Using The Self-Cleaning Oven; Before A Clean Cycle; How To Set The Oven For Cleaning - Hotpoint RGB745 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

Usingthe self-cleaning oven.
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.
Wipe up heavy soil on flTeoven
bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
For tile tiI_t self:clean cycle, we recoinn/end
venting your kitchen with an open window
or using a ventilation tim or hood.
RenIove tile shelves, broiler pan, broiler
grid, all cookware and any ahli/lintiill toil
ti'oI/I tile
()veil.
Tile oxen shelxes can be self-cleaned,
but thin will darken, lose their hister
and becoine hard to slide.
Do
not rise coI//IlleI'cial oven cleanei_ or
oven protectois
in or near tile self:cleaning
oven. A conibination of anv of these
products phIs tile high clean cycle
teinperatures inay dainage tile porcelain
finish of the ()veil.
Soil on tile fl'ont fl'aine of tile range and
outside tile gasket on tile dtior will need
to be cleaned bv hand. Clean these areas
with hot wateI; soap-filled sctIuI_ing pads
or cleansei_ such as Soti Scrub<: _
Rinse well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean tile gasket. Tile fiberglass
inatei_al of tile oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential fin" tile
gasket to reniain intact. If you not.ice it
beconfing worn or fl'ayed, replace it.
_._]pe up any hear)' spillovei_ on tile oven
bottoin.
Make sure tile oven light bulb cover is in
place and the oven light is off.
CAUTION: The grates a.d drip pa.s
(on some models) should never be cleaned in
the self-cleaning oven.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven
protectors in or near the self-cleaning oven.
A coinbination ot any of these products
phis tile high clean cycle teniperatures inav
dainage tile porcelain finish oI tile oven.
IMPORTANT'. The health of soine birds is
extreinelv sensitive to tile flunes given off
during the sellXcleaning wcle of any range.
Move birds to another well ventilated rooin.
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How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Follow tile directions in tile Before a Clean
Cyclesect.ion.
[] I.atch tile door
NOTE"
Nexer fln'ce tile latch. If tile ()veil is
too hot, )ou will not be able to slide tile
latch. _Mlow tile oxen to cool.
[] Touch tile SELFCLEAN pad.
[] Touch the + or - pads until the
desired Clean Tinie is displayed.
TheClean Tknets normally4 hours and 20 minutes.
Youcan changethe Clean T/Yne to any tlYnebetween
3 and 5 hours,dependingon the amount of soil in
your oven.
[]
Touch
tile START/ON pad.
Tile selt_-lean cycle will autoinaticallv
begin alter CLEAN is displayed and tile tinIe
countdown appeai_ in tile display.
While tile oven is sell:cleaning, you can
touch
tile CLOCKpad to display tile tiIne
of day: To return to tile clean countdown,
touch
tile SELFCLEAN pad.
Tile oven shuts ott autoinatically when tile
clean cycle is coniplete, and 0:00 will flash
in tile display.
[] Slide tile latch handle to tile left as ti_i"
as it will go and open tile dooi:
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