Cleaning and care
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Lowering the top heat/grill
element
If the oven compartment roof is badly
soiled, the top heat/grill element can be
lowered to make cleaning easier. Clean
the oven compartment roof regularly
with a damp cloth or a dishwashing
sponge.
Risk of injury caused by hot
surfaces.
The oven gets hot during operation.
You could burn yourself on the
heating elements, the oven
compartment, or accessories.
Allow the heating elements, oven
compartment and the accessories to
cool before manual cleaning.
The enamel on the oven floor can be
damaged by fastening nuts being
dropped on it.
Place a cloth or similar item over the
oven compartment floor to protect it.
Remove the shelf runners.
Unscrew the wing nut.
Use caution not to damage the top
heat/grill element.
Do not use force to lower the top
heat/grill element as this can cause it
to break.
Carefully lower the top heat/grill
element.
You can now access the ceiling of the
oven compartment.
Clean the ceiling of the oven
compartment with a clean sponge
and a solution of hot water and
washing-up liquid or a clean, damp
microfibre cloth.
After cleaning, raise the top heat/grill
element gently back up again.
Replace the wing nut and tighten it
securely.
Refit the shelf runners.