Care and Cleaning ..................................Self-Clean Oven
Toprevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket aroun
ASelf-Clean CAUTIONS: the oven door.The gasket is designed to seal in heat durin
the clean cycle.
•Itisnormalfor partsof the rangeto become hot during a
clean cycle. Wipeupexcess grease or spillovers from the ovenbottom t
preventexcessive smoking, flare-ups or flaming during th
•Avoid touching cooktop, door, window, or oven vent clean cycle. For easeof cleaning,the heating element ca
area during a clean cycle, be liftedslightly (1 to 1_/2inches).
• Topreventdamageto oven door,do not attempt to open
the door when the LOCKindicator wordisdisplayed.Wipe up sugary and acid spillovers suchas sweetpotatoe:
tomato ormilk-basedsauces. Porcelain enamel isacidr_
•Do not use commercial oven cleaners on the self-clean sistant, notacid proof.The porcelainfinish may discolor;
oven finish or aroundany part of the oven astheywill acid spills are not wiped up prior to a self-clean cycle.
damagethe finish orparts.
During Clean Cycle
The self-clean cycle uses above normal cooking temperatures
to automatically clean the entire oven interior. When the LOCK indicator word lights in thedisplay, the do(
cannot be opened. To prevent damage to door, do not fore
It is normal for excessive flare-ups, smoking and flaming to door open when the LOCK indicator word is displayed.
occur during cleaning if the oven is heavily soiled. It is better
to clean the oven regularly rather than to wait until there is a Some smoke and odor may be detected the first few times tt
oven iscleaned. This is normal and will lessen in time. Smol_
heavy build-up of soil in the oven. may also occur if oven is heavily soiled or if broiler pan w_
During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well left in oven.
ventilated to help eliminate normal odors associated with Asovenheats, youmayhearsoundsofmetalpartsexpandir
cleaning, and contracting. This is normal and will not damage oven
Before Self-Cleaning After Self-Cleaning
Turn off the oven lightbefore cleaning as the light may burn About one hour after the end of the clean cycle,the LOC
out during the clean cycle, indicator word will turn off At this point,the door can l
opened.
Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven racks from the
oven. The oven racks will discolor and may not slide easily Some soil may leave a light gray, powdery ash which can t
after a self-clean cycle, removed with a damp cloth. If soil remains, it indicates th
the clean cycle was not long enough. The soil will be r
Clean oven frame, door moved during the next clean cycle.
frame (area outside the door
gasket) and around the If the oven racks were left in the oven and do not sli(
opening in the door gasket smoothly after a clean cycle, wipe racks and embossed ra(
with a nonabrasive cleaning supports with a small amount of vegetable oil to restore ea
agent such as Bon Ami or ofmovement.
detergent and water. These
areas are not exposed to A white discoloration may appear after cleaning if acid
cleaning temperatures and sugary foods were notwiped up before the clean cycle. TI"
should be cleaned to prevent discoloration is normal and will NOT affect performance
soil from baking on during the clean cycle.