Kenmore 790.4114 series Use & Care Manual page 25

Removing and Replacing the Oven Door
The door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, lay the door flat
with the inside of the door facing down.
To prevent possible burns, do not attempt to remove the oven
door until the oven has completely cooled.
To remove the oven door:
1. Open oven door completely, horizontal with floor
(Figure 26).
2. Pull up the lock located on each hinge support toward front
of the oven until the lock stops. You may have to apply a
little pressure on the lock to pull it up
Figure 28).
3. Grasp the door by the sides, and close the door until the
door frame makes contact with unlocked hinges.
4. Pull the bottom of the door toward you while rotating the
top of the door toward the appliance to completely
disengage the hinge levers
To replace the oven door:
1. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides.
Do not use the oven door handle
2. Hold the oven door at the same angle as the removal
position. Carefully insert the hinge levers into the oven
frame until you feel the hinge levers are seated into the
hinge notches. The hinge arms must be fully seated into the
hinge notches before the oven door can be fully opened.
3. Fully open the oven door, horizontal with floor
4. Push the door hinge locks up toward and into the oven
frame on both left and right oven door hinges to the locked
position (Figure 27 and
5. Close the oven door.
IMPORTANT!
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.
• 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 tim
e.
(Figure 27 and
(Figure 29).
(Figure 29).
(Figure
Figure 28).
Figure 26: Location of hinges
Figure 27: Hinge locked
26).
Figure 28: Unlocking hinge
Hinge
notch
Figure 29: Remove (and replace) door
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Care and Cleaning
Oven door
hinge
locations
Door frame flush
with hinge lock