RANGE CARE
Self-Cleaning Cycle
WARNING
Burn Hazard
Do not touch the oven during the
Keep children away from oven during
Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the
Keep the kitchen
Do not block the oven vent(s) during the
Prepare Oven:
■Remove the broiler pan, grid, cookware and bakeware and, on some models, the temperature probe from the oven.
■Remove any foil from the oven because it may burn or melt, damaging the oven.
■Remove oven racks to keep them shiny and easy to slide. If leaving in, place them on rack positions 2, 3 or 4. For diagram, see “Positioning Racks and Bakeware”. Racks will discolor and become harder to slide. See “General Cleaning” for more information.
■Hand clean inside door edge and the 1½ in. (3.8 cm) area around the inside oven cavity frame, being careful not to move or bend the gasket. This area does not get hot enough during
■Wipe out any loose soil to reduce smoke and avoid damage. At high temperatures, foods react with porcelain. Staining, etching, pitting or faint white spots can result. This will not affect cooking performance.
Prepare Cooktop and Storage Drawer:
■Remove plastic items from the cooktop because they may melt.
■Remove all items from the storage drawer.
How the Cycle Works
IMPORTANT: The heating and cooling of porcelain on steel in the oven may result in discoloring, loss of gloss, hairline cracks and popping sounds.
The
The oven is preset for a 3 hour 30 minute clean cycle, but the time can be changed. Suggested clean times are 2 hours 30 minutes for light soil and between 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours 30 minutes for average to heavy soil.
Once the oven has completely cooled, remove ash with a damp cloth.
To
Before
1.Push in and turn the oven control knob to CLEAN.
The door will lock within 6 seconds, and OVEN ON and OVEN HEATING indicator lights will come on.
If the door does not lock, it will try to lock for 1 minute. If the door fails to lock, the
2.Press the “up” or “down” arrow pads to select a clean time between 2 hours 30 minutes and 4 hours 30 minutes.
During the last 30 minutes of the
Once the oven goes below the locked temperature, the OVEN ON light flashes and DOOR LOCKED/CLEANING light turns off when door unlocks.
3.Turn the oven control knob to OFF when finished cleaning.
The OVEN ON light turns off and the time of day appears in the display.
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