27Safety Instructions Operating InstructionsSafety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer SupportThe oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.Before a Clean CycleWe recommend venting yourkitchen with an open window or using aventilation fan or hood during the firstself-clean cycle.Remove racks, broiler pan, broiler grid,probe, all cookware and any aluminumfoil from the oven.The shiny, silver-colored oven racks(on some models) can be self-cleaned,but they will darken, lose their lusterand become hard to slide.Soil on the front frame of the rangeand outside the gasket on the door willneed to be cleaned by hand. Clean theseareas with hot water, soap-filled or plasticscouring pads or cleansers such as SoftScrub®. Rinse well with clean waterand 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 birdsis extremely sensitive to the fumes givenoff during the self-cleaning cycle of anyrange. Move birds to another well-ventilated room.Wipe up heavy soil on the ovenbottom.Using the self-cleaning oven. www.GEAppliances.caHow to Set the Upper Oven for CleaningOn models with Gas Range Lock outtouch and hold the GAS RANGELOCKOUT pad for 3 seconds to turnit off.NOTE: The surface burners must be turnedoff prior to the self-clean start time.Touch the SELF CLEAN pad.Using the number pads, enter thedesired clean time, if a time otherthan 5 hours is needed.Clean cycle time is normally 5 hours. Youcan change the clean time to any timebetween 3 hours and 5 hours, dependingon how dirty your oven is.Touch the SELF CLEAN pad.On models without a door latch, the doorlocks automatically. The display will showthe clean time remaining. It will not bepossible to open the oven door until thetemperature drops below the locktemperature and the LOCKED DOORlight goes off.The oven shuts off automatically whenthe clean cycle is complete.When the LOCKED DOOR light is off,slide the latch handle to the left as faras it will go and open the door. If yourrange does not have a latch, the doorwill unlock automatically.The words LOCK DOOR will flash andthe oven control will signal if you setthe clean cycle and forget to close theoven door or forget to latch the dooron models with a latch.To stop a clean cycle, touch the OFFpad. When the LOCKED DOOR light goesoff, indicating the oven has cooled belowthe locking temperature, unlatch the door(on models with a latch) and open the door.