GE CGS990SETSS - Manual (Page 51)

Before you call for service^
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Troubleshooting Tips
Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Excessive smoking Excessive soil. • Touch the Clear/Off pad or turn the upper oven knob to the.
OFF position and press the Clear/Off pad. Open the windows
to rid the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED DOOR
light goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the
clean cycle.
Oven door will not open
after a clean cycle Oven too hot. • Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
Do not lock the door with the door latch except when
using the self-clean feature.
Oven not clean after a Oven controls not properly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning upper and lower ovens section.
clean cycle
Oven was heavily soiled. • Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean
cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean
again or for a longer period of time.
"Door^' appears in the
display (on models
with a door latch) Latch handle was moved to the
right but a program other than
self-clean was selected. • Move the latch handle to the right only when setting
the self-cleaning cycle.
"LOCK DOOR" flashes
in the display The self-clean cycle has been
selected but the door is not
closed and on models with a latch,
the latch was not moved all the
way to the right.
• Close the oven door and on models with a latch, move
the latch all the way to the right.
LOCKED DOOR light
is on when you want
to cook The oven door is locked
because the temperature
inside the oven has not
dropped below the
locking temperature.
• Touch the Clear/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool
and then, on models with a door latch, unlock the door.
"E-" and a number or
letter flash in the display On models with a door latch,
if a function error code appears
during the self-cleaning cycle,
check the oven door latch. • The latch may have been moved, even if only slightly,
from the locked position. Make sure the latch is moved
to the right as far as it will go.
You have a function error code. • Touch the Clear/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for
one hour. Put the oven back into operation.
If the function code repeats. • Disconnect all power to the range for 5 minutes
and then reconnect power. If the function error
code repeats, call for service.
Oven racks are
difficult to slide The nickel racks (if so equipped)
were cleaned in a self-clean cycle.
The gray porcelain-coated racks
(if so equipped) were improperly
cleaned.
• Apply a small amount of vegetable oil to a paper
towel and wipe the edges of the oven racks with
the paper towel. Do not spray with Pam® or other
lubricant sprays.
“Probe" appears in
the display (some models) This is reminding you to enter a
probe temperature after plugging
in the probe.
• Enter a probe temperature.
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