Usingthe self-cleaning oven.Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.Wipe up heavy soil on the ovenbottom,Before a Clean CycleWe recommend venting your kitchenwith an open window or using aventilation fan or hood during thefirst self-dean cycle.Remove the shelves, broiler pro1, broilergrid, all cookware and any aluminum foilfrom the oven.The oven shelves can be self-cleaned,but they" will darken, lose their lusterand become hard 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 a_sSoft Scrub? Rinsewell with clean water and d W.Do not clean the gasket. The fibe@assmaterial of the oven door gasket cannotwithstand abrasion. It is essential for thegasket to remain intact, lfyvm 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 tim oven light is offIMPORTANT: The health of some birdsis extremely sensitive to the filmes givenoff during the self-cleaning cycle of anyrange. Move birds to another well-ventilated room.How to Set the Oven for Cleaning] Latch the doon[] Touch the SELFCLEAN pad.[] Using the INCREASEor DECREASEpads, enter the desired clean time, ifa time other than 4 hours is needed.Clean cycle time is normally" 4 hours.You can change the clean time to anytime between 3 hours and 5 hours,depending on how dirty your oven is.[] Touch the STARTpad.The display will show the clean timeremaining. It will not be possible tounlatch the oven door until thetemperature drops below thelock temperature and the LOCKEDdoor light goes off.When the LOCKEDdoor light is off,unlatch the door.The oven shuts off mitomatically whenthe clean cycle is complete.!_:_;The words LOCKEDor LOCKDOORwillflash and the oven control will signal ifyou set the clean cycle and fbrget tolatch the oven door.!_:_;_Ib stop a clean cycle, touch theCLEAR/OFFpad. When the LOCKEDdoor light goes offindicating theoven has cooled below the lockingtemperature, unlatch the dool:2O