Maytag 338972 Use And Care Manual page 10

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THE SELF-CLEAN CYCLE (Some Models)
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Remove Ihe broil pan and grid o\en racks all ulens~ls and arty lo,1
lhal may be I" Ihe oven If oven racks are IefI IV Ihe range during a
clean cycle they WIII darken lose IheIr l~~sler and become hard 1" slide
2 SotI on Ihe "ven Iron1 frame under the Iron1 edge 01 the cooklop Ihe
door lhner ""lslde Ihe door seal and the lronl edqe 01 Ihe oven cav'l,
(aboul 1 !nlo Ihe oven) WII nol be cleaned durnlng a clean cycle (see
~ll~slrdl~on below] Clean lhese areas by hand belore sIan,ng a &al
cycle
Use delergenl and hol waler wllh a soap-Illled s!eel wool pad then
mse well wllh a vinegar and waler mixlure This ~111 help prevent a
brown residue from lormlng when the oven IS healed
Before A Clean Cycle
Wipe up heavy sp~llovers on the oven banom Trx much 1011 may cause
smoking during \he clean cycle
Clean Ihe door seal by using a clean sponge lo soak Ihe solled area
wlfh hvdroaen "eroxlde &Dealed soaklna may be needed deDen
dfng dn Ih< amounl 01 solI Frequenl cleanng will prevenl excessive
so11 butId up Do "a, rub the door seal excessively The llberglass
matercl of Ihe seal has m exlremelv low res~slance lo abrason Any
conon maleflal especially !Including &SIonballs).
can eas11 rub a hole
mlo the seal Do nol use any con"" malerlals lo clean
t 6 e seal An
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DO NOT use commercial "ven cleaners "1 oven "r"Lec1ors in or near :hc
oven These prod&Is plus Ihe high !remperawe 01 Ihe clean cyc'e rvr
damage Ihe porcela'n flnlsh
DO NOT clean glass ceramic cookware or any other cooki,are ,r iP,e c,w-
dwng a sell clean cycle
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All controls musl be se! correctly lor the clean cycle 1" v."rk grope+ T"
?eip you undersland how the clean cycle works Ihe slagcs 01 ihe cycl?
are noted below
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The controls are sel
2 The word CLEAN will be on !n Ihe display Ihe own beglns lo heal
and Ihe door locks aulomallcally
3 For your safely Ihe oven door can not be opened (Ihe wore LOCK
WIII be on I" lhe Electronic Range Conlrol display )
4 When Ihe 3'/2 hour clean cycle is over Ihe word CLEAN w!l be off
in Ihe display Ihe oven beglns lo cool
5 When the lemperalure has fallen below locking temperalure the door
can be opened (the word LOCK will be off I" lhe display)
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After a clealng cycle. Ihe ""en door cannot be unlwked unless
The temperalure has had Me lo drop lo a safe level and lhe
word LOCK IS otl I" the Eleclron~c Range Control display
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