25Safety Instructions Operating InstructionsSafety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer ServiceUsing the self-cleaning oven.The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.Before a Clean CycleWe recommend venting your kitchenwith an open window or using aventilation fan or hood during the firstself-clean cycle.Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broilergrid, probe, all cookware and anyaluminum foil from the oven.The oven shelves and convection roastingrack can be self-cleaned, but they willdarken, lose their luster and becomehard to slide.Soil on the front frame of the range andoutside the gasket on the door will needto be cleaned by hand. Clean these areaswith hot water, soap-filled steel-wool padsor cleansers such as Soft Scrub®. Rinsewell with clean water and dry.Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglassmaterial of the oven door gasket cannotwithstand abrasion. It is essential for thegasket to remain intact. If you notice itbecoming worn or frayed, replace it.Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the ovenbottom.Make sure the oven light bulb cover is inplace and the oven light is off.IMPORTANT: The health of some birds isextremely sensitive to the fumes given offduring the self-cleaning cycle of anyrange. Move birds to another wellventilated room.Wipe up heavy soil on the ovenbottom.How to Set the Oven for CleaningTouch theSELF CLEAN pad.Using the number pads, enter thedesired clean time, if a time otherthan 4 hours, 30 minutes is needed.Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours, 30minutes. You can change the clean timeto any time between 3 hours and 5 hours,depending on how dirty your oven is.Touch theSTART pad.The door locks automatically. The displaywill show the clean time remaining. It willnot be possible to open the oven dooruntil the temperature drops below thelock temperature and theLOCKED DOORlight goes off.When theLOCKED DOOR light is off, openthe door.The oven shuts off automatically whenthe clean cycle is complete.n The wordsLOCK DOOR will flash andthe oven control will signal if you setthe clean cycle and forget to close theoven door.n To stop a clean cycle, touch theCLEAR/OFF pad. When theLOCKEDDOOR light goes off indicating theoven has cooled below the lockingtemperature, open the door.