Page 1: Table Of Contents
Call our Consumer Assistance Center with questions or comments. TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT. TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. 4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODELS SF370PEG SF370LEG 8053424...
Page 2: A Note To You
® appliance. The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Page 3: Range Safety
ANGE AFETY Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER”...
Page 4 RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical • Disconnect the electrical supply before shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the servicing the appliance. range, follow basic precautions, including the • Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating following: the Room.
Page 5: Parts And Features
ARTS AND EATURES Manual oven light switch (p. 29) Electronic Oven vent Oven control (p. 19) (pp. 10-18) Surface burners and grates (pp. 6, 24-27) Control panel (pp. 5, 24) Automatic oven light switch (p. 29) Anti-tip bracket Gasket (pp. 3, 19) (p.
Page 6 SING ANGE SING THE SURFACE BURNERS Burner heat settings wWARNING Use the following chart as a guide. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE • LIGHT To light the burner. • POWER™Burner To provide highest heat (left front burner) setting. Fire Hazard • HIGH To start food cooking.
Page 7: Using Your Range
USING YOUR RANGE SING THE SURFACE BURNERS ( CONT • In case of a prolonged power failure Refer to your canner manual for specific instructions. You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit match near a burner and turn the control knob to For up-to-date information on canning, contact your the LIGHT position.
Page 8 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE OVEN Positioning racks and pans Where to place pans: Place the oven racks where you need them before WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE turning on the oven. 1 pan In center of the oven rack. • To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise 2 pans Side by side or slightly...
Page 9 USING YOUR RANGE AKEWARE CHOICES Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BAKEWARE TYPE BEST USED FOR GUIDELINES Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts • Use temperature and time recommended •...
Page 10 USING YOUR RANGE HE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Electronic display Indicator lights (see below) Start/enter pad (pp. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 22) Bake pad Off/cancel pad (pp. 13, 15) (pp. 12, 14, 16, 22) Custom broil Temperature/ Clock/timer pad Auto clean time pad (pp.
Page 11 USING YOUR RANGE ETTING THE CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE Press CLOCK. CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE Set the time. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. TIME (example for 5:30) PRESS YOU SEE Start the clock.
Page 12 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER ( CONT Start the minute timer. PRESS YOU SEE The minute timer will begin counting down immmediately after the timer is started. START ENTER 5 SEC (display counts down) YOU SEE When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones.
Page 13 USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING IMPORTANT: Do not try to light the oven burner during a power failure. Place the racks where you need them. For more information, see “Positioning racks and pans” in “Using the Front Oven” earlier in this section.
Page 14 USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING ( CONT Press START/ENTER. PRESS YOU SEE A preheat conditioning time counts down the approximate preheat time after the oven START temperature has been set and START has been ENTER pressed. The heat, bake, and on indicator lights 5 SEC will light up.
Page 15 USING YOUR RANGE DJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. If you are not satisfied with the baking/roasting results, you can change the offset temperature by following the steps below.
Page 16 USING YOUR RANGE ROILING NOTE: Do not preheat when broiling, unless your recipe recommends it. Place the rack where you need it. See “Broiling Put your food on the broiler pan and place the guidelines” later in this pan in the center of section.
Page 17 USING YOUR RANGE ROILING ( CONT To custom broil at a lower temperature: PRESS YOU SEE • If food is cooking too fast, press the t temp pad until “325°F” shows on the display. TIME (example shows broil at 325°F) PRESS YOU SEE •...
Page 18 USING YOUR RANGE ROILING ( CONT Broiling guidelines (cont.) Recommended rack positions are numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For best results, place food 3 inches or more from broil burner. APPROXIMATE TIME (MINUTES) RACK POSITION MEAT SIDE 1 SIDE 2 Steak, 1"...
Page 19 USING YOUR RANGE HE OVEN VENT Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent that is near the middle of the backguard. The vent lets air circulate properly. Be careful not to block the vent, or you will get poor baking/roasting results.
Page 20 USING YOUR RANGE HE STORAGE DRAWER Use the storage drawer to store cookware. You can remove the drawer to make it easier to clean under the range. Removing the storage drawer: Empty the drawer before you remove it. Pull the drawer straight out to the first stop.
Page 21 SING THE LEANING YCLE wWARNING Burn Hazard Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle. Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven. Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
Page 22: Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle
USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS Press AUTO CLEAN. PRESS YOU SEE The clean indicator light will light up. This will automatically set a 3 ⁄ -hour AUTO Self-Cleaning cycle. CLEAN NOTE: There will be a 30-minute cool-down ⁄ hour before the cycle is over.
Page 23 USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT After the oven cools to room temperature, wipe off any residue or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If needed, touch up spots with a mildly abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge. To stop the self-cleaning cycle at PRESS YOU SEE...
Page 24 ARING FOR ANGE wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. LEANING CHART Before cleaning, always make sure all controls are off and the range is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products before using them to clean your range.
Page 25: Caring For Your Range
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE LEANING CHART ( CONT PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Surface burners • See the “Sealed surface burner” section in the “Caring for your range” section. • • Oven door glass Soap and water Wash, rinse and dry with soft •...
Page 26 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EALED SURFACE BURNERS AND COOKTOP Cleaning the surface burners Porcelain • You should routinely remove and clean the burner burner cap Contoured cap. Always clean the burner cap after a spill- well area over. Keeping the burner cap clean prevents improper ignition and an uneven flame.
Page 27 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EALED SURFACE BURNERS AND COOKTOP ( CONT To clean the burners: Pull the burner cap straight up from the After cleaning the gas tube opening and ports, replace the burner cap. burner base. Alignment To replace the burner Clean the burner cap with warm, soapy water cap, make sure the and a sponge.
Page 28 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR ( CONT To remove: Open the oven door. Insert door removal pins, Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers included with your on the front of the door range, into both hinge and your thumbs on hangers.
Page 29 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR ( CONT Door stop Range Hold oven door so that the top edge of each clip hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers into the front frame hinge slots. Hinge hanger Rotate top of door toward range. Slide hinge Door removal hangers down onto front frame support pins.
Page 30: Troubleshooting
ROUBLESHOOTING Most cooking problems often are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Check the lists below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service. If you still need help, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 32. ANGE DOES NOT WORK PROBLEM CAUSE...
Page 31 TROUBLESHOOTING HEN SELF CLEANING YOUR OVEN PROBLEM CAUSE • The Self-Cleaning cycle You did not press START/ENTER. will not work • The door is not closed all the way. OOKING RESULTS PROBLEM SOLUTION • Level the range. (See the Installation Instructions.) Cookware not level •...
Page 32: Requesting
When calling: repair parts distributors Please know the purchase date, and Whirlpool service technicians are trained to fulfill the complete model and serial number of your the product warranty and provide after-warranty appliance (see the “A Note to You” section).
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Page 35: Index
NDEX TOPIC PAGE TOPIC PAGE ANTI-TIP BRACKET ..........3, 19 FEATURES ..............5 ASSISTANCE..............32 MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER ........2 OVEN DOOR............27- 29 BAKING Aluminum foil ............8 OVEN LIGHT ..............29 Bakeware ..............9 OVEN TEMPERATURE Pans ..............7, 8 Adjusting..............15 Preheat conditioning..........14 Setting ..............13, 16 Racks ................8 Setting cycle ............13 OVEN VENT ..............19...
Page 36: Warranty
If you need service, first see the “Troubleshooting” section of this book. After checking “Troubleshooting,” additional help can be found by checking the “Requesting Assistance or Service” section, or by calling the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number, 1-800-253-1301, from anywhere in the U.S.A. 8053424 6/98 ©...

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