18 Care and cleaning• After the cycle is finished please wait 15 minutes before opening the door.• Make sure that the appliance is switched off.• Use the large absorbent sponge to remove any excess of water from the base of thecavity.• You can now clean the inside of the oven• Make sure at the end to dry all the inside and the surround of the appliance,particularly the door seals.CARE AND CLEANINGCaution!Before carrying out any work, the appliance must be disconnected from the mainselectricity supply.Cleaning the Inside of the Oven• The inside of the oven should be cleaned to remove food and grease deposits, whichcan give off smoke or odours and cause stains to appear.• With the oven cold and for enamelled surfaces (e.g. the floor of the oven) use a nylonbrush or sponge with warm soapy water. If using special oven cleaning products, useonly on enamelled surfaces and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.Caution!Do not clean the inside of your oven with a steam or pressurised water jet. Do not useeither metallic scouring pads or any material that could scratch the enamel.Cleaning the Oven Exterior and AccessoriesClean the outside of the oven and the accessories with warm soapy water or with a milddetergent.Caution!Never use metallic scouring pads or commercial or scouring powders that could scratchthe enamel. For stainless steel surfaces, proceed with care and only use sponges or clothsthat cannot scratch them.To clean the outside of the oven do not attempt to remove the controls, as for this, theoven has to be first removed from the kitchen unit.