FEATURES
BEFORE DURING pear with use. If the oven is heavily
soiled, or if the broiler pan is left in the
SELF-CLEANING SELF-CLEANING oven, smoke and odor may occur.
When thedoor is lockedandthe CLEAN
pad is pressed, the oven automatically As the oven heats and cools, you my
begins to heat to cleaning tempera- hear sounds of metal parts expanding
Turn off oven light before cJeancycle, tures, and contracting. This is normal and will
not damage your appliance.
The life of the bulb may be shortened if As the oven reachescleaning tempera-
left on during the clean cycle, tures, the LOCK indicatorwillturn on to
Clean oven frame, door frame and show that an internal lock mechanism AFTER
around the oven vent with a non-abra- has engaged. At this point, the oven SELF-CLEANING
sire cleaning agent such as Bon Ami. door can not be unlocked andopened. Some soil may leave a light gray, pew-
These areas are not exposed to cJean-
ing temperatures and should be A fan sound can be heard during the dory ash which can be removed with a
creanedto prevent soil from baking on clean cycle, damp cloth. If soil remains, it indicates
that the dean cycle was not long
during the clean cycle. To preventdamage to the door and lock enough. The soilwillbe removed during
lever, do not force the lock lever to the the next clean cycle.
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers left when the LOCK indicator is dis-
from the oven bottom to prevent exces- played. If the oven racks do not slide smoothly
sire smoking during the clean cycle, after a clean cycle, wipe racks and era-
About one hour after the completion of bossed rack supports with a small
Do not use oven cleaners or oven liner the clean cycle,the internallock willdis- amount ofvegetable oil to restore ease
protective coatings of any kind on the engageand the LOCK indicator willturn of movement.
self--clean oven finish or around any off. At this point, the lock lever can be
part ofthe oven. moved to the left (unlocked position) Fine, hair-like lines may appear in the
and the door opened, oven interior or oven door. This is a nor-
To preventdamage, do not clean or rub malconditionresultingfrom heatingand
the gasket around the oven door. The The first few times the oven is cleaned, cooling of the porcelain finish. These
gasketis designedto seal in heatduring some smokeandodor maybe defected, lines do not affect the performance of
the clean cycle. This is normaland will reduce or disap- the oven.
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