Removing And Replacing Lift-Off Oven Door; Care & Cleaning - Kenmore 970-6885 Series Use & Care Manual

Care & Cleaning
Removing and replacing the lift-off oven door
To avoid possible injury when removing or
replacing the oven door, follow the instructions below carefully
and always hold the oven door with both hands positioned away
from the door hinge area.
The door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage,
lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down.
To remove oven door:
1. Open oven door completely (horizontal with floor - See Fig. 1).
2. Pull the door hinge locks on both left and right door hinges
down from the oven frame completely towards the oven door
to unlock (See Fig. 2). A tool such as a small flat-blade
screwdriver may be required.
3. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides (Do
not use the oven door handle).
4. Close the door to the broil stop position. The oven door will
stop into this position just before fully closing.
5. With the oven door in the broil stop position (Fig. 3), slightly
lift and carefully pull the oven door away from the oven
frame. To avoid finish damage, be careful not to allow the
oven door hinges to contact the oven front frame.
To replace oven door:
1. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides (Do
not use the oven door handle).
2. Holding the oven door at the same angle as the removal
position (See Fig. 3), carefully line up and insert both door
hinge arms between the pins located on each side of the oven
door frame (See Fig. 4).
3. With both door hinge arms in place, open the oven door
(horizontal with floor - See Fig. 1).
4. Push the door hinge locks up towards and into the oven frame
for both left and right oven door hinges to the locked position
(See Fig. 2).
5. Close the oven door.
Special door care instructions
Most oven doors contain glass that can break. Read the following
recommendations:
• Do not close the oven door until all the oven racks are fully in
place inside the oven cavity.
• Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, or any other object.
• Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken its
structure causing an increased risk of breakage at a later time.
pin
pin
35
Oven door
hinge
locations
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
about
10º
oven
door
Fig. 3
door
hinge
arm
Fig. 4