16Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety InstructionsUsing the self-cleaning oven.Before a Clean CycleWe recommend venting your kitchenwith an open window or using aventilation fan or hood during the firstself-clean cycle.Remove the racks, broiler pan, broilergrid, all cookware and any aluminum foilfrom the oven.The oven racks 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 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 well-ventilated room.Wipe up heavy soil on the ovenbottom.How to Set the Oven for CleaningPress theSELF CLEAN LO/STD padonce for a 4-hour clean time ortwice for a 3-hour clean time.A 3-hour self-clean time isrecommended for use whencleaning small, contained spills. Aself-clean time of 4 hours or longeris recommended for a dirtier oven.If a time other than 4 hours or3 hours is needed, use the numberpads and enter the desired cleantime.You can change the clean time to anytime between 3 hours and 5 hours,depending on how dirty your oven is.Press 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 lightgoes off.When theLOCKED light goes off, you willbe able to open the door.■ The wordLOCKED will flash and theoven control will signal if you set theclean cycle and forget to close the ovendoor.■ To stop a clean cycle, press theCLEAR/OFF pad. When theLOCKEDlight goes off indicating the oven hascooled below the locking temperature,you will be able to open the door.