Kenmore 7116x, Use & Care Manual

10

Adjusting Your Oven Temperature 

(some models)

Your new oven has been factory calibrated and  tested to ensure an accurate baking temperature.  For the first few uses, follow
your recipe times and temperature recommendations carefully.  If you feel your oven is too hot or too cool from your baking
experience, the oven temperature may be adjusted to your liking.

Note: DO NOT 

adjust your oven temperature based on oven  thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, they may

not be accurate.

To Adjust the Oven Temperature 

(do not use Bake or Broil while adjusting the oven temperature)

:

1.

Press & hold the

 key pad and release after the  display begins flashing the factory temperature change of 

00

00

00

00

00

.

Note:

 If the oven temperature has been previously adjusted from the factory setting, the current temperature adjusted value

will flash in the display instead.

2.

You may increase  the oven temperature in 5°F increments with each press of the 

key pad to a maximum oven adjustment

of +35°F. You may also adjust the oven temperature downward in 5°F increments with each press of the 

key pad ( total

range of 

-

35

35

35

35

35

 to 

+

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

).

  Note:

 Your oven control was factory set in the (Fahrenheit) °F  Temperature Display Mode. To change

for (Celsius) °C, see 

Changing the Temperature Display Mode 

in the Oven Control Functions section of this Use & Care

Manual.

3.

If no other key pad is pressed after 5 seconds the display will begin to flash.

4.

If you 

do not want

 to keep the display adjustment, press the 

 key pad before the oven control beeps. This will cancel

the temperature adjustment procedure. To start this procedure over again begin with step 1 above 

OR

;

5.

If 

you want

 to keep the adjustment, wait until the display quits flashing and the oven control beeps once.

6.

The oven temperature adjustment has be accepted by the oven control and the display will return to the time of day.

Notes

: The oven temperature adjustment  may be made if your oven control has been set to operate in the (Celsius) °C

Temperature Display Mode

.  In this case each press of the 

 or 

key will adjust in 1°C increments upward (maximum

+18°C) or downward (maximum -18°C), depending on which arrow key pad is pressed.