Precision Touch Control 500 Electric Smoothtop 0MAYTAG ■............is........... « - ^ Range Use and Care Guide Table of Contents Important Safety m Surface Cooking instructions ......................... ........ . 1-3 Care & Cleaning... 4-6 Self-Clean Oven Cleaning Procedures D Maintenance. ki J Form No. A/01/08 Oven Window Oven Light Troubleshooting........................ 8-9 im '" ¿¿¿LUAS ¿zzmE Oven Cooking........... .
liistaflen Please leave this guide with this appliance. To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance Model Number must be properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. Do not attempt to adjust, repair, service, or replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified servicer. Serial Number Always disconnect power to appliance before servicing.
Child Safety A Cooking Safety Never heat an unopened food container in the oven. CAUTION Pressure build-up may cause container to burst resulting in serious personal injury or damage to the appliance. NEVER store ¡terns of interest to cliildren in cabinets ■ d-; ■■■ ■: ■: ■■ ;i ;;'i. ... • : r ' - .'■! ; M. S.-; V ■ ' '. ;ii : ■ t NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised near the appliance when it is in use or is still hot.
Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop, not out into the room or over another surface element. This reduces the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, or spillage if pan is accidently bumped or reached by small children. Cooktop NEVER leave surface units unattended, especially when using high heat. An unattended boiiover could cause smoking and a greasy spillover can cause a fire. This appliance is equipped with different sized surface elements.
Core & Cleanin<{ Self-Clean Owen To set Self-Clean: Important: Oven temperature must be below 400° F to CAUTION • It is normal for parts or the range to become riot ciLiring a self-clean cycle. • To prevent damage to oven door, do not attempt to open the door yv'hen LOCK is displayed. * Avoid touching cooktop, door, Vv'indovv or oven vent area during a dean cycle. * Do not use cornmercia! oven cleaners on tlie oven finish or around any part of the oven. Tl'iey '/vill damage the finisri or rtarts.
. After four seconds, CLEAN, DELAY and LOCK will appear in the display to show that the oven is set for a delayed clean operation. The delay time is displayed. Fine lines may appear in the porcelain because it went through heating and cooling. This is normal and will not affect performance. A white discoloration may appear after cleaning if acidic or sugary foods were not wiped up before the self-clean cycle. This discoloration is normal and will not affect performance.
Cooktop - Glass-Ceramic Oven Racks Never use oven cleaners, chlorine bleach, ammonia or glass cleaners with ammonia. Important: Call an authorized servicer if the glass-ceramic top should crack, break or if metal or aluminum foil should melt on the cooktop. • Clean with soapy water. • Allow the cooktop to cool before cleaning. • General - Clean cooktop after each use, or when needed, with a damp paper towel and Cooktop Cleaning Creme* (Part No. 20000001]**. Then, buff with a clean, dry cloth.
j J Maintenance Owen Door A Leweling Legs CAUTION Do not piace excessive vveight on or stand on an open oven door. This could cause the range to tip over, break ttie 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 A CAUTION Be sure the anti-tip bracket secures one of the rear leveling legs to tlie floor. This bracket prevents the range from accidentaily tipping.
Troubleshootìn<| For most concerns, try these first. Oven did not clean properly. • Check if oven controls have been properly set. • Longer cleaning time may be needed. • Excessive spillovers, especially sugary and/or acidic foods, were not removed prior to the self-clean cycle. • Check to be sure plug is securely inserted into receptacle. • Check or re-set circuit breaker. Check or replace fuse. • Check power supply. Part or all of appliance does not work.
There are no beeps and no display. • If the oven is heavily soiled, excessive flareups may result in a fault code during cleaning. Press the CANCEL pad and allow the oven to cool completely, wipe out excess soil, then reset the clean cycle. If the fault code reappears, contact an authorized servicer. • Oven may be in Sabbath Mode. See page 16. SAb flashing and then displayed continuously. • Oven is in Sabbath Mode. To cancel, press and hold the Clock pad for five seconds. Noises may be heard.
Suggested Heat Settings The size, type of cookware and cooking operation will affect the heat setting. For information on cookware and other factors affecting heat settings, refer to qff Cookware Recommendations on page 11. Low C2): Food maintains a temperature above 140° F without continuing to cook. Food is heated on a higher setting until it reaches this temperature. Med. Low C3-4): Use to continue cooking covered foods or steam foods.
Suggested Settings Setting Type of food Min-2 Breads/Pastries Casseroles Gravies Eggs 2-5 Dinner Plate with Food Soups [Cream) Vegetables Sauces Stews Meats 5 - Max Fried Foods Soups [Liquid) Hot Beverages • To prevent scratching or damage to the glass-ceramic top, do not leave sugar, salt or fats on the cooking area. Wipe the cooktop surface with a clean cloth or paper towel before using. • Never slide heavy metal pans across the surface since these may scratch.
Select Avoid Carming and Owersize Cookware Flat, smooth-bottom pans. Pans with grooved or warped bottoms. Pans with uneven bottoms do not cook efficiently and sometimes may not boil liquid. Heavy-gauge pans. Very thin-gauge metal or glass pans. on smoothtop surfaces. The base must not be more than 1 inch larger than the element. Pans that are the same size as the element. Pans smaller or larger than the element by 1 inch.
To cancel the Clock display: To lock: If you do not want the time of day to display: Press and hold the CANCEL and Cook & Hold pads for three seconds. [Press CANCEL pad first.] Press and hold the CANCEL and Clock pads for three seconds. The time of day will ^___ disappear from the display ( CANCEL When the clock display is canceled, press the Clock pad to briefly display the time of -----------day. • Clock To restore the Clock display: LOCK flashes in the display.
After one hour in HOLD WARM: Notes: • “End” will display. • To change the oven temperature during cooking, press the Bake pad and then the More+ or Less- pad until the desired temperature is displayed. • The time of day reappears in the display. To cancel Cook & Hold at any time: ( CANCEL Press the CANCEL pad. Remove food from oven. • To change the oven temperature during preheat, press the Bake pad twice, then press the More+ or Less- pads until the desired temperature is displayed.
2. Press the More+ or Less- pad to set the delay time. More+ ' • After four seconds, DELAY will stay lit to remind you that a delayed cooking cycle has been set. Notes: • Eor optimal food quality, oven cooked foods should be kept warm for no longer than 1 to 2 hours. Less- • To keep foods from drying, cover loosely with foil or a lid. When the Delay time has expired and the oven starts: • To warm dinner rolls: - cover rolls loosely with foil and place in oven. • The baking time will be displayed.
Adjusting the Oven Temperature Oven temperatures are carefully tested for accuracy at the factory. It is normal to notice some baking or browning differences between a new oven and an old one. As ranges get older, the oven temperature can shift. 3. After four seconds, the oven will start. • BROIL will remain lit. You may adjust the oven temperature if you think the oven is not baking or browning correctly.
Automatic Shut-Off/ Sabbath Mode Oven Vent The oven will automatically turn off after 12 hours if you accidentally leave it on. This safety feature can be turned off. To cancel the 12-hour shut-off and run the oven continuously for 72 hours: 1. Set the oven to bake [see page 13). When the oven is in use the area near the vent may become hot enough to cause burns. Never block the vent opening. The oven vent is located below the backguard vent shield on your range.
Never cover an entire rack with aluminum foil or place foil on the oven bottom. Baking results will be affected and damage may occur to the oven bottom. Oven Bottom: Place oven rack on Rack Positions MULTIPLE RACK COOKING: Two rack: Use rack positions 2 and 5 or 3 RACK 7 [highest position]: For toasting bread or broiling thin, non fatty foods. raised sides of oven bottom. Use for additional space when cooking large oven meals. 4^, and 6.
MAYTAG® MAJOR APPLIANCE WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this major appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, Maytag brand of Whirlpool Corporation or Whirlpool Canada LP (hereafter “Maytag”) will pay for factory specified parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Maytag designated service company.
