Cleaning Safety; Self-Clean Oven; About Your Appliance - Viking VGSC530 Service Manual

General Information

Cleaning Safety

• Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool
before touching or cleaning them. DO NOT touch the
burner grates or surrounding areas until they have had
suffi cient time to cool.
• Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam
burns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on
a hot surface. Some cleaners can produce noxious
fumes if applied to a hot surface.
• DO NOT clean door gasket. The door gasket is
essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to
rub, damage, or move the gasket.
• No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective
coating such as aluminum foil should be used in or
around any part of the oven. Improper oven liners may
result in a risk of electric shock or fi re. Keep oven free
from grease buildup.

Self-Clean Oven

• Clean only parts listed in this guide. DO NOT clean
door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good
seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or
move the gasket. DO NOT use oven cleaners of any
kind in or around any part of the self-clean oven.
• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan,
oven racks and other utensils and wipe up excessive
spillovers to prevent excessive smoke, fl areups or
fl aming.
• This range features a cooling fan which operates
automatically during a clean cycle. If the fan does not
turn on, cancel the clean operation and contact an
authorized servicer.
• It is normal for the rangetop cooking surface of
the range to become hot during a self-clean cycle.
Therefore, touching the rangetop cooking surface
during a clean cycle should be avoided.

About Your Appliance

NEVER use appliance as a space heater to heat
or warm a room to prevent potential hazard to the
user and damage to the appliance. DO NOT use
the rangetop or oven as a storage area for food or
cooking utensils.
• For proper oven performance and operation, DO NOT
block or obstruct the oven vent duct located on the
right side of the air grille.
• Avoid touching oven vent area while oven is on and
for several minutes after oven is turned off. When the
oven is in use, the vent and surrounding area become
hot enough to cause burns. After oven is turned off,
DO NOT touch the oven vent or surrounding areas
until they have had suffi cient time to cool.
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• Other potentially hot surfaces include rangetop, areas
facing the rangetop, oven vent, surfaces near the vent
opening, oven door, areas around the oven door and
oven window.
• The misuse of oven doors (e.g., stepping, sitting, or
leaning on them) can result in potential hazards and/or
injuries.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. DO NOT touch
a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth as the bulb
could break. Should the bulb break, disconnect
power to the appliance before removing bulb to avoid
electrical shock.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Disconnect the
electric power at the main fuse or circuit breaker
before replacing bulb.
BURN OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Make
sure all controls are OFF and oven is COOL before
cleaning. Failure to do so can result in burns or
electrical shock.
DO NOT turn the temperature control on during
defrosting. Turning the convection fan on will
accelerate the natural defrosting of the food without
the heat.
BURN HAZARD. The oven door, especially the glass,
can get hot. Danger of burning: DO NOT touch the
glass!
DO NOT store items of interest to children over
the unit. Children climbing to reach items could be
seriously injured.
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