Maintenance; Cooktop Light; Oven Light; Oven Door - Maytag 6898XVB Owner's Manual

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MAINTENANCE
Cooktop Light,
If equipped
Do not attempt to open or close door untilthe door is
Before replacing the cooktoplightbulb, DISCONNECT
completelyseated onthe hingearms. Never turnonthe
POWER TO RANGE. Be sure the bulb is cool. Do not
oven unlessdooris properlyin place.When baking,be
toucha hotbulbwitha dampclothasthebulbmaybreak,
surethe dooriscompletelyclosed.Bakingresultswillbe
affectedif the dooris notsecurelyclosed.
To turn on cooktop light: Pressand holdrockerswitch
untilthelight turnson.The ovenlightswitchislocatedon
To remove lift-off door=Openthe doorto the "stop"po-
the backguardfor freestandingrangesand onthe control
sition (opened about 6 inches) and grasp the door with
both hands at each side. Do not usethe door handleto lift
panel for slide-in or drop-in ranges,
the door. Lift up evenly until the door clears the hinge
To replace ¢ooktop light: Grasp the top trim of the
arms,
backguard with your thumbs under the front edge and
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pull outward while liftingto release trim from catches at
each end.
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CAUTION: Hinge arms are spring mounted and will slam
shut against the range ff accidently hit. Never place
hand or fingers between the hinges and the front
Remove fluorescenttube and replacewithan 18 watt
oven frame, You couldbe injuredif hingesnaps back.
fluorescenttube. Snap top trim back intoplaceand re-
To replace door: Graspthedo0rat eachside,alignslots
store power.Resetthe clock,
in the doorwith the hingearms and slidethe doordown
Oven Light
onto the hinge arms until completely seated on hinges.
Toturn on the oven light, push the rocker switch located
on the backguard or on the control panel.
Storage
Drawer
To replace oven light: Besurebulb is cool. D o nottouch
The storagedrawerat the bottomof the range issafe and
ahotbulbwithadampclothasthebulbmaybreak.Usea
convenientfor storingmetal and glass eookware. DO
dry potholder, t o prevent possibleharm to hands,and
NOT storeplastic,paperware,foodor flammablemate-
very carefullyunscrewbulb coverand bulb.
rialinthisdrawer.Removedrawerto clean underrange.
To remove: Emptydrawer then pull drawer out to the
firststopposition.Lift upfront of drawer and pullto the
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second stopposition.Grasp sidesand lift upand out to
removedrawer.
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To replace: Fit the ends of the drawer glides ontothe
rails,Lift up drawerfrontand gently push in to firststop
position. Lift up drawer again and continue to slide
drawerto the closedposition.
Replace with a 40 watt appliance bulb. Replace bulb
Leveling Legs
coverandreconnect_owertorange.
Resetclock.
Somefloorsarenotlevel.
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,_Forproper baking, your
Oven Door
range must be level. Level-
Do not place excessive weight on an open oven door or
inn legs are locatedon each
stand on an open oven door as, in some cases, it could
corner of the base of the
cause the range to tip over, breakthe door or cause seri-
range. Level by turning the
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ous injuryto the user,
legs.
When opening the oven door, allow steam and hot air to
To prevent range from accidently tipping, range should
escape before reaching in oven to check, add or remove
be secured to the floor by sliding a rear leveling leg into
iood.
the anti-tip bracket supplied with the range.
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