Maytag CRE9830BCE Owner's Manual page 17

Preparing for the Self-Clean Cycle
1. Remove oven racks and any pans, utensils or the
broiler pan from the oven. The oven racks should be
washed by hand. If left in the oven during tile
self-clean cycle, the racks will become
permanently discolored and may not slide
easily.
2. Clean the oven frame and door frame with a non-
abrasive cleaning agent such as Bon Ami. These
areas are not exposed to cleaning temperatures and
should be cleaned to prevent soil from baking on
during the clean cycle.
3. Wipe up any excess grease or spillovers from the
oven bottom to prevent excessive smoking and flare-
ups during the clean cycle.
4. Wipe up acid spillovers such as lemon juice, tomato
sauce or milk-based sauees and
sugary
spillovers.
Porcelain enamel is acid resistant, not acid proof.
The porcelain finish may discolor if acid spills
are not wiped up prior to a self-clean cycle.
5. Do not use oven cleaners or oven liner
proteetive coatings of any kind on the self-clean
oven finish or around any part of the oven as
they will damage the oven f'mish.
6, To prevent damage, do not clean or rnb the gasket
on the oven door. The gasket is designed to seal in
heat during the clean cycle.
7. Turn off the oven light before starting the seJf-elean
operation. If the oven light is left on during the dean
eyele, the light bulb will bum ont,
Setting the Controls for the Self-Clean
Cycle
1. Close the oven door and move the door lock lever to
the right until it rests in the lock position.
2. Press the SELF CLEAN pad. The words "SET
CLEAN TIME" will flash and "3:00" will appear in
the display. Also, "CLEAN ON" will light as the oven
begins to heat.
The oven wiI1 automatically set a clean cycle of three
hours. A shorter (2 hours) or longer (4 hours) clean
eyele can be selected by pressing the SELF CLEAN
pad and pressing the A or • pad to seleet 2 to 4
hours.
3. Press the CLOCK pad mad the current time of day
will reappear in the display. "CLEAN" and "ON" x_4ll
remain in the display to show that the oven is ill a
clean cycle.
If the door is not locked properly; the word "'door" will
appear in the display and beeps will sound.
To Interrupt or Reset the Clean Cycle
If the intern'a[ lock has not engaged, the lock lever can
be moved completely to the lef} to cance! the wcle.
If the internal lock has engaged, push the CANCEL
pad. The door will not open until "LOCK" turns off in
the display. At that time, the door lock lever can be
returned to its original position and the door can be
opened. The oven wiI1 still be hot.
After the Self-Clean Cycle
About one hour after the clean cycle is complete, the
word "LOCK" will turn off" in the display" and the door
lever can be returned to its original position. The oven
will still be hot.
Some soil may Ieave a light gra); powdery ash which can
be removed with a damp cloth. If soil remains, it
indicates that the clean cycle was not long enough or a
large spillover was not wiped up before the self-clean
eyrie. The soil should be removed during the next clean
cycle.
If the oven racks were left in the oven dnring the self-
clean cycle and do not slide smoothly; wipe the rack
edges and rack supports with a sinai[ amount of
vegetable oil to restore the ease of movement.
Fine hair-like lines may" appear in the oven interior or
oven door. This is a normal condition resulting from the
heating and cooling of the porcelain finish. These lines
do not affect the performance of the oven.
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