Care and cleaning of the range.Oven BottomThe oven bottom has a porcelain-enamelfinish. To make cleaning easier, protect theoven bottom from excessive spillovers byplacing a cookie sheet on the rack below therack you are cooking on. This is particularlyimportant when baking a fruit pie or otherfoods with a high acid content. Hot fruitfillings or other foods that are highly acidic(such as tomatoes, sauerkraut and sauceswith vinegar or lemon juice) may cause pittingand damage to the porcelain-enamel surfaceand should be wiped up immediately.To clean up spillovers, use soap and water, anabrasive cleaner or soap-filled scouring pad.Rinsewell to remove any soap before self-cleaning.Pull hinge locks down to unlock.Removal positionBottom Iedge ofslo_ tII | | HingearmLift-Off Lower Oven Door (on some models)The door is very heavy. Be careful when []removing and lifting the door.Do not lift the door by the handle.To remove the door:[Z] Fully open the door.r_ Pullthe hinge locks down toward the doorframe, to the unlocked position. A tool, []such as a small flat-blade screwdriver,may be required.Firmly grasp both sides of the door at the r_top.[] Closedoor to the door removal position, r_which is halfway between the broil stopposition and fully closed.r_ Lift door up and out until the hinge armis clear of the slot.To replace the door:F-f] Firmly grasp both sides of the door at thetop.With the door at the same angleas the removal position, seat theindentation of the hinge arm into thebottom edge of the hinge slot.The notchin the hinge arm must be fully seated intothe bottom of the slot.Fully open the door. If the door will notfully open, the indentation is not seatedcorrectly in the bottom edge of the slot.Pushthe hinge locks up against the frontframe of the oven cavity to the lockedposition.Close the oven door.Hinge__....%. _Push hinge locks up to lock.Ovenframei! ¸ ¸Lift-Off Upper Oven Door Ion some models)To remove the door'.[Z] Fully open the door.Lift up on the hinge lock toward the ovenframe until they stop.r_ Closethe door to 45 degrees (you will feelthe door stop).The hinge lock will contactthe oven frame.[_ On both sides of the door, press down onthe release buttons on each hinge.r_ Lift door up until it is clear of the hinge.r_ Pull on hinge arms slightly to relievepressure on the locking tabs.r_ Pushthe hinge locks down ontothe hinge.[_ Pushthe hinges in toward the unitso they are closed.To replace the door'.[71 Pullthe hinges down away from the ovenframe to the fully open position.Lift up on the hinge locks toward the ovenframe until they stop.The hinges will release to the 4g-degreeposition. The hinge locks will contact theoven frame.r_ Slide the door back onto the hinges. Hakesure the buttons pop back out.r_ Fully open the door.[] Pushthe hinge locks down onto the hinge.r_ Close the oven door.34