Magic Chef 7458XRA Manual page 23

Self-Clean Oven (continued)
BEFORE SELF-CLEANING DURING SELF-CLEANING AFTER SELF-CLEANING
The self-cleanovenusestemperatures Itis normalforthe cooktop of therange Aboutone hourafterthe cleancycle
above normalcooking temperatures to to become hot duringa clean cycle, completed, t he internallockwill disef_.
automatically c leanthe entireoven. Therefore, t ouching the cooktopduring gageandthedoorlatchcanbereturned
a self-cleancycleshouldbe avoided, to its original(unlocked)position. T urn
selectorknobto OFF.
The oven automatically beginsto heat
upwhenthe doorislocked. A s theoven
reachescleaning temperatures an inter- Do not attempt to unlock door until
nallockengagesand theovendoorcan internal lock disengages. Door and
Turn off oven lightbeforeclean cycle, notbe opened.Donotforcelatchto the latch will be damaged if the latch is
The life of the bulb may be shortenedif leftoncethe internallock engages, forced to the left before internal lock
left onduringthe cleancycle.
The firstfew timesthe ovenis cleaned, disengages.
Clean oven frame, door frame and somesmokeandodormaybe detected.
aroundthe ovenventwith a non-abra- This is normal a nd willreduceor disap-
sive cleaningagentsuch as Bon Ami. pear with use. If the oven is heavily Some soil may leavea lightgray,pow-
These areas are notexposedto clean- soiled,or ifthe broilerpan is left in the dery ash whichcan be removedwitha
ingtemperatures andshould becleaned oven,smokeand odormay occur, dampcloth.If soil remains,it indicates
toprevent soilfrombaking onduring the that the clean cycle was not long
cleancycle. As the ovenheats and cools,you may enough. T he soilwillbe removedduring
hear sounds of metal parts expanding the next clean cycle.
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers and contracting. This is normal and will
from the oven bottom to prevent exces- not damage your appliance.
sive smoking or flare-ups during the If the oven racks do not slide smoothly
clean cycle, after a clean cycle, wipe racks and em-
Do not use oven cleaners or oven liner bossed rack supports with a small
protective coatings of any kind on the amount of vegetable oil to restoreease
self-clean oven finishor aroundanypart of movement.
of the oven.
To prevent damage, do not clean or rub Fine, hair-like lines may appear in the
the gasket around the oven door. The oven interioror oven door. This is a nor-
gasket is designedto sealin heatduring mal conditionresultingfrom heating and
the clean cycle, cooling of the porcelain finish. These
lines do not affect the performance of
the oven.
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