GE PGS968SEMSS Owner's Manual

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25Safety 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.How to Set the Oven for CleaningTouch the SELF 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.Touch the START 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 the LOCKED lightgoes off.When the LOCKED light goes off, you willbe able to open the door. The word LOCKED will flash and theoven control will signal if you set theclean cycle and forget to close theoven door. To stop a clean cycle, touch theCLEAR/OFF pad. When the LOCKED lightgoes off indicating the oven has cooledbelow the locking temperature, youwill be able to open the door.ge.com (U.S.)Using the self-cleaning oven. www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada)