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CARE & CLEANIHG
SELF-CLEAN
OVEH
The self-deancycle usssabove normalcnok-
ingtomporatursstoautomatically cleanthe
entireoveninterior.
It isnormalforexcessive f lare-ups,smoking
andflamingto occurduring cleaningif the
ovenis heavily soiled. I t is bettor t ocleanthe
ovenrngulady r ather thentowaituntil t here
isa heavybuild-up o fsoilin theoven.
During thecleaningprocess,the k_chen
should he wellventiistedto help eliminate
nocmal o dorsassociated withcleaning.
BEFORESELF-CLEANING
Turnoff theovenlightbeforecleaningasthe
light may burnnot dedngthecleanc/de.
Removebroilerpan,all pans andtheoven
racksfrom the oven. Theovenracks will
discolorand maynot slide easliyafter a
serf=cleen c ycle.
Clean ovenframe,door frame(areaoutside
thedoorgasket) a ndaroundtheopening in
thed_x gasket w itha nonabrasive cleaning
agentsuchas BonAmi' or detergent a nd
watar: T heseareasarenotexposed toclean-
ing temperatures
and
should be
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cleanedto prevent _x,_'_'_J%
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soil from bakingon
during the clean
cycle.
Toprevent damage,de not cleanor rub
thegasketaroundtheovendoor.The gas-
ket is designed to seal in heatduring the
cleancycle.
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Wipeup excess greaseor spllkwms Iromthe
ovenbottom to prevent excessivesmoking,
flare-ups o r flaming dudngthedeanc/de. For
easeofcleaning, t he beatingelement can be
lifted slightly ( 1 irxth).
Wipe up sugaryandacid Sl_ifovors s uchas
sweet potatoes, tomatoormi_-basedsauces.
Porcelain enamelis acidresistant,oct acid
proof.The porcelainfinishmay discolorif
scidic spillsam not wipeduppriot toa seif.
cleancycle.
DURINGCLEANCYC'LE
Whenthe LOCI(ind_catsr lights in thedisplay,
thedaorcennotedopened. Toprevent damage
to daof,donotforce deoropenwhentheLOCK
lightis illuminated.
Someomoke andodor mayhedatectedthetirst
few timesthe ovenis cleaned. T his lenormal
andwill l essenintime.Smoke mayalsooccurif
ovenis heavilysoiled orif broiler p enwasleftin
Ove'3.
As ovenheats,you may hear sounds of metal
parts expanding a ndcontracting. 1'5 is is normal
andwill n otdamageoven.
AFTERSELF-CLEANING
About onehourafter the end of the clean
cycle,theLOCKIndicator light will turnoff.
Atthispoint,thedoorcan he opened,
Somesoilmayleave a lightgray, p owdery ash
which canbemrnovnd w itha damp cloth. I f soil
remains,it indicatesthat the cleancyclewas
notlong enough. "mesoilwUI b e removed dur-
ingthenextdeancycle.
If theovenrackswereleftinthe ovenand do
notslide smoothly aftor aclean c/de, wiperacks
and embossed rack supportswith a small
amount ofvegetable o ilts restore e aseofmove-
ment.
A whitedisooiorelion may appearalterdean-
ingif acidic or sugary foods wereno4 wipedup
beforethe cleancycle.This d iscoloration is nor-
realandwillNOTaf'_l performance.
FiseIthesmayappear intheporcelain resulting
fromtheheating and cooling ofthefinish. This
isnormal a ndwill n otaffect p erformance,
SETTINGTHE CONTROLSFOR
SELF-CLEAN
NOTE: Theseinstructions cover automatic
lockand manual l ock models.
t. Closetheovendoor.
2. Movethe deor lecklevor rightto the
locked peskion(selectmodels).
3, PresstheClean pad.
>- TheCLEANindicator ontheClean
gadwlilflash.
>- TheLOCKindicator will light o n
models withaulomallelocktaatom
and "- :- -" or 3:00wifl lightki
display depending onyourmodel
If the d_xxis setcloscd or Iod(ed,
"dr" willappearinthe display.
4. Press More+ or Less- pad to select
cleanUmeor change cleantime. T he
oven wlilautomaticallyclean
for3 heurs
or,select2 hours for light s oi]upto 4
hours for heavy soil.
5. IF YOUWISHTO DELAY THESTART
OFCLEANING (if not,skip to #6):
>- PresstheStopTime pad.
>--PressMore+gadto select t he time
ofday_u wish theoventoturn off.
:>- PressClockpadandtimeofday
will reappearinthe display. Press
the StopTimepadtorecall t he
timeyouset.
6. Whentheoventumao_:
_- TheOVENONindicetor willlight.
>- TheLOCKind_tor will light w hen
ovenheatsto400°Fonmedels w ith
a manual d oorleck. T hedeorcen-
nothe obenedwhenLOCK indica-
toris lit.
7. Aboutone hourafterthe deancycle
ends,the LOCKindicatorwillturnoff
andtheovendoor canbeopened(se-
lectmedels - move dnodecklevor tsthe
leftto unlock).
TO CANCELCLEANCYCLE:
PresstheCANCELpad.If theLOCKindi-
cater is NOTlit, unlock ( selectmodels) a nd
opentheovendoor. I f theLOCKindicator is
lit, allewoven ts cool a boutonehour then
unloc_. (sslectmodels) a ndopen ovend(xx.

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