AMERICANA 183D6379P021 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 22

Usingthe self-cleaning oven.(on some mo efs)
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 fiI_t self=clean cycle, we reconlinend
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 ahuninunl foil
ii'oI/I tile
()veil,
Tile oxen shelxes can be self-cleaned,
but thex will darken, lose their hister
and beconle haM to slide.
Do not rise coI//IlleI'cial oven deanei_ or
oven protectois
in or near tile self-cleaning
oven. A conibination of anv of these
products plus tile high clean cvcle
tenlperatures inay danlage tile porcelain
finish of the ()veil.
Soil on tile fl'ont fl'anle of tile range and
outside tile gasket on tile door will need
to be cleaned bv hand. Clean these areas
with hot wateI; soap-filled steel-wool pads
or cleansei_ such as Soft Scrtib: _
Rinse well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean tile gasket. Tile fiberglass
inaterial of tile oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential fi)r tile
gasket to reniain intact. If vou not.ice it
beconfing worn or fl'ayed, replace it.
_]pe up any heavy spillovei_ on tile oven
bottonl.
Make sure tile oven light bull) cover is in
place and the oven light is off.
CAUTION: T he grates a.ddrip pans
(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 conlbination ot any of these products
phis tile high clean cycle teniperatures nlav
danlage tile porcelain finish el tile oven.
IMPORTANT'. The health of seine biMs is
extreinelv sensitive to tile flunes given off
durhlg the sel6cleaning 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
Cycle sect.ion.
[] I,atch tile door
NOTE."
Nexer fl)i'ce tile latch. If tile oxen 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 Timeto any time between
3 and 5 hours,dependingon the amount of soil in
your oven.
[]
Touch
tile START/ON pad.
Tile self_-lean cvcle will autonlaficallv
begin alter CLEAN is displayed and tile finIe
countdown appeai_ in tile display.
While tile ()veil is self:cleaning, p)/l can
touch
tile CLOCKpad to display tile tiIne
of day: To return to tile clean countdown,
touch
tile SELFCLEAN pad.
Tile oven shuts off autonlatically when tile
clean cycle is coniplete, and 0:00 will flash
in tile displa}:
[] Slide tile latch handle to tile left as tar
as it will go and open tile dooi:
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