Whirlpool WFG535S0JZ0, WFG535S0JV0, WFG535S0JS0, WFG525S0JZ0, WFG525S0JW0 Owner’s Manual
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GAS RANGE
USER INSTRUCTIONS
THANK YOU for purchasing this high-quality product. Register your range at www.whirlpool.com. In Canada, register your range
at www.whirlpool.ca.
For future reference, please make a note of your product model and serial numbers. These can be found on the label located on the
upper-left side of the front frame.
Model Number___________________________________________ Serial Number___________________________________________
Table of Contents
RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................2
The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3
FEATURE GUIDE ............................................................................4
COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................6
Sealed Surface Burners ...............................................................6
Grates ...........................................................................................7
Burner Size ...................................................................................7
Cookware .....................................................................................7
Home Canning .............................................................................8
OVEN USE .......................................................................................8
Electronic Oven Controls .............................................................8
Sabbath Mode..............................................................................9
Keep Warm .................................................................................10
Aluminum Foil .............................................................................10
Positioning Racks and Bakeware ..............................................10
Oven Vent ...................................................................................10
Baking and Roasting ..................................................................11
Broiling........................................................................................11
Convection Baking and Roasting ..............................................11
Cook Time ..................................................................................11
RANGE CARE ...............................................................................12
Self-Cleaning Cycle ....................................................................12
General Cleaning ........................................................................13
Oven Light ..................................................................................13
TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................14
ACCESSORIES .............................................................................16
WARRANTY ..................................................................................17
W11333082A
RANGE SAFETY
WARNING: If the information in these instructions is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
– Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this
or any other appliance.
– WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
Do not try to light any appliance.
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Do not touch any electrical switch.
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Do not use any phone in your building.
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Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
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instructions.
If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
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– Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or
the gas supplier.
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The Anti-Tip Bracket
The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door without the
anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.
WARNING
Tip Over Hazard
A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
Verify the anti-tip bracket has been properly installed and engaged per installation instructions.
Re-engage anti-tip bracket if range is moved.
Do not operate range without anti-tip bracket installed and engaged.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.
To verify the anti-tip bracket is installed and engaged:
Anti-Tip
Bracket
Range Foot
• Slide range forward.
• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor or wall.
• Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.
• See installation instructions for details.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, 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
PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK
IF THE DEVICES ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE
RANGE FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET
SECURELY ATTACHED TO FLOOR OR WALL, AND
SLIDE RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER
ANTI-TIP BRACKET.
■ WARNING: NEVER use this appliance as a space
heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in
carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of the oven.
■ 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 flow through the
oven and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Aluminum foil linings may also trap heat, causing a fire
hazard.
■ CAUTION:
cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range –
children climbing on the range to reach items could be
seriously injured.
Do not store items of interest to children in
■ Proper Installation – The range, when installed, must be
electrically grounded in accordance with local codes or, in
the absence of local codes, with the
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70
electrically grounded in accordance with Canadian
Electrical Code. Be sure the range is properly installed and
grounded by a qualified technician.
■ This range is equipped with a three-prong grounding plug
for your protection against shock hazard and should be
plugged directly into a properly grounded receptacle. Do
not cut or remove the grounding prong from this plug.
■ Disconnect power before servicing.
■ Injuries may result from the misuse of appliance doors or
drawers such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on the doors
or drawers.
■ Maintenance – Keep range area clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable
vapors and liquids.
■ Storage in or on the Range – Flammable materials should
not be stored in an oven or near surface units.
■ Top burner flame size should be adjusted so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.
For self-cleaning ranges –
■ Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove broiler pan and
other utensils. Wipe off all excessive spillage before
initiating the cleaning cycle.
. In Canada, the range must be
National Electrical
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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FEATURE GUIDE
This manual covers several models. Your model may have some or all of the items listed. Refer to this manual or Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) section of our website at www.whirlpool.com for more detailed instructions. In Canada, reference the Customer
Service section at www.whirlpool.ca.
WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before
or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.
Keypad Feature Instructions
CLOCK Clock
LIGHT Oven cavity light
TIMER SET/OFF Oven timer
Start Cooking start
Cancel Range function
The Clock uses a 12-hour cycle.
1. Check that the oven is off.
2. Press CLOCK.
3. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad to set the hours. Press CLOCK to switch
to the minutes. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad to set theminutes.
4. Press CLOCK or the Start keypad.
While the oven door is closed, press LIGHT to turn the light on and off. The oven light
willcome on when the oven door is opened. The oven light will not come on during the
Self-Cleaningcycle.
The Timer can be set in hours or minutes up to 9 hours and 59 minutes.
1. Press TIMER SET/OFF.
2. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad to set the length of time.
3. Press the Start keypad to begin the countdown. If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound
at end ofcountdown.
4. Press TIMER SET/OFF to cancel the Timer. Do not press the Cancel keypad because the
oven will turn off.
The Start keypad begins any oven function. If the Start keypad is not pressed within
10 seconds, a tone will sound and The Start keypad will blink until pressed or canceled.
If Start is not pressed within 30 seconds after pressing a keypad, the function is canceled
and the time of day is displayed.
The Cancel keypad stops any function except the Timer and Oven Control Lockout.
TEMP/TIME Temperature
and time adjust
BAKE Baking and
roasting
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The Temp/Time up and down arrow keypads are used to adjust time and
temperaturesettings.
1. Press BAKE.
2. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad until desired temperature is reached.
Atone will sound if the minimum or maximum temperature is reached.
3. Press the Start keypad.
4. To change the temperature, repeat Step 2. Press the Start keypad.
5. Press the Cancel keypad when nished.
NOTE: The convection fan will shut off when the oven door is opened. If the oven door
remains open for too long, the heating elements will shut off until the oven door is closed. All
timers, including any active Cook Time or Timed Cook functions, will continue to count down.
Keypad Feature Instructions
CONVECT BAKE Convection
baking and
roasting
FROZEN BAKE Prepackaged
food
BROIL Broiling
KEEP WARM Hold warm
DELAY START Delayed start
COOK TIME Timed cooking
1. Press CONVECT BAKE.
2. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad until desired temperature is reached.
Atone will sound if the minimum or maximum temperature is reached.
3. Press the Start keypad.
4. To change the temperature, repeat Step 2. Press the Start keypad.
5. Press the Cancel keypad when nished.
NOTE: The convection fan will shut off when the oven door is opened. If the oven door
remains open for too long, the heating elements will shut off until the oven door is closed. All
timers, including any active Cook Time or Timed Cook functions, will continue to count down.
1. Position the food on a at rack in the oven on rack position 3 or 4. See the “Positioning
Racks and Bakeware” section.
NOTE: Cook only 1 package of frozen food at a time when using Frozen Bake™
Technology.
2. Press FROZEN BAKE LASAGNA or PIZZA.
3. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad to set the temperature as recommended
on the food packaging.
4. Press COOK TIME.
5. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad to set the maximum cook time as
recommended on the food packaging.
6. Press the Start keypad. The range will calculate the best cook time.
NOTE: The cook time that appears in the display is the estimated required cook time as
calculated by the oven control. It may be different than the time you entered. A beep will
alert you to check the food’s doneness with at least 2 minutes remaining on the timer.
Follow the prompts on the display to select more time if desired.
7. Press the Start keypad to start the calculated time.
8. At the end of the cook time, a beep will alert you to check the food’s doneness. When
“End” is displayed and is ashing, you can add more time, if desired. Press the up or
down arrow keypad to set the time, then press START. If more time is not added, the bake
element will turn off.
NOTE: Pressing Cancel will exit the Frozen Bake™ cycle.
9. Press the Cancel keypad when nished.
NOTE: The convection fan will shut off when the oven door is opened. If the oven door
remains open for too long, the heating elements will shut off until the oven door is closed. All
timers, including any active Cook Time or Timed Cook functions, will continue to count down.
1. Press BROIL.
2. Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad until desired temperature is reached.
Atone will sound if the minimum or maximum temperature is reached.
3. Press the Start keypad.
4. Preheat the oven for ve minutes, unless otherwise recommended by recipe. Position
cookware in the oven and close the oven door.
5. To change the temperature, repeat Step 2 and press the Start keypad.
6. Press the Cancel keypad when nished.
NOTE: The convection fan will shut off when the oven door is opened. If the oven door
remains open for too long, the heating elements will shut off until the oven door is closed. All
timers, including any active Cook Time or Timed Cook functions, will continue to count down.
Food must be at serving temperature before placing it in the warmed oven.
1. Press KEEP WARM.
2. Temperature is set at 170°F (75°C). Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad
until desired temperature is reached. A tone will sound if the minimum or maximum
temperature is reached.
3. Press the Start keypad.
4. Press the Cancel keypad when nished.
NOTE: The convection fan will shut off when the oven door is opened. If the oven door
remains open for too long, the heating elements will shut off until the oven door is closed. All
timers, including any active Cook Time or Timed Cook functions, will continue to count down.
Delay Start is used to enter the starting time for an oven function with a delayed start.
Delay Startshould not be used for foods such as breads and cakes because they may
notbakeproperly.
To set a Timed Cook or a Delayed Timed Cook, see “Cook Time” section.
Cook Time allows the oven to be set to turn on at a certain time of day, cook for a set length
of time, and/or shut off automatically.
To set a Timed Cook or a Delayed Timed Cook, see “Cook Time” section.
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B
A
Keypad Feature Instructions
CLEAN Self-Cleaning
CONTROL LOCK
(Hold 3 sec)
cycle
Oven and
cooktop control
lockout
See the “Self-Cleaning Cycle” section.
1. Check that the oven and cooktop are off.
2. Press and hold CONTROL LOCK for 3 seconds.
3. A tone will sound and a lock will be displayed.
4. Repeat to unlock. No keypads will function with the controls locked.
COOKTOP USE
WARNING
Fire Hazard
Do not let the burner flame extend beyond the edge of
the pan.
Turn off all controls when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death
or fire.
Electric igniters automatically light the surface burners when
control knobs are turned to (Ignite).
Before setting a control knob, place lled cookware on the
grate. Donot operate a burner using empty cookware or
withoutcookware on the grate.
To Set:
1. Push in and turn knob counterclockwise to the Ignite position.
IMPORTANT: All four surface burners will click. Only the
burner
with the control knob turned to the Ignite position will
produce a ame.
2. Turn knob to anywhere between Hi and Lo.
Power Failure
In case of prolonged power failure, the surface burners can
be lit manually. Hold a lit match near a burner and turn knob
counterclockwise to the Ignite position. After the burner lights,
turn knob to setting.
Sealed Surface Burners
A
B
C
A. Burner cap
B. Burner base
C. Alignment pins
IMPORTANT: Do not obstruct the ow of combustion and
ventilation air around the burner grate edges.
Burner cap: Always keep the burner cap in place when using
asurface burner. A clean burner cap will help avoid poor ignition
anduneven ames. Always clean the burner cap after a spillover
and routinely remove and clean the caps according to the
“General Cleaning” section.
Gas tube opening: Gas must ow freely throughout the gas tube
opening for the burner to light properly. Keep this area free of soil
and do not allow spills, food, cleaning agents, or any other
material to enter the gas tube opening. Keep spillovers out of
thegas tube by always using a burner cap.
D. Igniter
E. Gas tube opening
D
E
REMEMBER: When range is in use or (on some models)
during the Self-Cleaning cycle, the entire cooktop area may
become hot.
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A. 1-11/2" (2.5-3.8 cm)
B. Burner ports
Burner ports: Check burner ames occasionally for proper size
and shape as shown in the previous illustration. A good ame
is blue in color, not yellow. Keep this area free of soil and do not
allow spills, food, cleaning agents, or any other material to enter
the burner ports.
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