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Self-Cleaning
Self-cleaning
1.
Prepare oven for self-cleaning.
• Remove oven racks and all cooking utensils from
oven.
• Clean excess spills from oven interior.
• Remove items from rangetop and backguard.
These areas can become hot during self-cleaning
cycle.
2.
With oven door closed, move oven door lever located
above oven door to right to lock oven door.
(Figure 14)
• If oven is too hot before starting self-clean cycle,
oven lever will not move to locked position. Allow
oven to cool before starting cycle.
Lock Oven Door
3.
Turn oven temperature knob to
CLEAN position.
• If oven temperature knob is set before oven door
lever is moved,
LOCKED light flashes. Move oven
door lever to locked position.
•
LOCKED and OVEN indicator light glows.
• Self-clean cycle lasts for approximately 4 hours.
After self-clean cycle,
OVEN and LOCKED lights
flash. Turn temperature knob to
OFF position and
move oven door lever to unlocked position.
• Do not force door lever open. If door lever is forced,
lock can be damaged.
• There is no end of cycle signal at the end of Self-
clean.
Interrupt Self-Clean Cycle
1.
Turn oven temperature knob to
OFF position.
2.
When oven has cooled to a safe temperature,
LOCKED light flashes. Door can be unlocked and
opened.
• Do not force door lever open. If door lever is forced,
lock can be damaged.
After Self-cleaning Cycle
Turn oven temperature knob to
OFF position when
finished. After oven has cooled
LOCKED light flashes.
Door can be unlocked and opened. Ash and other residue
can be wiped up with a damp cloth or sponge.
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of personal injury, do not touch oven
vents or areas around vents during self-cleaning.
These areas can become hot enough to cause burns.
To avoid risk of smoke damage or fire, clean excess
spills from oven interior.
CAUTION
!
To avoid fire or smoke damage, remove any flammable
materials from storage drawer. Items like plastic
containers and paper manuals can melt or burn.
Prepare for Self-clean
• A small amount of smoke is normal when cleaning.
Excess smoke may indicate a faulty gasket or too
much food residue has been left in oven. Move birds
and small animals susceptible to fumes or smoke to
another room.
• Oven should be cleaned before it gets too dirty. Wipe
up large spills before self-cleaning.
• Do not use cleaning cycle if oven light cover is not
properly in place.
• Remove oven racks and all cooking utensils from oven.
• Remove items from range top and backguard. These
areas can become hot during self-cleaning cycle.
