Care and cleaning of the range.
Oven Air Vents
Never blockthe vents (airopenings)of the
range.They provide the air inletand outlet
that are necessaryfor the range to operate
properly with correct combustion.
Air openings are located at the rear of
the cooktop, at the top and bottom of the
ovendoor, and at the bottom of the range,
under the warming drawer or lower
ovendrawer.
Vent appearance and location vary.
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Upper Control Panel
On models soequipped,/ock out the touch
pads beforecleaning.
Seethe Gas/Control Lockoutor Control
Lockout information in the Specialfeatures of
Four ovencontrol section in this manual.
Clean up splatters with a damp cloth.
You may alsouse a glass cleaner.
Removeheavier soil with warm soapy water.
Do not useabrasives of any kind.
Unlockthe touch pads after cleaning.
Surfaceburnerknob
Lowerovendrawer knob
Lower Control Panel (Front Manifold
It's a good idea to wipe the control panel
after each useof the oven. Usea damp cloth
to clean or rinse.Forcleaning, use mild soap
and water or a 50/50 solution of vinegar and
water. Forrinsing,use clean water. Polishdry
with a soft cloth.
Donot use abrasive cleansers,strong liquid
cleaners,plastic scouring pads or oven
cleaners on the control panel-they will
damage the finish.
Donot try to bend knobs by pulling them up
or down or by hanging a towel or other such
loads.This can damage the gas valve shaft.
Thecontrol knobs may be removed for
easier cleaning.
Panel) and Knobs
Make surethe knobs are in the OFFpositions
and pullthem straight off the stems for
cleaning.
The knobs can be cleaned in a dishwasher
or they may also be washed with soapand
water. Makesurethe insidesof the knobs are
dry before replacing.
Replacethe knobs in the OFFposition
to ensure proper placement.
Metal parts can be cleanedwith soap
and water. Donot use steel wool, abrasives,
ammonia, acids or commercial oven
cleaners.Dry with a soft cloth.
NOTE:The loweroven drawer controlknob is
not interchangeablewith the sur@ceburner
knobs.Besure to reinstallthe lower oven
drawer knobto the original location.Thelower
ovendrawer knob roof be identified b£ the red
line.Surfaceburner knobshave a white line.
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Oven Bottom
Theoven bottom has a porcelain-enamel
finish.To make cleaning easier,protect the
oven bottom from excessivespillovers by
placing a cookie sheet on the rack below the
rack you are cooking on.This is particularly
important when baking a fruit pieor other
foods with a high acid content. Hot fruit
fillings or other foods that are highly acidic
(suchas tomatoes, sauerkraut and sauces
with vinegar or lemonjuice)may cause
pitting and damage to the porcelain-enamel
surface and should be wiped up immediately.
Wedon't recommend usingaluminum foil
on the oven bottom. It can affect airflow if the
holesare blocked and it can concentrate heat
at the bottom of the oven, resultingin poor
baking performance.
Toclean up spillovers,use soap and water,
an abrasive cleaner or soap-filled scouring
pad. Rinsewell to remove any soap before
self-cleaning.
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