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CARE
&CLEANING
outside of gasket) and around the
of metalpartsexpanding and contract-
opening in the j
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//_y p ing.This is normaland will not damage
door
gasket I_
oven.
>- It is normalfor partsof the rangeto
with a non-
becomehot duringa clean cycle,
a b r a s i v e
cleaner such
-
AFTERSELF-CLEANING
Avoidtouching cooktop,door,win-
as Bon Ami or
dow, or oven vent area during a
detergent and
About one hour after the end of the
cleancycle,
water.Theseareasare not exposedto
clean cycle, the LOCK indicator light
cleaningtemperaturesand should be
will turn off. At this point,the door can
>- To preventdamageto oven door,
cleanedto preventsoil from bakingon
be opened.
do not attempt to open the door
duringthe clean cycle.
when the LOCK indicatorword is
Somesoil may leavea lightgray,pow-
displayed,
dery ash whichcanbe removedwith a
To prevent damage, do not clean or
dampcloth. If soil remains,it indicates
Do not usecommercial o venclean-
rub the gasket aroundthe oven door. that the clean cycle was not long
ers on the self-cleanoven finishor
The gasketis designedto seal in heat
enough.The soil will be removeddur-
aroundanypartof the ovenas they
duringthe clean cycle.
Jng the next clean cycle.
willdamagethe finishor parts.
If the oven racks were left in the oven
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers anddo not slide smoothlyaftera clean
Theself-cleancycleusesabovenormal
from the oven bottom to prevent
cycle, wipe racks and embossedrack
cooking temperaturesto automatically
excessivesmoking,flare-upsor flare-
supportswith a small amountof veg-
cleanthe entireoven interior,
ing duringthe clean cycle,
etableoilto restoreeaseof movement.
It is normal for flare-ups, smoking or
flamingto occur during cleaningif the
Wipe up sugary and acidic spillovers Finelines may appearin the porcelain
oven is heavilysoiled. It is better to
such as sweet potatoes, tomato or
resultingfrom the heating and cooling
milk-basedsauces. Porcelainenamel of the finish.This is normaland will not
clean the oven regularlyratherthan to
is acid resistant, not acid proof. The
affectperformance.
wait until there is a heavy build-upof
soil in the oven.
porcelainfinish may discolorif acidic
spillsare not wipedup priorto a self-
A whitediscoloration may appearafter
During the cleaning process, the
cleancycle,
cleaningif acidicor sugaryfoodswere
not wiped up before the clean cycle.
kitchenshouldbewellventilated to help
This discolorationis normal and will
eliminatenormalodorsassociatedwith
DURINGCLEANCYCLE
NOTaffectperformance.
cleaning.
When the LOCK indicator lights, the
door cannot be opened. To prevent
damage to door, do not force door
BEFORE
SELF-CLEANING
openwhenthe LOCKlight is illuminat-
Turn off the oven light before cleaning
ed.
as the light may burn out during the
cleancycle.
Somesmokeand odor may be detect-
ed the first few times the oven is
Removebroiler pan, all pans and the
cleaned.This is normaland willlessen
oven racks from the oven. The oven
in time. Smokemay also occurif oven
racks will discolor and may not slide
is heavilysoiled or if broiler pan was
easilyaftera self-cleancycle,
left in oven.
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