Care & Cleaning; Self-Clean Oven - Amana AER5725QAW Use And Care Manual

Care & Cleaning

Self-Clean Oven

CAUTION
• It is normal for parts of the range to become hot during a
self-clean cycle.
• To prevent damage to oven door, do not attempt to open
the door when LOCK is displayed.
• Avoid touching cooktop, door, window or oven vent area
during a clean cycle.
• Do not use commercial oven cleaners on the oven finish
or around any part of the oven. They will damage the
finish or parts.
The self-clean cycle uses above-normal cooking temperatures
to automatically clean the oven interior. It is normal for flare-
ups, smoking, or flaming to occur during cleaning if the oven
is heavily soiled. It is better to clean the oven regularly rather
than to wait until there is a heavy build-up of soil in the oven.
During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well
ventilated to get rid of normal odors associated with cleaning.
Before Self-Cleaning
1. Turn off the oven light before cleaning. The light may burn
out during the clean cycle.
2. Remove all pans, and oven racks from the oven. The oven
racks will discolor and may not slide easily after a self-
clean cycle if they are not removed.
3. Clean oven frame, door frame, area outside of gasket, and
around the opening in the door gasket with a nonabrasive
cleaner such as Bon Ami* or detergent and water. The
self-cleaning process does not clean these areas. They
should be cleaned to prevent soil from baking on during
the clean cycle. (The gasket is the seal around the oven
door and window.)
4. To prevent damage, do not clean
or rub the gasket around the oven
door. The gasket is designed to
seal in heat during the clean cycle.
5. Wipe up excess grease or spillovers
from the oven bottom. This prevents excessive smoking,
flare-ups or flaming during the clean cycle.
6. Wipe up sugary and acidic spillovers such as sweet
potatoes, tomato, or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel
is acid-resistant, not acid-proof. The porcelain finish may
discolor if acidic spills are not wiped up before a self-clean
cycle.
* Brand names for cleaning products are registered trademarks
of the respective manufacturers.
To set Self-Clean:
Important: Oven temperature must be below 400° F to
program a clean cycle.
1. Close the oven door.
2. Press the Clean pad.
• CLEAN flashes in the display.
3. Press the ▲ or ▼ pad.
• CL-M (Clean – Medium Soil) is displayed.
If the door is not closed, beeps will sound
and "door" will display. If the door is not
closed within 45 seconds, the self-cleaning operation will
be canceled and the display will return to the time of day.
4. Press the ▲ or ▼ pad to scroll through the
self-cleaning settings.
CL-H (Clean – Heavy Soil, 4 hours)
CL-M (Clean – Medium Soil, 3 hours)
CL-L (Clean – Light Soil, 2 hours)
Choosing the soil level of the oven automatically programs
the self-cleaning time.
5. After four seconds, the oven will start cleaning.
• The cleaning time will start counting down in the display.
• LOCK will appear in the display.
• CLEAN will appear in the display.
To Delay a Self-Clean Cycle:
1. Press the Delay pad.
• DELAY flashes.
• 00:00 will appear in the display.
2. Press the ▲ or ▼ pad to set the amount of
time you want to delay the cycle. Delay time
can be set from ten minutes (00:10) to 11
hours, 59 minutes (11:59).
3. While DELAY is flashing, press the Clean
pad.
• CLEAN will flash.
4. Press the ▲ or ▼ pad.
• CL-M (Clean – Medium Soil) is displayed.
5. Press the ▲ or ▼ pad to scroll through the self-cleaning
settings.
CL-H (Clean – Heavy Soil, 4 hours)
CL-M (Clean – Medium Soil, 3 hours)
CL-L (Clean – Light Soil, 2 hours)
Choosing the soil level of the oven automatically programs
the self-cleaning time.
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