GE 16 - Self-Cleaning Oven Operation; How to Set the Oven for Cleaning; Before Starting a Clean Cycle

How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Follow the directions in the Before a Clean
Cycle section.
[l] Latch the door:
NOTE: Never force the latch. If the oven is too
hot. you will not be able to slide the latch.
Allow the oven to cool.
[£] Touch the CLEAN pad.
Gll Touch the + or - pads until the desired
Clean TIme is displayed.
The Clean Time is normally 4 hours and 20
minutes. You can change the Clean Time to
any time between 3 and 5 hours, depending
on the amount of soil in your oven.
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Using the self-cleaning oven. (on some models)
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
For the first self-clean cycle. we recommend
venting your kitchen with an open window
or using a ventilation fan or hood.
Remove the racks. broiler pan. broiler grid. all
cookware and any aluminum foil from
the oven.
The oven racks can be self-cleaned.
but they will darken. lose their luster
and become hard to slide.
Soil on the front frame of the range and
outside the gasket on the door will need
to be cleaned by hand. Clean these areas
with hot water, soap-filled steel-wool pads
or cleansers such as Soft Scrub®.
Rinse well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass
material of the oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential for the
gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
becoming worn or frayed. replace it.
Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the oven
bottom.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is in place
and the oven light is off.
CAUTION: The grates and drip
pans (on some modelsl should never be
cleaned in the self-cleaning oven.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners or
oven protectors in or near the self-cleaning
oven. A combination of any of these products
plus the high clean cycle temperatures may
damage the porcelain finish of the oven.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is
extremely sensitive to the fumes given off
during the self-cleaning cycle of any range.
Move birds to another well-ventilated room.
l1J Touch the START/ON pad.
The self-clean cycle will automatically
begin after CLEAN is displayed and the
time countdown appears in the display.
While the oven is self-cleaning. you can touch
the CLOCK pad to display the time of doy.
To return to the clean countdown. touch
the CLEAN pad.
The oven shuts off automatically when
the clean cycle is complete. and 0:00 will
flash in the display.
[QJ Slide the latch handle to the left as for as
it will go and open the door: