Removing And Replacing The Oven Door; Remove The "Hidden Bake" Cover; To Remove Hidden Bake Cover; Changing Oven Light - Kenmore C970 Series Use & Care Manual

Care & Cleaning
Hinge lever hook
Hinge
support
Lock engaged for door removal
Figure 1
HINGE SLOT - Door
removed from the oven
Figure 2
Hinge
lever
Lock in normal position
Figure 3
To Remove the "Hidden Bake" Cover
1. In order to remove the "hidden bake" cover, pull the back edge with one
hand about 1/2" inch and lift up the "hidden bake" cover with both hands.
(See picture)
2. When re-installing the "hidden bake" cover, be sure to put it all the way to
the back of the oven and lay it down on the 2 shoulder screws. Then push
the front edge of the cover in its place below the front bracket.
To have easier access to the "hidden bake" cover, you can remove the oven
door by following the instructions on previous page.
IMPORTANT: Always replace the "hidden bake" cover before the next use.

Changing Oven Light

Be sure the oven is unplugged and all parts are COOL before replacing the oven light bulb. Do not turn the
oven light on during the self-cleaning cycle. High temperature will reduce lamp life.
On some models an interior oven light will turn on automatically when the oven door is opened.
The oven light may be turned on when the door is closed by using the oven light switch located on the control panel.
On a self clean oven the lamp is covered with a glass shield held in place by a wire holder.
THIS GLASS SHIELD MUST BE IN PLACE WHENEVER THE OVEN IS IN USE.
To replace the light bulb:
CAUTION: BE SURE OVEN IS COOL
1. Turn the power off at the main source.
2. Wear a leather-faced glove for protection against possible broken glass.
3. Replace bulb with a 40 watt appliance bulb only.
4. For self-cleaning oven, press wire holder to one side to release glass shield,
change bulb and be sure to replace glass shield.

Removing and Replacing the Oven Door

The door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, lay the door flat with the
inside of the door facing down.
To Remove Oven Door:
1. Open the door to the fully opened position.
2. Pull up the lock located on both hinge supports and engage it in the hinge lever
hooks (Figure 1). You may have to apply a little downward pressure on the door to
pull the locks fully over the hinge lever hooks.
3. Grab the door by the sides and pull the bottom of the door up and toward you to
disengage the hinge supports. Keep pulling the bottom of the door toward you while
rotating the top of the door toward the range to completely disengage the hinge
levers (Figure 2).
4. To clean oven door, follow the instructions provided in the General Care & Cleaning table.
To Replace Oven Door:
1. Grab the door by the sides; place the hinge supports in the hinge slots. Open the door
to the fully opened position.
2. Disengage the lock from the hinge lever hooks on both sides (Figure 3).
Note: Make sure the hinge supports are fully engaged before unlocking the hinge
levers.
3. Close the oven door.
Special Door Care Instructions
break.
Read the following recommendations:
1. Do not close the oven door until all the oven racks are fully in place.
2. Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, or any other object.
3. Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken its structure causing
an increased risk of breakage at a later time.
(some models)
- Most oven doors contain glass that can
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