THE SELF-CLEAN CYCLE
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qerrnve the brorl pan and grad, oven racks,
all
utensrls and any for1
‘hat may be rn the oven If oven racks are left rn the range dunng a
c:lean cvcle, they WIII darken lose therr luster and become hard to slrde
2 So11 ton the oven front Irame. under the Iron1 edge of the cooktop, the
door loner outsrde the door seal and the front edge of the oven
cavlly
(about I
Into the oven) wrf rrot be cleaned durnrng a clean cycle (see
illustration
below) Clean these
areas
by hand before startrng a clean
cycle
Gse detergent and hot water wrth a soap-frlled steel wool pad, then
rlnsr well wrth a vrnegar and water mrxlure Thus WIII help prevent a
brown resrdue from formrng when Ihe oven IS heated
Before A Clean Cycle
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‘Wpe up heavy sprllovers on the oven bottom Too much so11 may
cause
smokrng during the clean cycle
4 Clean the door seal by using a clean sponge to soak the sorled area
wrth hydrogen peroxrde Repeated soakrng may be needed depen
drng on the amount of so11 Frequent cleanrng WIII prevent excessrve
SOI! burld up Do not rub the door seal excessively The frberglass
materral of the seal has an extremely
low resistance to abrasion Any
cotton matenal especrally rlncludrng cottonballs), can easel
Into Ihe seal Do not use any cotton materials IO clean t
tl
rub a hole
e
seal An
Intact and well lrnrng oven door seal IS essentral for energy
effrcrent oven operatron and good baking results If you notrce the seal
becoming worn frayed or damaged rn any way or rf rt has become
drsplaced on the door vat, should reolace the seal
FRONT FRAME
‘T
DOOR
LINER
DOOR
SEAL
DO NOT
use commercral oven cleaners or oven protectors rn or near the
oven These products plus the hrgh tremperature of the clean cycle may
damage the porcelain frnrsh
DO NOT
clean glass ceramrc cookware or any olher cookware rn the oven
durrng a self-clean cycle
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All controls must be set correctly for the clean cycle to work properly To
help you understand how the clean cycle works, the stages of the cycle
are noted below
1 The controls are set
2 The word CLEAN WIII be on In the drsplay, the oven begins to heat
and the door locks automatrcally
3 For your
safety,
the oven door cannot be opened (the word LOCK
WIII be on rn the display)
4 When the 3% hour clean cycle IS over the word CLEAN WIII be OH
rn the drsplay and the oven begrns to cool
5 When the temperature has fallen below locking temperature (about
20-30 mrnutes aHer the word CLEAN goes off at Ihe end of clean cy~
cle) the door can be opened (the word LOCK will be OH in the display)
After the cleaning cycle, the oven door cannot be opened unless:
The temperature has had time to drop to a safe level and the word
LOCK
is off in the display (20-30 minutes).
A coolrng fan WIII come on during the self-clean cycle to protect Internal
components
Do not block the air discharge slots on top of the control
panel
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