Maytag MES5775BA - 30 in. Slide-In Electric Range Use And Care Manual page 20

Self-Cmean Oven
o [t is normal for parts of the range to become hot during a
o To prevent damage 1o oven door. do not attempt to open
the door when LOCK Jsdisplayed.
o Avoid touching cooktop, door. window or oven ,vent area
during a dean cycle.
• Do not use commerdal oven cleaners on the oven finish
or arouuudany part of the oven. The_ will damage the
finish or parts,
The sdf-dean cycle uses above-norma[ cooking temperatures
to automatically dean the oven interior.
It is norma[ for flare-ups, smoking, or flaming to occur during
cleaning if the oven is heaviHysoiHed. It is better to dean the
oven reguHarlyrather than to wait until there is a heavy build-
up of soil in the oven.
During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well
ventilated to get rid of normal odors associated with cleaning.
Before Seff-Cmeaning
1. Turn off the oven light before cleaning. The light may burn
2. Remove all pans and oven racks from the oven. The oven
racks will discolor and may not slide easily after a self-
clean cycle if they are not removed.
3. Clean oven frame, door frame, area outside of gasket, and
around the opening in the door gasket with a nonabrasive
cleaner such as Bon Ami* or detergent and water. The
self-cleaning process does not clean these areas. They
should be cleaned to prevent soil from baking on during
the clean cycle. (The gasket is the
seal around the oven door and --_- /_
window,) \.
4. To prevent damage, do not clean or
rub the gasket around the oven
door. The gasket is designed to
seal in heat during the clean cycle.
5. Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the oven bottom.
This prevents excessive smoking, flare-ups or flaming
during the clean cycle.
6. Wipe up sugary and acidic spillovers such as sweet
potatoes, tomato, or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel
is acid-resistant, not acid-proof. The porcelain finish may
discolor if acidic spills are not wiped up before a self-clean
cycle.
To set Self-Clean:
I Note: Oven temperature must be below 400° F to program a clean cycle.
1. Close the oven door. _f t'l_r_ _
2. Press the Clean pad.
, CLEAN flashes.
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, SETflashes in the display. U
3. Press the Autoset 0 pad. Autosel
, "MEd" (Medium Soil, 3 hours) is displayed.
Press the Autoset 0 pad to scroll through the self-cleaning
settings.
HVy (Heavy Soil, 4 hours)
MEd (Medium soil, 3 hours)
LifE (Light Soil, 2 hours)
Choosing the soil level of the oven automatically programs
the self-cleaning time.
After four seconds, the oven will start cleaning.
, If the door is not closed, beeps will sound and "door" will
display. If the door is not closed within 30 seconds, the
self-cleaning operation will be canceled and the display
will return to the time of day.
, CLEAN will appear in the display.
, LOCK will flash in the display. Once the door locks, the
word will remain steady.
, The cleaning time will start counting down in the display.
To Delay a Self-Clean Cycle:
1. Press the Delay 1 pad.
1
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, DELAY flashes.
Delay
, 00:00 wi[[ flash in the disp[ay.
2. Enter the amount of time you want to delay the cycle using
the appropriate number pads.
3. Press the Clean pad.
, SETflashes in the display.
Press the Autoset 0 pad.
U
, LifE (Light soil level) is displayed.
Autosel
* Brand names for cleaning products are registered trademarks of the respective manufacturers.
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