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Maytag MER5570BCQ User Manual page 19

Coil & radiant electric range

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BEFORE
YOU CALL
FOR SERVICE
FORMOSTCONCERNS,
BAKINGRESULTSARENOTAS
OVEN DOORWILL NOTUNLOCK
TRY THESEFIRST:
EXPECTEDOR DIFFERFROM
AFTERSELF-CLEANCYCLE.
II Check ifoven controls h ave been prop-
PREVIOUS OVEN.
I Oven interior i s stillhot. Allowaboutone
edyset.
II Makesurethe ovenvent hasnot been
hour fortheovento coolafter thecomple-
I Check to besureplugis securely in-
blocked. S eepg.9 forlocation,
lionofa self-clean c ycle, T hedoor canbe
opened whenthe LOCKindicator wordis
serted intoreceptacle.
II Check tomake surerange islevel,
notdisplayed.
II Check or re-set c ircuit b reaker. C heck II Temperatures oftenvarybetween a new
or replace f use.
ovenandan oldone.As ovens age,the
MOISTURECOLLECTSON OVEN
! Check power supply,
oventemperature o ften"drifts"andmay
WINDOWOR STEAMCOMES
become hotteror cooler.Seepg. 8 for
instructions onadjusting t heoven temper- FROMOVENVENT,
PARTOR ALL OF APPLIANCE
ature. NOTE:it is notrecommended to
I Thisisnormal whencooking foodshighin
DOESNOTWORK,
adjust t hetemperature i f onlyoneor two
moisture.
NOTE: On Canadian models with
recipes a rein question.
I Excessive m oisture w asusedwhenclean-
warming zone, during a self.clean
II Checkthat oven temperature isdecreased
ingthewindow.
cycle- glass-ceramic c ookingsurface
by25° Fwhenconvect b aking.
will not operate.
I See"Cooking Made Simple" booklet f or
THEREIS A STRONGODOR OR
I Check if surface and/or o vencontrols
moreinformation o n bakeware and bak-
LIGHTSMOKEWHEN OVENIS
havebeenproperly s et.Seepgs.4 &
ing,
TURNEDON.
7.
II Thisisnormal fora newrange andwilldis-
II Checkif ovendooris unlocked after
FOOD ISNOTBROILING
appear a ftera fewuses. initiating a clean
self-clean c ycle.Seepg.14.
PROPERLY OR SMOKES
cyclewill"burn off"theodors morequickly.
II Check if ovenissetfora delayed cook EXCESSIVELY.
II Turningon a ventilation fan will helpre-
or clean program. Seepgs.12& 13.
II Check ovenrackpositions. Foodmaybe
movethesmoke and/or o dor.
tooclosetoelement.
II Checkif coil element i s properly in-
II Excessive f oodsoilsonthe ovenbottom.
stalledor needsto be replaced. See
II Broilelement wasnotpreheated.
Usea self-clean c ycle.
pg.5.
II Aluminum foilwasincorrectly used. N ever
linethebroiler i nsert w ithfoil.
"F" PLUSA NUMBER
GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
! Oven doorwas closedduringbroiling. APPEARSIN THE DISPLAY
SHOWSWEAR,
Leave thedoor opentothefirststopposi-
II Thisis called a faultcode. If a faultcode
1. Tinyscratches o r abrasions,
lion(about 4 inches),
appears in the display andbeepssound,
pressthe CANCEL p ad. If thefaultcode
I Cooktop a ndpanbottom areclean. I Trimexcess f atfrommeat b efore broiling,
andbeepscontinue, d isconnect power to
Do not slideglassor metalpans I A soiled broilerpanwasused.
theappliance. Wait a fewminutes, thenre-
across top. Makesurepanbottom
connect power. I ffaultcodeandbeeps still
is notrough. U setherecommended
continue, d isconnect powerto the appli-
cleaning a gents. Seepg. 1 5.
OVENWILL NOTSELF-CLEAN.
anceandcallanauthorized servicer.
2. Metal m arks.
I Check tomake surethecycleisnotsetfor
II If the oven is heavilysoiled,excessive
II Donotslidemetal p ansacross top.
a delayed start.Seepg.13.
flare-ups mayresultin a faultcodeduring
Whencool, clean with Cooktop I Check if doorisclosed,
a cleancycle.PressCANCEL pad and
Cleaning C reme. Seepg.15.
allow theoventocool c ompletely, wipeout
excess s oilandreset t heclean cycle.Ifthe
3, Brown streaks andspecks.
OVENDID NOTCLEANPROPERLY.
faultcodeandbeeps still c ontinue, discon-
I Spillsnotremoved promptly. Wiping I Longer c leaning t imemaybeneeded,
nectpowerto the appliance and callan
withsoiled cloth or sponge. Panbot-
authorized servicer.
tomnotclean.
I Excessive spillovers, e speciallysugary
and/or a cidic foods, w erenotremoved p ri-
4, Areas witha metallic sheen,
or totheself-clean c ycle.
I Mineral d eposits fromwaterand
food.
5. Pitting orflaking.
II Sugaryboiloversthat were not
removed p romptly. Seepg.14.

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