How The Cycle Works - Whirlpool RF4700XE Use And Care Manual

USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE
3. Release the pads.
When the "up" (s) or "down" (t)
pad is released the Lock Indicator Light
will flash.
NOTE: The door will lock automatically.
DO NOT open the door while the Lock
Indicator Light is flashing.
After 15 seconds, the Lock Indicator
Light will glow.
NOTE: The Lock Indicator Light will con-
tinue to glow until the Self-Cleaning cycle
is completed, or cancelled and the oven
has cooled down. The door cannot be
opened when the Lock Indicator
Light is on.
After Self-Cleaning cycle ends:
The time of day will appear on the display
and the Lock Indicator Light will continue to
glow. After the oven has cooled for about
1 hour the Lock Indicator Light will turn off.
You can then open the door.
To stop the Self-Cleaning
cycle at any time:
The Lock Indicator Light will remain on for
about 1 hour until the oven has cooled
down enough to open the door. Do not force
the oven door open.

How the cycle works

The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat
to burn away soil and grease. During the
cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it
does for normal baking or broiling. This high
heat breaks up the soil or grease and burns
it away.
You can adjust the cycle time to the
amount of soil in your oven. You can set the
cycle for 2 or 3 hours. (See "Setting the
controls.")
The graph at the right is representative
of a normal, 3-hour Self-Cleaning cycle.
Note that the heating stops when the 3-hour
setting is up, but it takes longer for the oven
to cool enough to unlock.
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YOU SEE
Display shows "CLn."
YOU SEE
Lock Indicator Light will glow.
YOU SEE
Display shows time of day.
PRESS
OFF
CANCEL
875 F ( 468 C )
CLEANING CYCLE
OVEN SHUT OFF
DOOR LOCKS
( normal broiling temperature )
DOOR UNLOCKS
START 1 2
Time In Hours
3 STOP