Whirlpool F378LXK Bedienungsanleitung

SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE Use & Care Guide For que stions abou t featu res, operatio n/performa nce parts, a ccessories o r service, call: 1-80 0-253-1 301 . or visit ou r website at... www .whi rlpool .com T able of Contents ............. ...................... ......... 2 8522772A ® Mod els RF378LXK RF37 9LXK RF38 0LXK[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTE NTS RANGE SAFETY .................................... ............................ ............. 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................... ............. 3 PARTS AND FEATURES ....................... ......................................... 6 COOKTOP USE ....................... .................[...]

3 RANGE SAFETY The Anti-Tip Br acket The range will no t tip during normal use. However , the range can tip if you appl y too much force or weight to the open d oor wit hou t th e anti-tip bracket fastened down p roperly . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injure[...]

4 WARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: ■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERL Y INST ALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INST ALLED PROPERL Y , SLIDE RANGE F[...]

5 ■ Keep Oven V ent Ducts Unobstructed. ■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven. ■ DO NOT TOUCH HEA TING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURF ACES OF OVEN – Heating elements may be hot even though they[...]

6 P ARTS AND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of t he parts and feat ures listed . The location and appearance of the features shown here may not match your model . Contr ol Panel Rang e 1. Left Front Control Knob 2. Surface Heatin g Indicator Light 3. Left Rear Co ntrol Knob 4.[...]

7 COOKTOP USE Cooktop C ontrols The control knobs can be se t anywhe r e betw een HI and LO. Push in and turn to setting. The surface cooking ar ea locator shows which ele ment is tur ned on. Use the foll owing chart as a guide when se tting he at levels . Ceramic Glass (on s ome models) The surface cooking a rea will glow red when an element is on[...]

8 Coil Elemen ts a nd Bur ner Bowls (on s ome models) Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking r e sults. Burner bowls, when cl ean, reflect heat back to t he cookware. They also help cat ch s pill s. Cookwar e sh ould not exte nd mor e than 1 in. (2. 5 cm) over t h e coil element. I f cookwar e is uneven or too large, it can produce exces[...]

9 Cookware IMPORT AN T : Neve r leave empty cookware on a hot surface cooking area, element or surface burne r . Ideal cookw a r e should h a ve a flat bottom, s t raight s ides, a well- fitting lid and the material should be of medium-to-heavy thick ness. Rough finishe s may scratch the cooktop. Alum inum and copper may be used as a core or base i[...]

10 Clock On som e models, i f you do not wan t the c lock time t o be displa yed, press and hold th e CLOCK pad (button) for 5 seconds. When the clock is not displayed, you can see the time for 5 second s by pressing the CLOCK pad (butto n). To S e t : Before setting, make sure the oven, TIMER and COOK TIME ar e off. 1. Press CL OCK. 2. Pre ss the [...]

11 P ositioning Racks and Bakeware IMPORT AN T : Neve r place food or bakeware directly on the oven door or bottom. Permanent da mage will occur to the por celain finish. RACKS Position racks before turning the oven on. Do not move racks with ba kewar e on th em. Make su re racks ar e level. T o move a rack, pull it out to the st op position, raise[...]

12 Oven V ent 1. Oven Ve n t (coil eleme nt model) 1. Oven Vent (ceramic glass model) The oven vent releases h ot air and moistu re fr om t he oven, and should not be blocked or cover ed. Doing so will cause poor air circulation, affectin g cooking and clean ing results. Never se t plastics, paper or other items that could melt or burn near th e ov[...]

13 BROILING CHART For best res ults, place food 3 in. (7 cm) or mor e from the broil element. Time s are guidelines on ly and may need t o be adjus ted for individual foods and tast es. Recommended rac k positions are numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the “Positioni ng Racks and B akeware” section. RANGE CARE Self-Cl[...]

14 Prepare Cooktop and Storage Drawer: ■ Remove plast ic items from the cooktop be cause the y may melt. ■ Remove all items fr om the storage drawer . How the Cy cle W orks IMPORT AN T : The heating and c ooling of porcelain on steel in the oven may re sult in discoloring, loss of gl oss, hairline cracks and poppi ng soun ds. The Self-Cleani ng[...]

15 Bur ned -on soil ■ Cooktop Polishing Creme and Cooktop Scraper: Rub cr eme into soil with damp paper towel. Hold scraper as flat as pos sible on surface and sc rape. Repeat for stubbor n spots. Po lish entire cooktop with creme and paper tow el. Metal marks from aluminum and copper ■ Cooktop Polishing Creme: Clean as soon as cookt op has coo[...]

16 Oven Light The oven light is a standard 40-wa tt applian ce bulb. It wil l come on when the oven door is open. It w ill not work during the Self- Cleaning cy c le. On some models, wh e n th e oven door is cl osed, press OV EN LIGHT to turn it on or off. Before replacing, make sure the oven and cooktop are cool and the control knobs are in th e o[...]

17 TROUBLESHOOTING T ry the s olutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unne cessary s ervice c all. Nothing will op erate ■ Is the power sup ply cord unplug ged? Plug into a gr ounded outlet. ■ Has a ho usehold fuse been bl own or has the cir cuit br eaker been tripped? Replace th e fuse or reset the circuit. Cooktop will [...]

18 ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE Before calling for ass istance or service , please chec k “T r oublesh ooting.” I t may save you the c ost of a service call. If you sti ll need help, follow the i nstructions b elow . When calli ng, please know the purchase date and the comp lete model and s erial number of you r appliance. This in formation will help [...]

19 Notes[...]

WHIRLPOOL ® COOKTOP, BUILT-IN OVEN A N D RANGE W ARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this appl iance is operat ed and mainta ined according to inst ructions attac hed to or furnished with the product, W hirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® replac ement parts and repai r labor to correct defec ts in ma te[...]