Whirlpool TEP325MW0 manual

ELECTR IC RANGE Use & Care Guide For que stions about f eatures, operation/p erformance parts, a ccessories or service , call: 1-800-253-1 301 . or visit our we b site at... www.estateappli ances.com T able of C on tents ............. ................. ................... 2 9756125[...]

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

3 RANGE SAFETY The Anti -Tip Br ac k et The range will not tip during normal use. How ever , the range c an tip if you apply t oo much force or weight to the open door wit hout t he anti-tip bracket fas tened down p r operly . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously in[...]

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 AR TS AND FEATURES Contr ol Panel Rang e 1. Left Front Control Knob 2. Surface Heatin g Indicator Light 3. Left Rear Co ntrol Knob 4. Electronic Oven Control 5. Right R ear Control K nob 6. Right Front Control Knob 7. Surface Cooking Area Locator 1. Left Front Control Knob 2. Left Rear Control K nob 3. Surface Heatin g Indicator Light 4. Bake a[...]

7 COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls The control knobs can be set any wher e between HI and LO. Push in and turn to s etting. On some mode ls, the surface cooking area locator shows w hich element is tur ned on. Use the follow ing chart as a guide when setting heat leve ls. Ceram ic Gl ass (on some models) The surface cookin g area will gl ow red when an[...]

8 Hot Surface Indicator Light (under ceramic glass) The hot surface indic ator light will glow as long as any su rf ace cooking area is too hot to touch , even aft er the surface cooking area(s) is tur ned of f. Coil Elem ents and Bur ner B o wls (on some models) Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking r esults. Burner bowls, when cl ean,[...]

9 Use the followin g chart as a guide for cookware material characteristic s. ELECTR ONIC OV EN CONTR OL Ov en In dicator Lights The indicat or lights are located to the le ft of, and w i thin the display . The indicator lights light up or flash when t he oven is in one of the following modes : BAKE, BROIL, S T ART?, ON, TIMER, COOK TIME/TIMED cook[...]

10 Control Loc k The Control Loc k shut s down the control pan el pads to prevent unintended use of the oven. When the co ntr ol is l ock ed, only the CLOC K and TI MER pads w ill function. T o Lock/Unlock Contr ol: Before locking, make sure the oven and Timer are off. T ouch and hold ST ART/ENTER for 5 second s. A si ngle tone will so und, “ LOC[...]

11 P ositioning Rac ks and Bak ew a r e IMPORT AN T : Never place food or ba kewar e directly on the oven door or bottom. Permanent d amage will occur to the porcelain finish. RACK S Position racks before tur n ing the oven on. Do not m ove racks with ba keware on them. M ake sur e racks ar e l evel. T o move a rack, pull it out to the stop positi [...]

12 Ba k e Bef o re b a k i n g o r r o a s t i n g , p osition r a cks ac c o r d i ng to t he “ Positioning R acks and B akewa r e ” s ect ion. When roa s tin g, it is not n e ce s sary to w ait for the o v en p r ehe a t conditioning ti me to end be f o r e p utting food in unle s s recommended in the r e cipe. T o Bak e or Roast: 1 . P r ess[...]

13 BROILING CHART For best res ults, place food 3 in. (7 cm) or mor e from the broi l element. Time s are gu ide l ine s on ly and may need to be ad justed for individual foods and tastes. Recommen ded rack positions ar e numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the “ Positioning Racks an d Bakeware ” section. Timed Co okin[...]

14 RANGE CARE Self -Clea ning C y cle (on some models) IMPORT AN T : The healt h of some birds is extremely sensi tive to the fumes give n of f during th e Self-Cleaning cyc le. Exposure to the fume s m ay result in de ath to certain bi r ds. Always m ove birds to another closed an d well ventilated room. Self-c le an the oven before it becomes h e[...]

15 General Cl eaning IMPORT AN T : Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and the oven and cookt op are cool. Always follow label i nstructions on cle aning p r oduc ts. Soap, wat er and a soft cloth or sponge are su ggested first un l ess otherwise noted. EXTER IOR PORCELA IN ENAMEL SURFACES (on some models) Food spills containing acids, [...]

16 CONTROL P ANE L Do not use ab rasi ve cleaners, ste el- wool pads, gritty wa shcloths or some paper towe ls. Damage may occur . ■ Glass cleaner an d soft cloth or sponge: Apply glass cl ean er to soft cloth or sponge, not dir ectly on panel. OVEN DOOR EXTERIOR ■ Glass cleaner an d paper towels or non abra sive plastic scrubbing pad: Apply gl[...]

17 To R e m o v e : 1. Open the oven door . Insert door r emoval pins, included wi th your ran ge, into b oth hing e hangers. Do n ot r emove the pins while the door is removed from the range. 2. Carefully close the door until it rests against the door removal pins. 3. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the fr ont of the door an d you[...]

18 TR OUBLESHOOTING T ry the s olutions suggested her e first in order to avoid t h e cost of an unne cessary service call. Nothing will operate ■ Is the power supply cor d unplugged? Plug into a grounded outlet. ■ Has a ho usehold fuse been blown or has the cir cuit br eaker been tripped? Replace th e fu se or reset the circuit. Cooktop w ill [...]

19 ASSISTANCE OR SER VICE Before calling for ass istance or service, plea se check “ T roubleshooting. ” It may sa ve you the cost of a ser vi ce call. If you sti ll nee d help, f ollow the i nstruct ions be low . When calli ng, pl ease know the purchase date an d t he complete model and s erial number of your appli ance. This information will [...]

E S TAT E ® RANGE W ARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL W ARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, w hen this applianc e is operated and mainta in ed according to instructions attached to or furnished with the pr oduct, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® r eplacement parts an d r epair la bor costs to correct defects in materials or workmanship . [...]