Cooktop Use; Control Knobs; Cooktop Lockout - Kenmore 665.92022 Use & Care Manual

COOKTOP USE
Knobs
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death or fire,
The control knobs can be set anywhere between HI and OFF.
Push in and turn to setting. The surface cooking area Iocator
shows which element is turned on. Use the following chart as a
guide when setting heat levels.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
HI • Start food cooking.
• Bring liquid to a boil.
6-8 • Hold a rapid boil.
[MED- HI]
• Quickly brown or sear food.
5 • Maintain a slow boil.
[MED] • Fry or saut4 foods.
• Cook soups, sauces and gravies,
2-4 • Stew or steam food,
[MED- LO]
• Simmer.
LO • Keep food warm.
SURESIMMER
TM
LO
• For a low simmer or when using
lids.
4
• Melt chocolate or butter.
• For a high simmer or when
simmering without lids.
COOKTOP ON Ught
The COOKTOP ON indicator light is located on the right side of
the control panel. The light will glow when any surface control
knob is turned on.
The indicator light will go off when all control knobs have been
turned off, even when one or more surface cooking areas are still
hot.
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1. COOKTOP ON light
EASYGLANCE
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Hot Surface Indicator Light
The hot surface indicator light is located above the control knob.
Unlike the COOKTOP ON Light, the Easy Glance hot surface
indicator light will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too
hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off.
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1. EASYGLANCE Hot Surface Indicator Light
Co ktop Lockout
The Cooktop Lockout prevents unintended use of the surface
cooking areas. When the cooktop is locked out, the surface
cooking areas cannot be turned on by the control knobs.
The cooktop will remain locked after a power failure if it was
locked before the power failure.
To Lock/Unlock Cooktop:
Before using, turn all control knobs to OFF, Press and hold the
TOP keypad for 5 seconds until a single tone and "Loc on" wiU
appear on the display, After 5 seconds, "Loc On" will disappear
from the display, and a picture of the cooktop will appear,
Repeat steps above to unlock cooktop, "Loc OFF" will appear on
the display for 5 seconds and the picture of the cooktop will
disappear from the display.
REMEMBER: When range is in use or during the
Self-Cleaning cycle, the entire ceoktop area may
become hot.