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Maytag MER5570BCQ User Manual page 14

Coil & radiant electric range

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CARE
&(LEANING
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Clean
oven f rame, door frame ( area o ut- AFTER SELF-CLEANING
sideof gasket)andaroundthe opening
in the door gasketwith a nonabrasive Aboutonehouraftertheendofthe clean
cleanersuchas Bon Ami*or detergent
cycle,the LOCKindicatorwordwill turn
andwater.Theseareasarenotexposed
off.At thispoint,thedoorcanbeopened.
> It isnormal forpartsofthe range to
to cleaningtemperatures a ndshouldbe
Somesoil may leavea lightgray,pow-
become h otduring a cleancycle,
cleanedto preventsoil from bakingon
duringthe cleancycle,
dery ashwhichcan be removedwith a
> Toprevent damage tooven door, d o
dampcloth. If soil remains,it indicates
notattempt t o openthe doorwhen
To prevent damage,do not clean or
that the clean cycle was not long
the LOCKindicatorword is dis-
rub the gasketaround the oven door.
enough. T hesoil will be removed during
played.
The gasketis designedto seal in heat
the nextcleancycle.
> Avoidtouching cooktop, door,win-
duringthe cleancycle.
If the oven rackswere left in the oven
dow,or ovenvent areaduringa
cleancycle.
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers
and do not slide smoothly aftera clean
from the oven bottomto preventexces-
cycle, wipe racks and embossedrack
> Donotusecommercial ovenclean-
sivesmoking, f lare-upsor flaming during
supportswith a small amountof veg-
ers ontheself-clean o venfinishor
the cleancycle.Foreaseof cleaning, the
etableoil to restore easeof movement.
around anypartoftheovenasthey
heatingelementcanbe liftedslightly(1
willdamage t hefinish or parts,
inch).
Finelines may appearin the porcelain
resultingfrom the heatingand cooling
The self-clean cycleusesabovenormal Wipe up sugaryand acidic spillovers
of the finish.This is normalandwill not
cooking temperaturesto automatically suchas sweetpotatoes, t omatoor milk-
affectperformance.
cleanthe entireoveninterior.
basedsauces.Porcelain enamelis acid
resistant,not acid proof.The porcelain A white discoloration may appearafter
It is normal for flare-ups,smokingor
finishmaydiscolorif acidicspillsare not
cleaningif acidicor sugaryfoodswere
flamingto occurduring cleaningif the
wipeduppriorto a self-clean cycle,
notwipedupbeforethecleancycle.This
ovenis heavily soiled.Itis bettertoclean
discolorationis normal and will NOT
the oven regularlyratherthan to wait
untilthereis a heavybuild-upof soil in
DURING CLEANCYCLE
affectperformance.
the oven.
Whenthe LOCKindicatorwordlightsin
SETTING THECONTROLS
the display, t he doorcannotbe opened.
FORSELF-CLEAN
Duringthe cleaning process, t he kitchen
Toprevent d amage to door,donot force
shouldbe well ventilatedto help elimi- door open when the LOCK indicator
1. Closeovendoor.
natenormal o dorsassociated w ithclean- wordisdisplayed.
2. PressCleanpad.
ing.
Somesmokeandodormay bedetected
> "--:--"or 3:00will lightin display.
BEFORE SELF-CLEANING
the firstfew timesthe oven is cleaned.
> CLEAN wilt flash in display. On
This is normaland will lessen in time.
Turnofftheovenlightbefore cleaning as Smokemayalsooccurif ovenis heavily
selectmodelsLOCKindicator w ord
the light may burnout duringthe clean soiledor if broilerpan wasleftin oven.
will appear.
cycle.
As ovenheats,you mayhearsoundsof
> If door is not closed or locked,
Removebroiler pan, all pans and the metalparts expanding and contracting,
beepswill sound and "door"will
oven racksfrom
This is normaland will not damagethe
flashin display.
the oven. The
oven.
3. PressMore+or Less- pad to select
oven racks will
cleantimeor changecleantime.
discolor
and
may not slide
>Oven is preset t o cleanfor 3 hours.
easily after a
Or,
self-clean cycle.
>Select 2 hoursfor lightsoil,upto 4
hoursfor heavysoil.
CLEAN SYMBOL
I 1.1--11--1
--i.UU
LOCK
CLEAN
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