Siemens HE2415C - Manual (Page 30)

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Use - The Cooktop
Care and Cleaning
Self Help
Preparing the Oven for Self-clean
1. Remove all utensils and bakeware.
2. Remove oven racks. If oven racks are left in the
oven during the self-clean cycle, they will
permanently lose the shiny finish and will no longer
glide smoothly on the rack giudes. See Oven
Cleaning Chart for proper care.
3. Wipe up any soft soil spills and grease with paper
towels. Excess grease will cause flames and smoke
inside the oven during self-cleaning.
4. Review illustration below. Some areas of the oven
must be cleaned by hand before the cycle begins.
Use a soapy sponge or plastic scrubber or a
detergent-filled S.O.S.
® pad. Hand-clean the oven
door edge, oven front frame and up to 1-1/2 inches
inside the frame with detergent and hot water. Do
not clean or rub the gasket on the oven. The gasket
is designed to hold in heat during the self-clean
cycle. Rinse all areas thoroughly then dry.
5. Be sure oven light is turned off and the light bulbs
and lens covers are in place. Do not operate
oven without light bulb and cover in place.
Self-cleaning the Oven
Caution: Do not use Commercial Oven Cleaners on
the self-clean oven or any oven part. They can
damage the finish or the part.
DO NOT
hand clean
gasket
DO hand
clean frame
area outside
gasket
DO hand
clean door
area outside
gasket
DO hand clean
1-1/2" from rack
guides
to front of oven
cavity.
The Siemens Range features a self-cleaning function that
eliminates the manual labor involved with cleaning your
oven. During self-cleaning, the oven uses a very high
temperature to burn away food soil and grease.
•
It is common to see smoke and/or an occasional
flame-up during the Self-Clean cycle, depending
on the content and amount of soil remaining in the
oven. If a flame persists, turn off the oven and allow
it to cool before opening the door to wipe up the
excessive food soil.
• In a normal Self-Clean Mode, the door does
not lock at the beginning of the cycle; However, it
does lock prior to reaching the high self-clean
temperatures. The door lock symbol will appear in
the display at this point. The door does not lock
at the start of the cylce.
• The oven light does not operate during this mode.
• During Self-Clean, the kitchen should be well
ventilated to help eliminate odors associated with
Self-Clean. Odors will lessen with use.
• Four hours is the preset length of cleaning. The
range can also be set to clean for 3 or 5 hours.
• The mode automatically stops at the end of the
clean hours.
• When the oven heat returns to a safe temperature
after cleaning, the automatic door lock will release
and the door can be opened.
Care and Cleaning - The Oven
WARNING
A flexible door gasket is
necessary for a good seal.
Do not clean, rub, damage
or move the gasket.