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CONTENTS
Kenmore
SAFETY
USE ANO CARE
Your Range and Its Features .................................... 5
Cooktop Cooking ................................................... 6, 7
Oven Controls ................................................. 8, 9, 10
Oven Cooking ........................................................... 10
Broitin9 ................................................................ 11
Self-Clean Cycle _.....L, ...................................... 12, 13
Cleaning Tips ...........
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__% _%_ IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR SAFETY SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Read all Instructions before using this appliance. When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be fallowed, including the following: Teach children not to play with control knobs or any other part of the range. Never leave children alone or unattended where a range is in use. Caution: Never store things chil- dren might want above a range. Never let anyone climb, sit or stand on the range. They might be
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%? ...... iii!i! !i!i!iii!iiii!!iii!!iiiii!i!iii!i!iill Always keep the range area clear and free from things that will burn. Never use your range for warming CAUTION: or heating a room. You could be burned or seriously injured. Such Never store things in an oven misuse could also cause damage to or near cooktop elements/ the range, burners. These things may catch fire and plastic items could melt. Never wear loose clothing when Never use atowel or ot herbulky cloth using your range. Such clothi
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Keep this book for later use. Never heat unopened food contalnere. Preseura buildup may make container burst and cause Injury. Be sure your range is Installed and grounded properly by a qualified technician. Never leave jars or cans of fat or drippings on or near the oven. Never let grease build up on your oven. You Always use care when touching cooktop elements, can keep grease fires from starting If you clean up areas near thecooktop elements, oven heating element
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) OVEN FIRE Read and understand this information NOW! Do not try to move the pan. Should you ever need it, you will not have 1. Close oven door and turn controls off. time for reading. 2. If fire conUnues, throw baking soda on the fire, or use a Hslon or dry chemical extinguisher. Be sure everyone in your home knows COOKTOP GREASE FIRE what to do in case of a fire. Never pick up a flaming pan.., instead: Never use water on a grease fire - it will 1. Turn o
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YOUR RANGE IMPORTANT: The model and serial number of your oven can be found on a tag located below the lilt-up cook-top, at the rear. Lift-UpCooktop Oven Vent (below (See page17 ) element - are8 may hotduringoven use; DONOT BLOCK) Removable Chrome Bowls (See page6) (See pages 14 & 16) Removable Cooktop Elements Cooktop IndicatorLight (See page 16) (glows when any cooMop element is on) (See page 6) Oven Light Switch (Push to turn oven light on and off) Cooktop Control Self-Cleaning Oven (See page
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To Start Things Cooking COOKTOPCOOKING The sign near each cooktop control knob shows which element Is turned on by that knob. For best cooking results and energy efficient operation, you should use pans that: O0 eO Oe O0 A. Have flat bottoms and straight sides. B. Have light handles that do not tilt pans. eO O0 O0 Oe C. Are about the same size as the element. Left Left Right Right Front Rear Rear Front To operate cooktop controls: 1. Push cooktop control knob in and tumo 2. Set on or between mar
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q. Why am I not getting the heat I need from my Q. May I can foods and preserves on my surface units? units even though I have the knobs on the right setting? A. Yes, but only use cookware designed for canning A. After turning surface unit oft and making sure It Is purposes. Check the manufacturer's Instructions and reclpas for preserving foods. Be sure canner Is cool, check to make sure that your plug-In units are fiat-bottomed and fits over the center of your surface secure
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RANGE CONTROL PROGRAM CLOCK / UP ARROW PAD CANCELS BAKE, STATUS TIMER TEMPERATURE FUNCTION (INCREASES TIME BROIL OR DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY CLEAN OPERATION OR TEMPERATURE) In r DOWN ARROW PAD PRESS TO TURN SET AUTOMATIC (DECREASES TIME OVEN OPERATIONS TIMER ON AND OFF OR TEMPERATURE) Your range control is touch controlled. To set BAKE, BROIL, TIMER or CLEAN, touch the desired function pad and select the temperature or time by touching the arrow pad. Hold your finger on the arrow pad to c
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TO SET BROIL: DELAYED ON AND OFF: 1. Pmss the BROIL pad. "BROILW will flseh and (- --) You can set the oven to turn on and off autometlcelly. will appear In thedlsplay. The control will calculate the time to start cooking. 2. Select LO BROIL by pressing the UP arrow pad 1. Press the COOK TIME pad. once. Select HI BROIL by pressing the UP arrow 2. Press the UP or DOWN arrow pad to set how long pad twice. To change from HI BROIL to LO BROIL, you want to bake. Use the time given In your recipe. pre
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DISPLAY: Once you have programmed your control for any when heklng several hems stagger pans so that no operation, you can display the setting by pressing the pan Is dlrecUy above another. appropriate pad. For example, if you are using the Let the oven preheat thoroughly before cooking TIMER and want to see the time of day, press CLOCK. baked products. Listen for preheat notification tone The display will show the time of day. orwatch forths Indicator Ilghtto go off. If your range NOTE: You cann
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POSITIONING BROILER PAN BROILING Broiling Is cooking by direct heat from the broil element. Tender cuts of meat or marinated meat should be se- lected for broiling. For best results steaks and chops should be at least 3/4" thick. After placing food on the broiler pan, put the pan on an oven rack in the proper position. The recommended rack poslUon and cooking Urns can be found inthe chart below. Most foods can be brolledat the HI Broll Sattlng. Select The closer the food is to the broil element,
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THE SELF-CLEAN CYCLE BEFORE A CLEAN CYCLE 1. Remove the broil pan and grid, oven racks, all utanslis 3. Wipe up heavy splllovers on the oven bottom. Too and any foil that may be in the oven. Do not try to much soil may cause smoking during the clean cycle. clean utensils or any other objects In the oven during 4. Do not rubthe door gssket. The fiberglass material of a self-clean cycle. If oven recks are left in the the gasket has an extremely lowresistance to abrasion. range during a clean ¢ycle
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TO SET SELF-CLEAN CYCLE: 1. Close oven door. Press the CLEAN pad. The time TO INTERRUPT A CLEAN CYCLE: display will show (---). See Fig. 1. You may need to 1. Push CLEAR/OFF. press slightly on the door. Follow InstrucUons under "WHEN A CLEAN CYCLE IS FINISHED." TO SET DELAYED SELF-CLEAN CYCLE: 1. Close oven door. Press the CLEAN pad. The time display will show (--). See Fig. 1. You may need to Fig. 1 press slightly on the door. 2. Press the UP or DOWN arrow pad to set the desired 2. Press the UP
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CLEANING TIPS (CONTINUED) Refer to removable parts section when cleaning your range. Warm watar, amllddetergent, andasoftclotharesafetouseonallcleanablepartsofyourrange. Donotusemetalscourlng pads, except where recommended. Range €ooktop finishes will be either p0rcelaln enamel or brushed chrome. Porcelain enamel looks like a painted surface. Brushed chrome has a metallic appearance. PART CLEANING MATERIALS REMARKS Control panel knobs Detergent, warm water, soft cloth Do not use abrasive cleaner
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REMOVABLE OVEN DOOR To rentove: 1. Open the door to the atop position (see Illustration). 2. Grasp the door at each side and lift up and off the STOP(BR_L)POSmON hinges. Do not lift door by the handle. Glass break- age or damage to the door could result. NOTE: When the door is removed and hinge arms are at stop posiUon, do not bump or try to move the hinge arms. The hinges could snap back causing an injury to the hands or damage to the porcelain on the front of the range. Cover the hinges with t
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REMOVABLE KNOBS All control knobs may be removed for easy cleanlng by pulllng the knob stralght off the stem. Be sum that the MOLDED knob Is In the OFF positlon before removal. RIB Hint: Slip athin cloth (such as a handkerchief) or a piece of string under and around the knob edge and pull up. . SPRING Caution: Read these instrucUons carefully before replacing the _CLIP knobs. Replacing the knobs improp- CLEAR GROOVE erly will damage the knobs and the IN STEM spring clip on the stems. If this hap
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LIFT-UP COOKTOP The range has a support to hold the cooktop up while cleaning. Raise the support as shown In the nlustraUon. Porcelain enamel can chip if dropped. Handle porcelain enameled cooktops carefully. REPLACING THE OVEN LIGHT Be sure that the light switch is in the off position. GLASS Do not touch hot oven bulb. Do not touch oven bulb with wet hands. Do not wipe oven light area with wet cloth, Never touch the electrically live collar on the bulb when replacing it. Electrical power must b
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BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Save time and money -- Check this list before you call for service. To eliminate unnecessary service Calls, first, read aii the Instructions in this manual carefully. Then, If you have a problem, always check this list of common problems and poselble solutions before you cell for service. If you do have a problem you cannot fix yourself, call your nearest Sears Store or Service Center for help. When calling, have this manual, the Repair Parts LIst, Model Number, Serial
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BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE (CONT.) DON'T CALL FOR SERVICE PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE UNTIL YOU CHECK Check broll pen placement. See brolllng Foods do not broil Improper rack poslUon sectlon. properly Oven pmhasted • Do not preheat when brolllng. • Use broiler pan and grid supplied with Improper utensil used range. Oven door closed during • Open door to broil stop position; see re- broil movable oven door section. • Oven smokes • Improper broiling time • Check broiling chart in brolllng section. • Di
