FRIGIDAIRE FGEF302TNF User Manual

All a bout th e

Use & Care

of your Range

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome & Congratulations ...................................2

Important Safety Instructions .................................3

Features at a Glance ..............................................6

Before Setting Surface Controls ..............................7

Setting Surface Controls ........................................9

Before Setting Oven Controls ...............................12

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Setting Oven Controls ..........................................13

Self-Cleaning .......................................................23

Care & Cleaning (Cleaning Chart) .........................25

Care & Cleaning ..................................................26

Before You Call ..................................................29

Major Appliance Warranty ....................................32

318205226 (March 2012) Rev. A

WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS

Product Registration

The PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD

should be ﬁ lled in completely, signed and returned to Electrolux Home Products.

Serial Plate Location

Congratulations on your purchase of a new appliance! At Electrolux Home Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you with the best service possible. Your satisfaction is our number one priority.

We know you’ll enjoy your new appliance and Thank You for choosing our product. We hope you consider us for future purchases.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

This Use & Care Manual contains general operating instructions for your appliance and feature information for several models. Your product may not have all the described features. The graphics shown are representative. The graphics on your appliance may not look exactly like those shown. These instructions are not meant to cover every possible condition and situation that may occur. Common sense and caution must be practiced when installing, operating and maintaining any appliance.

NOTE

Please attach sales receipt here for future reference.

Please record your model and serial numbers below for future reference.

Model Number: Serial Number: Purchase Date:

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference.

DEFINITIONS

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

WARNING

This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage.

CAUTION

This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation or maintenance information which is important but not hazard-related.

WARNING

Tip Over Hazard

• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using the appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking the appliance. Never allow

children to play with packaging material. Do not remove the wiring label and other literature attached to the appliance. Do not remove model/serial number plate.

• Proper Installation. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualiﬁ ed technician in accordance in the United States with the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No. 70-latest edition, and local code requirements, and in Canada with CSA C22.1 PART 1-latest edition and local code requirements. Install only

per installation instructions provided in the literature package for this range.

Ask your dealer to recommend a qualiﬁ ed technician

and an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the electrical power to the appliance at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency.

• User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless speciﬁ cally recommended in the manuals. All other servicing

should be done only by a qualiﬁ ed technician to reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the appliance.

• Never modify or alter the construction of an appliance by removing leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti-tip brackets/screws, or any other part of the product.

A child or adult can tip the range • and be killed.

Verify the anti-tip device has been • installed to ﬂ oor or wall.

Ensure the anti-tip device is re-engaged to ﬂ oor or • wall when the range is moved.

Do not operate the range without the anti-tip device • in place and engaged.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in • death or serious burns to children and adults.

Range Leveling Leg

To check if the anti-tip bracket is installed properly, use both arms and grasp the rear edge of range back. Carefully attempt to tilt range forward. When properly installed, the range should not tilt forward.

Refer to the anti-tip bracket installation instructions supplied with your range for proper installation.

Anti-Tip Bracket

WARNING

Stepping, leaning, sitting or pulling down on the door or the drawer of this appliance can result in serious injuries and also cause damage to the appliance. Do not allow children to climb or play around

the appliance. The weight of a child on an open door may cause the appliance to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury. An open drawer when hot may cause burns.

WARNING

Do not use the oven or warm & serve drawer (if equipped) for storage.

• Storage in or on Appliance. Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven, near surface burners or in the warm & serve drawer (if equipped). This includes paper, plastic and cloth

items, such as cookbooks, plastic ware and towels, as well as ﬂ ammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance. Flammable materials may explode and result in ﬁ re or property damage.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION

Do not store items of interest to children in the cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on

the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.

• Do not leave children alone. Children should not be left alone or unattended in the area where an appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to

sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR THESE UNITS, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN OR WARMER DRAWER (if equipped). Both surface units and oven

heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other ﬂ ammable materials touch these areas until they have had sufﬁ cient time to cool. Among these areas are the cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven door and window.

• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-ﬁ tting or hanging garments should never be worn while using the appliance. Do not let clothing or other ﬂ ammable

materials contact hot surfaces.

WARNING

NEVER use your appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room.

• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires. Smother the ﬁ re with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat

or grease may catch ﬁ re if allowed to become too hot.

• Use Only Dry Pot holders. Moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let the pot holders touch hot surface

units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a pot holder.

• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers. Buildup of pressure may cause the container to burst and result in injury.

• Remove the oven door from any unused appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.

IMPORTANT

Do not attempt to operate the appliance during a power failure. If the power fails, always turn off the unit. If the unit is not turned off and the power

resumes, the appliance will not operate and an error message will be displayed. Once the power resumes, reset the clock and the oven function.

CAUTION

Electronic controllers can be damaged by cold temperatures. When you use your appliance for the ﬁ rst time, or if it has not been used for a long period of time, make sure that it has been exposed to a temperature above 0°C/32°F for at least 3 hours before connecting it to the power supply.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP

• Know which knob controls each surface heating

unit. Place pan of food on the element before turning it

on, and turn the element off before removing the pan.

•

Use Proper Pan Size—This appliance is equipped with

one or more surface burners of different sizes. Select utensils having ﬂ at bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of surface heating unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to the surface will also improve efﬁ ciency .

• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward

and Should Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units—To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of

ﬂ ammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil. The handle of the utensil should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface unit.

• Do not use Searing Grill on the cooktop—The Searing grill is not designed for use on the cooktop. Doing so may result in a ﬁ re.

• Never Leave Surface Units Unattended—Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt.

• Protective Liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line oven bottom or any other part of the appliance. Only use aluminum as recommended for baking if used as a cover placed on the food. Any other used of protective liners or aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric shock or ﬁ re or a short circuit.

• Glazed Cooking Utensils—Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop service without breaking

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the manufacturer’s recommendations for cooktop use.

• Do Not Use Decorative Surface Burner Covers. If an element is accidentally turned on, the decorative cover will become hot and possibly melt. Burns will occur if the hot covers are touched. Damage may also be done to the cooktop.

FOR GLASS COOKTOP ONLY

• Do Not Clean or Operate a Broken Cooktop— If

cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualiﬁ ed technician immediately.

• Clean Cooktop Glass with Caution— If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid a steam burn. Some cleaners can produce harmful fumes if applied to a hot surface.

• Avoid Scratching the Cooktop Glass with Sharp Objects.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR OVEN

• Use Care When Opening Oven Door or Warm

& Serve Drawer (if equipped)—Stand to the side

of the appliance when opening the door/drawer of a hot appliance. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or replace food in the oven/drawer.

• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The oven is

vented at the back of the cooktop below backguard. Touching the surfaces in this area when the oven is operating may cause severe burns. Also, do not place plastic or heat-sensitive items on or near the oven vent. These items could melt or ignite.

WARNING

NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the oven bottom or cover an entire rack with materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks

air ﬂ ow through the oven and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat, causing a ﬁ re hazard.

• Placement of Oven/Warm & Serve Drawer (if

equipped) Racks. Always place oven/Warm & Serve

Drawer (if equipped) racks in desired location while appliance is cool. Remove all utensils from the rack before removing rack. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, use extreme caution. Use pot holders and grasp the rack with both hands to reposition. Do not let pot holders contact the hot oven element or interior of the oven/Warm & Serve Drawer (if equipped).

• Do not use a broiler pan without its insert. Broiler pan and grid allow dripping fat to drain and be kept away from the high heat of the broiler.

• Do not cover the broiler grid or oven bottom with aluminum foil. Exposed fat and grease could ignite.

• Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth. Doing so could cause the bulb to break. Disconnect the appliance or shut off the power to the appliance before removing and replacing the bulb.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING YOUR OVEN

• Clean the appliance regularly to keep all parts free of grease that could catch ﬁ re. Exhaust fan

ventilation hoods and grease ﬁ lters should be kept clean. Do not allow grease to accumulate. Greasy deposits in the fan could catch ﬁ re. Refer to the hood manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning.

• Cleaners/Aerosols—Always follow the manufacturer’s recommended directions for use. Be aware that excess residue from cleaners and aerosols may ignite causing damage and/or injury.

• Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts of the appliance listed in this Owner’s Guide. Before

using the self-cleaning cycle of the appliance, remove all utensils stored in the appliance.

• Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.

• Do not use oven cleaners. No oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the appliance.

• Remove oven racks. Oven racks color will change if left in the oven during a self-cleaning cycle.

CAUTION

The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-clean cycle of any wall oven. Move birds to another well ventilated room.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

FEATURES AT A GLANCE

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YOUR BUILT-IN RANGE FEATURES:

1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer.

2. Left front element control and electronic display.

3. Left rear element control and electronic display.

4. Right rear element control and electronic display.

5. Right front element control and electronic display.

6. Keep warm zone control.

7. Lower oven self-clean door latch.

8. Lower and upper oven vent.

9. Broil element.

10. Self-cleaning oven interior.

11. Oven interior light with removable cover.

12. Adjustable interior oven rack(s).

13. Large 1-piece oven door handle.

14. Full width lower oven door with window.

15. Full width upper oven door with window.

16. 6” single radiant element.

17. Keep warm radiant element.

18. 6” single radiant element.

19. 9” single radiant element.

20. 6”/9” dual radiant element.

21. Ceramic glass cooktop.

NOTE

The features shown for your appliance may vary according to model type & color.

BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

COOKTOP DISPLAY WINDOWS

The cooktop controls provide a digital display for each element located on the cooktop. Power levels and messages are easily monitored and adjusted using the corresponding control keypads in combination with the

window displays.

THE AVAILABLE POWER LEVEL SETTINGS

The cooktop control will display heat levels ranging from Hi (Figure 1) to Lo (Figure 6) and OFF (Figure 7). The settings between 9.5 (Figure 2) and 3.0 (Figure

3) decrease or increase in increments of .5 (1/2). The settings between 2.8 (Figure 4) and 1.2 (Figure 5) are Simmer settings which decrease or increase in increments of .2 (1/5) to Lo (Figure 6; lowest Simmer setting) for more precise settings at lower heat levels.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4

POWER FAILURE (PF) MESSAGE

The PF message (Figure 9) will be displayed whenever there has been a power interruption to the appliance. The PF message will disappear by itself after a few seconds.

Fig. 9

COOKTOP LOCKOUT (--)

The cooktop lockout (--) message will appear in the cooktop display windows whenever the Lockout feature is active or during a self clean (See Fig. 10). The cooktop will remain locked until the Flex Clean cycle is ﬁ nished and the oven door has unlocked or until the Lockout feature is deactivated.

Fig. 10

Fig. 5

Fig. 6 Fig. 7

HOT ELEMENT INDICATOR MESSAGE (HE)

After using any of the radiant element positions the cooktop will become very hot. Even after turning the element OFF, the cooktop will remain hot for some time and burns may occur if surface is touched. The control monitors the temperature of the cooktop and displays the message "HE" (hot element) warning when the cooktop is still too hot to touch (Figure 8). If the HE message appears in the window, the control can still be turned on again for use.

Fig. 8

SABBATH FEATURE (SB) MESSAGE

The cooktop display windows will show the Sb message whenever the Sabbath feature is active (Figure 11). When activated, the Sabbath feature works for both the oven and cooktop together. Once the Sabbath feature is active, changes to the heat levels for the cooktop heating elements will not show in the displays. The cooktop will react slower to heat level changes. See Sabbath feature section for complete instructions.

Fig. 11

BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

USING PROPER COOKWARE

The size and type of cookware used will inﬂ uence the setting needed for best cooking results. Be sure to follow the recommendations for using proper cookware as illustrated in Figures 1 & 2.

Cookware should have ﬂ at bottoms that make good contact with the entire surface heating element (Figure

1). Check for ﬂ atness by rotating a ruler across the bottom of the cookware (Figure 2).

Figure 1

Figure 2

ABOUT THE CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP

The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element underneath. Be sure to match the pan size with the diameter of the element outline on the cooktop and only ﬂ at-bottom cookware should be used.

The type and size of cookware, the number of surface elements in use and their settings, are all factors that will affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas beyond the surface elements. The areas surrounding the elements may become hot enough to cause burns.

ABOUT THE RADIANT SURFACE ELEMENTS

The element temperature rises gradually and evenly. As the temperature rises, the element will glow red. To maintain the selected setting the element will cycle on and off. The heating element retains enough heat to provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle.

For efﬁ cient cooking, turn off the element sever al minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to complete the cooking process.

NOTE

Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI setting. This helps to prevent damage to the ceramic smooth top. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and can occur if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not ﬂ at.

Be sure to read detailed instructions for ceramic glass cooktop cleaning in the General Care & Cleaning section and Before You Call checklist section of this Use and Care Guide.

Cookware material types

The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The most popular materials available are:

Aluminum- Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware resists staining & pitting). If aluminum pans slide across the ceramic glass cooktop, they may leave metal marks which will resemble scratches. Remove these marks immediately.

Copper- Excellent heat conductor but discolors easily. May leave metal marks on ceramic glass (see Aluminum above).

Stainless steel- Slow heat conductor with uneven cooking results. Is durable, easy to clean and resists staining.

Cast iron- A poor heat conductor however will retain heat very well. Cooks evenly once cooking temperature is reached. Not recommended for use on ceramic cooktops.

Porcelain-enamel on metal- Heating characteristics will vary depending on base material. Porcelain-enamel coating must be smooth to avoid scratching ceramic cooktops.

Glass- Slow heat conductor. Not recommended for ceramic cooktop surfaces because it may scratch the glass.

NOTE

Due to the high intensity of heat generated by the surface elements, the glass surface will turn light green when the element will be turned off. This phenomenon is normal and the glass will come back to its original white color after it has completely cooled down. (White glass cooktops only).

SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

SINGLE RADIANT ELEMENT

The cooktop provides single radiant element located as illustrated. Use the following instructions when operating these elements.

The suggested power level settings shown in Fig. 1 are based on cooking with medium sized aluminum pans with lids. Be sure to make any further setting adjustments for best surface cooking results.

Suggested element power level settings table

Setting Type of cooking

High (8.0 - Hi)

Medium high (5.0-8.0)

Medium (3.0 - 5.0)

Medium low (2.0 - 3.0)

Low (Lo - 2.0)

Hot Element Indicator Message

After using any of the radiant element positions the cooktop will become very hot. Even after setting the controls to OFF, the cooktop will remain hot for some time. The cooktop control monitors the temperature of the cooktop and displays the message "HE" (hot element) warning when the cooktop is still too hot to touch. If the HE message appears in the window, the control can still be turned on again for use.

Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling.

Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.

Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies or steam vegetables.

Keep foods cooking, poach, stew (2.8 or lower is a simmer setting).

Keep warm, melt, simmer (2.8 or lower is a simmer setting).

Fig. 1

CAUTION

Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled • after they have been turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufﬁ ciently .

Do not place aluminum foil, plastic items such • as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders,

towels or wooden spoons could catch ﬁ re if placed too close to the surface elements.

To Operate the Single Radiant Surface Elements:

1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.

2. Touch and hold the pad for the desired element position until a beep is heard. The display will show "--".

Note: If no further pads are

touched within 10 seconds the request to power the element ON will clear.

3. Touch hi pad once to turn ON the power level to Hi.

Touch lo pad once to turn ON the power level to Low. Touch med pad once to turn ON the power level to 5.0.

4. Each touch of the hi or lo pad will increase or decrease the power level from Hi through 3.0 by .5 increments. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.2 will increase or decrease by .2 increments. Lo is the lowest power level available.

Note: The power level may be adjusted at any time

while the element is ON.

5. When cooking has been completed touch the pad once to turn the element OFF.

Important notes:

• Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and

then turn to a lower setting to ﬁ nish cooking.

• For efﬁ cient cooking, turn the surface element OFF

several minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to complete the cooking process.

• A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond

the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.

• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant

heating element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI setting. This helps prevent damage to the ceramic cooktop. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not ﬂ at.

SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

DUAL RADIANT ELEMENT

The cooktop provides a dual radiant element located as illustrated. Use the following instructions when operating this element.

Use the Size keypad (Fig. 1) to select which portions of the dual element are needed for heating. The dual element size may be changed anytime the element is ON.

To Operate the Dual Radiant Elements:

1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual radiant element.

2. To activate press and hold the keypad for the dual element until acceptance tone sounds.

3. Press Size keypad (Fig. 1) and toggle to select the single (Fig. 2) or dual (Fig. 3) element size setting.

4. To set power level press hi, med or lo keypad and if needed toggle the hi or lo keypads to adjust to the desired power level setting. Each touch of the hi or lo key pad will increase or decrease the power level by 1/2 from 9.0 through 3.0. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.2 will increase or decrease by .2 increments. Hi (Fig. 4) is the highest power level. Lo (Fig. 5) is the lowest power level available.

5. Once cooking is ﬁ nished, press keypad to turn the dual element OFF (Fig. 6).

Hot Element Indicator Message

CAUTION

Do not place aluminum foil, plastic items such • as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders,

towels or wooden spoons could catch ﬁ re if placed too close to the surface elements.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Fig. 5

Important notes:

• If no element size is chosen when the dual element is turned ON, only the inner coil will heat by default.

• Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to ﬁ nish cooking.

• For efﬁ cient cooking, turn the surface element OFF several minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to complete the cooking process.

• A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.

• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant heating element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI setting. This helps prevent damage to the ceramic cooktop. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not ﬂ at.

NOTE

See Suggested Element Power Level Settings Table on page 9.

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