

 

on.

internal parts. It may run for up to 1-1/2 hours after the

 

 

oven is turned off.

My oven door glass

No. The inner oven glass is coated with

This is normal. Under certain light or angles, you may

appears to be

a heat barrier to reflect the heat back

see this tint or rainbow color.

"tinted" or have a

into the oven to prevent heat loss and

 

"rainbow" color. Is

keep the outer door cool while baking.

 

this defective?

 

 

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