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CARE
&CLE,&HIHG
SE[F-C[E,NOVEN
BEFORESELF-CLEANING DURINGCLEANCYCLE
Turn off the oven light beforecleaning When the LOCK indicatorword lights
as the light may burn out during the in the display, the door cannot be
cleancycle,
opened.To prevent damageto door,
It is normalfor partsof the rangeto
becomehot during a clean cycle.
Removebroiler pan, all pans and the
do notforcedooropenwhenthe LOCK
indicatorword is displayed.
oven racks from the oven. The oven
>- Avoidtouchingcooktop,door, win-
racks will discolor and may not slide
Somesmokeand odormay be detect-
dow, or oven vent area during a
easily after a self-clean cycle,
ed the first few times the oven is
cleancycle,
cleaned.This is normaland will lessen
To preventdamageto oven door,
Clean oven frame, door frame (area in time. Smokemay also occur if oven
do not attempt to open the door
outside
of
is heavilysoiled or if broilerpan was
when the LOCKindicator word is
gasket) and
left in oven.
displayed,
around the
opening in
As oven heats,you may hearsounds
> Be not use commercial oven
the
door
of metal partsexpandingand contract-
cleaners on the self-clean oven
gasket with
ing.This is normalandwill not damage
finish or around any part of the
a nonabra-
oven.
oven asthey will damagethe finish
sive cleanersuchas BonAmi or deter-
or parts,
gent and water. These areasare not
AFTER
SELF-CLEANING
Theself-cleancycleusesabove-normal
exposedto cleaningtemperaturesand About one hour after the end of the
cooking temperaturesto automatically
shouldbe cleanedto preventsoil from clean cycle, the LOCK indicator
cleanthe entireoven interior,
bakingonduringthe clean cycle,
word will turn off. At this point, the
door can be opened.
It is normal for flare-ups, smoking or
To prevent damage, do not clean or
flamingto occur during cleaningif the
rub the gasket around the oven
Somesoil may leavea lightgray,pow-
oven is heavily soiled. It is better to
door. The gasketis designedto seal- dory ashwhichcan be removedwith a
clean the oven regularlyratherthan to
in heatduringthe cleancycle,
dampcloth.If soilremains,it indicates
wait until there is a heavy build up of
that the clean cycle was not long
soil in the oven.
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers enough.The soil will be removeddur-
During the cleaning process, the
from the oven bottom to prevent
ingthe next cleancycle.
kitchenshouldbe wellventilatedto help
excessivesmoking,flare-ups or flam-
If the oven rackswere left in the oven
eliminatenormalodorsassociatedwith
ing duringthe clean cycle,
and do not slidesmoothlyaftera clean
cleaning,
cycle, wipe racks and embossedrack
Wipe up sugary and acidic spillovers supportswith a small amount of veg-
such as sweet potatoes, tomato or
etableoilto restoreease of movement.
milk-basedsauces. Porcelainenamel Fine lines may appearin the porcelain
is acid resistant,not acid proof. The resultingfrom the heatingand cooling
porcelain finish may discolor if
of the finish.This is normaland willnot
acidic spills are not wiped up prior
affectperformance.
to a self.clean cycle.
A white discoloration may appearafter
cleaningif acidicor sugaryfoodswere
not wiped up before the clean cycle.
This discolorationis normal and will
NOTaffectperformance.
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