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Glide racks
Removing, replacing, and
arranging flat or offset oven
racks
• To arrange - Always arrange the oven racks when
the oven is cool (prior to operating the oven).
• To remove - Pull the oven rack straight forward until
it reaches the stop position. Lift up front of oven rack
slightly and slide out.
• To replace - Place the oven rack on the rack guides
on both sides of oven walls. Tilt the front of oven rack
upward slightly and slide the oven rack back into
place. Be sure oven racks are level before using.
Figure 1 - Extendable glide rack with release lever
in locked position
Figure 2 - Extendable glide rack with release lever
in unlocked position
Figure 3 - Removing and replacing the oven glide rack.
Release lever
The glide rack is an extendable rack that makes food
preparation easier. It has glide tracks that allow the
rack to be pulled away from the oven without rubbing
the sides of the oven wall.
Removing and replacing the glide racks
To remove the glide rack:
1. Lift up on the release lever located across the lower
front of the rack, as shown in figure 1.
2. While holding up the release lever (see figure 2),
pull the glide rack out of the oven until the stop
position is reached, use two hands if necessary.
3. Using both hands, grasp the upper and lower
portions of the glide rack (see figure 3).
4. Lift up the front of the rack slightly and continue to
pull the rack away from the oven.
IMPORTANT
•
It is recommended to remove all racks from the oven
during self-clean cycles, but porcelain racks may be
left in the oven if they are soiled. After a self clean
cycle, or anytime the gliding is rough, the glide racks
should be treated with graphite lubrication.
• Do not use cooking oil, cooking spray, or other
oil-based lubrication products on the glide rack
extension tracks. Use only the graphite lubrication
in this area. To order graphite lubrication, contact
your installer, servicer or dealer.
•
It is important that the parts of the rack that contact the
oven sides always have a light coating of vegetable
oil. Apply a thin layer of vegetable oil to the sides of
the rack after every self-clean cycle and when the
rack becomes difficult to reposition in the oven.
5. Be sure to grasp both upper and lower rack portions
together when removing or handling the glide rack.
The rack portions move independently and are
difficult to handle unless held together.
To replace the glide rack:
1. Grasp both upper and lower portions of the glide
rack (see figure 3).
2. Lift and hold the rack level between the oven cavity
walls.
3. Tilt the front of the rack upward slightly and slide
the rack completely into position. Some force may
be necessary to make sure the oven rack has
snapped into place.
Before Setting the Oven Controls
