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Oven Safety
Do not touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven—heating elements may be hot even though they are dark
in colour. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other materials to contact heating elements or interior surfaces
of oven until they have had time to cool.
Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns—among these surfaces are, for example, oven
vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven doors.
1.Use care when opening door—let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.
2.Do not heat unopened food containers—buildup of pressure may cause container to burst and result in injury.
3.Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed.
4.Placement of oven racks—always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while
oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven.
5. Do not use aluminum foil to line the bottom of the oven,it could result in a risk of electric shock or
Self Clean Safety Instructions
Read the instructions below and the appropriate timer instructions before attempting to operate.
Do not touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven—heating elements may be hot even though they are dark
in colour. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other materials to contact heating elements or interior surfaces
of oven until they have had time to cool.
Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns—among these surfaces are, for example, oven
vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven doors.
1. Remove utensils and cookware from the oven. Oven racks and rack supports should be removed from the oven. Racks
and supports left in the oven during self clean will become discoloured, but it will not affect the protective coating.
2. Remove all utensils and food from cooktop. Note: use of surface elements while range is self-cleaning is NOT
RECOMMENDED. For model 8210 30" range, the two right and front left surface elements will not be operational during
self clean mode as long as the door lock is engaged. For model 6210 48" range, the two left and
and rearright surface element
will not be operational during self clean mode as long as the door lock is engaged.
3. Remove all contents from the storage drawer. This includes plastic or aluminium utensils and any utensils with plastic
parts that can become over heated and melt.
4. In 48" ranges remove all contents from the storage area behind the cast door. This includes plastic or aluminium utensils
and any utensils with plastic parts that can become over heated and melt.
5. DO NOT clean the gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move
the gasket.
6. Never use a commercial oven cleaner in a self cleaning oven. This will damage the
7. Make sure the convection fan is off. The convection fan switch must be turned off at the control panel at the timer. (The
oven light will automatically go off when the door is closed.)

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