Before Using Your Oven - Kenmore 362.7262 Use & Care Manual

Before Using Your Oven
Be sure you understand how to set the control properly.
Practice removing and replacing the shelves while the
oven is cool Read the information and tips on the
following pages. Keep this manual handy where you can
refer to it, especially during the first weeks of using your
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Electronic Ignition
The oven burner and broil burner are lighted by
electronic ignition.
To light either burner, use the oven control to select
BAKE or BROIL and set the desired temperature,. The
burner should ignite within 30-90 seconds.
After the oven reaches the selected temperature, the
oven burner repeatedly cycles--off completely, then on
with a full flame--to keep the oven temperature controlled
Power Outage
CAUTION: Do not make any attempt to operate the
electronic ignition oven during an electrical power
failure° The oven cannot be tit during a power failure,
Gas will not flow unless the glow bar is hoL
If the oven is in use when a power failure occurs, the
oven burner shuts off and cannot be re-lit until power
is restored,
Oven Vents
The oven is vented through duct openings at the rear of
the cooktop. Do not block these openings when cooking
in the oven--it is important that the flow of hot air from
the oven and fresh air to the oven burners be uninterrupted.
• The vent openings and nearby surfaces may
become hot° Do not touch them,
• Handles of pots and pans on the cooktop may
become hot if left too close to the vent.
Do not leave plastic
items on the
cooktop--they may
melt if left too close
to the vent.
Metal items will become
very hot if they are left on
the cooktop and could
cause burns,
Vent appearance and
location vary
Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The hot
air from the vent may ignite flammable items and will
increase pressure in closed containers, which may
cause them to bursL
Oven Light
Use the switch on the oven control to turn the oven light
on and off,
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