Maytag MER5765RA Use and Care Manual - Page 8

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Maintenance Oven Door Leveling Legs CAUTION Do not place excessive weight on or stand on an open oven door. This could cause the range to tip over, break the door, or injure the user. Important: The oven door on a new range may feel "spongy" when it is closed. This is normal and will decrease with use. Oven Window To protect the oven door window: 1. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents such as steel wool scouring pads or powdered cleansers as they may scratch the glass. 2. Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, furniture, toys, or other objects. 3. Do not close the oven door until the oven racks are in place. Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken its structure causing an increased risk of breakage at a later date. Storage Drawer CAUTION Do not store plastic, paper products, food or flammable materials in this drawer. The drawer may become too warm for these items when the oven is in use. The storage drawer can be removed to allow you to clean under the range. To remove: 1. Empty drawer and pull out to the first stop position. 2. Lift up the front of the drawer. 3. Pull out to the second stop position. 4. Grasp sides and lift drawer up and out. To replace: 1. Fit the ends of the drawer glides into the rails in the range. 2. Lift up the front of the drawer and gently push in to the first stop position. 3. Lift drawer up again and push until drawer is closed. CAUTION Be sure the anti-tip bracket secures one of the rear leveling legs to the floor. This bracket prevents the range from accidentally tipping. Be sure the range should be leveled when installed. If the range is not level, turn the leveling legs, located at each corner of the range, until range is level. Oven Light AANNTTI-TI-IPTBIPRACKET BRACKET LLEEVEVLEINLGILNEGG LEG CAUTION • Disconnect power to range before replacing light bulb. • Allow oven to cool before replacing light bulb. • Make sure bulb cover and bulb are cool before touching. To replace oven light bulb: BULB COVER 1. When oven is cool, hold bulb cover in place, then slide wire retainer off cover. Important: Bulb cover will fall if not held in place while removing wire retainer. WIRE RETAINER 2. Remove bulb cover and light bulb. 3. Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 4. Replace bulb cover and secure with wire retainer. 5. Reconnect power to range. Reset clock. Convenience Outlet (Canadian models only) The convenience outlet is located on the lower left side of the backguard. Be sure appliance cords do not rest on or near the surface element. If the surface element is turned on, the cord and outlet will be damaged. The convenience outlet circuit breaker may trip if the small appliance plugged CIRCUIT BREAKER into it exceeds 10 amps. To reset the circuit breaker, press the switch located on the lower edge of the backguard. 7

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CAUTION
Oven Door
Do not
place excessive weight on or stand on an open
oven door. This could cause the range to tip over, break the
door, or injure the user.
Oven Window
To protect the oven door window:
1.
Do not
use abrasive cleaning agents such as steel wool
scouring pads or powdered cleansers as they may scratch
the glass.
2.
Do not
hit the glass with pots, pans, furniture, toys, or other
objects.
3.
Do not
close the oven door until the oven racks are in
place.
Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken
its structure causing an increased risk of breakage at a later
date.
Important:
The oven door on a new range may feel “spongy”
when it is closed. This is normal and will decrease with use.
Leveling Legs
LEVELING LEG
CAUTION
Be sure the anti-tip bracket secures one of the
rear leveling legs to the floor. This bracket
prevents the range from accidentally tipping.
Be sure the range should be leveled when
installed.
If the range is not level, turn the
leveling legs, located at each corner of
the range, until range is level.
Oven Light
CAUTION
Disconnect power to range
before
replacing light bulb.
Allow oven to cool
before
replacing light bulb.
Make sure bulb cover and bulb are cool
before
touching.
Maintenance
Storage Drawer
The storage drawer can be removed to allow you to clean
under the range.
To remove:
1.
Empty drawer and pull out to the
first
stop position.
2.
Lift up the front of the drawer.
3.
Pull out to the
second
stop position.
4.
Grasp sides and lift drawer up and out.
To replace:
1.
Fit the ends of the drawer glides into the rails in the range.
2.
Lift up the front of the drawer and gently push in to the
first
stop position.
3.
Lift drawer up again and push until drawer is closed.
CAUTION
Do not
store plastic, paper products, food or flammable
materials in this drawer. The drawer may become too warm
for these items when the oven is in use.
Convenience Outlet
(Canadian models only)
The convenience outlet is located on the
lower left side of the backguard. Be sure
appliance cords do not rest on or near
the surface element. If the surface
element is turned on, the cord and
outlet will be damaged.
The convenience outlet circuit breaker
may trip if the small appliance plugged
into it exceeds 10 amps. To reset the circuit breaker, press the
switch located on the lower edge of the backguard.
CIRCUIT BREAKER
To replace oven light bulb:
1. When oven is cool, hold bulb
cover in place, then slide wire
retainer off cover.
Important:
Bulb cover will fall if not held
in place while removing wire
retainer.
2.
Remove bulb cover and light bulb.
3.
Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb.
4.
Replace bulb cover and secure with wire retainer.
5.
Reconnect power to range. Reset clock.
BULB COVER
WIRE
RETAINER
ANTI-TIP
BRACKET