Care & Cleaning; Self-Clean Oven (Lower Oven Only) - Maytag 500 Series Use And Care Manual

Care & Cleaning
Self-Clean Oven
Oven Only)
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.
• Do not leave baking/pizza stone in the oven during
self-clean.
The self-clean cycle uses above-normal cooking temperatures
to automatically clean the oven interior.
The oven should be cleaned regularly by wiping up spillovers
to prevent excessive smoke and flare-ups. Do not allow a
heavy build-up of soil to accumulate 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 broiler pan, 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.
* Brand names for cleaning products are registered trademarks of the respective manufacturers.
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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.
To set Self-Clean:
Note: 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.
If the door is not closed within 25 seconds, the
self-cleaning operation will be canceled and the display
will return to the time of day.
3. Press the More+ or Less- pad.
• MEd for medium amount of soil (3 hours)
appears in the display.
If the door is not closed, DOOR will appear in
the display. After 45 seconds, three beeps
will sound, the self-cleaning operation will
be canceled and the display will return to
the time of day.
4. Press the More+ pad twice for heavy soil (4 hours).
• HVy will be displayed.
Press Less- pad twice for light soil (2 hours).
• LITE will be displayed.
Choosing the soil level of the oven automatically programs
the self-cleaning time. LOCK flashes in the display.
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 and will flash until the
doors are locked. LOCK will then remain lit.
• CLEAN will remain lit in the display.
To Delay a Self-Clean Cycle:
1. Press the Delay pad.
• DELAY and 00:00 appear in the display.
• The colon flashes in the display.
2. Press the More+ or Less- pad to set the
amount of time you want to delay the
cycle. Delay time can be set from ten minutes
(10:00) to 11 hours, 59 minutes (11:59).
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