Page 1: Table Of Contents
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Self-Cleaning Electric Ranges A Note to You ....2 Range Safety ....3 Parts and Features..6 Using Your Range ..8 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ..30 Caring for Your Range ......34 Troubleshooting ..42 Requesting Assistance or Service ....44 Index ......47 Warranty ....48...
Page 2: A Note To You
® appliance. The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Page 3: Range Safety
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ANGE AFETY Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol.
Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical • DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS shock, injury to persons, or damage when using NEAR UNITS – Surface units may be hot even the range, follow basic precautions, including the though they are dark in color.
Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop – If cooktop For self-cleaning ranges – should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers • Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a essential for a good seal.
Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ARTS AND EATURES (Model GR395LXG) Electronic Oven vent oven control (p. 28) (pp. 15-28) Control panel Plug-in coil element (pp. 6, 15, 34) with one-piece reflector bowl (pp. 35, 37-38) Automatic oven light switch (p.
Page 7: Parts And Features
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PARTS AND FEATURES (Models GR399LXG and GR399LXH shown) Electronic (Model GR396LXG not shown) oven control (pp. 15-28) Control panel Oven vent (pp. 7, 15, 34) (p. 28) Keep Warm element surface area CLEANTOP ®...
Page 8: Using Your Range
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SING ANGE SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Using the control knobs wWARNING Push in the control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF. NOTE: The ACCUSIMMER™...
Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT Using the Keep Warm element (Models GR 399 LXG and GR 399 LXH) Keep Warm element control knob Use the Keep Warm element to keep cooked foods warm.
Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT Using the ceramic glass cooktop (on some models) • Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar Lift pots and pans onto and off of the cooktop. to cooking on coil Sliding pots and pans on the cooktop could leave elements.
Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT Home canning information To protect your range: • • Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of cooktops, Alternate use of the surface cooking areas especially ceramic glass.
Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT Cookware tips • • Select a pan that is about the same size as the Check for rough spots on the bottom of metal or surface cooking area.
Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE SING THE OVEN Positioning racks and pans Where to place pans: Place the oven racks where you need them before WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE turning on the oven. 1 pan In center of the oven rack.
Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE AKEWARE CHOICES Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BAKEWARE TYPE BEST USED FOR GUIDELINES Light colored aluminum • Use temperature and time recommended •...
Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE HE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Minute timer set and Electronic off pads (pp. 16, 17) display Clock pad (p. 16) Manual oven TIMER TIMER light pad CLOCK LIGHT HEAT TIME STOP (p.
Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE ETTING THE CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE Press CLOCK. CLOCK TIME PRESS YOU SEE Set the time. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. TIME (example for 5:30) PRESS...
Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE SING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER ( CONT PRESS YOU SEE Start the minute timer. The minute timer will begin counting down immediately after the timer is started. START TIME ENTER 5 SEC (display counts down) When the time is up:...
Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE ONES Tones tell you if a function is entered correctly or To choose between high and low volume tones: not. They also tell you when a cycle is completed. Press and hold DELAY START TIME for 5 seconds. A short tone will sound to tell you the tones To shut off all tones except for the end-of-timer have been changed.
Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING ( CONT When roasting, put your food in the oven. You do not have to preheat the oven when roasting, unless your recipe recommends it. Roasting meats and poultry •...
Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING ( CONT NOTE: You can change the temperature setting The ACCUBAKE ® system electronically regulates any time after pressing START/ENTER. You do the preheat time and temperature to maintain a not have to press START/ENTER again.
Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE DJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL ( CONT Set the new offset temperature. PRESS YOU SEE Press s to raise the temperature or t to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. You can set TEMP the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as high as +30°F.
Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE ROILING NOTES: • Do not preheat when broiling, unless your recipe recommends it. • Leave the door partly open whenever you use the oven to broil. This lets the oven stay at the proper temperatures.
Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE ROILING ( CONT PRESS YOU SEE Press CUSTOM BROIL. CUSTOM BROIL BROIL PRESS YOU SEE Start the oven. You can change the temperature setting any time before or after pressing START/ENTER. To START change the setting, see “To custom broil at a ENTER...
Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE ROILING ( CONT Broiling guidelines • • Use only the broiler pan and grid provided. They Pull out oven rack to stop position before turning are designed to drain extra juices from the or removing food.
Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE MEALTIMER™ SING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL The electronic MEALTIMER control will turn the wWARNING oven on and off at times you set, even when you are not around. Food Poisoning Hazard Delayed time baking/roasting is ideal for foods that do not need a preheated oven, like meats and Do not let food sit in oven more than one...
Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE MEALTIMER™ SING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL ( CONT PRESS YOU SEE Start the oven. NOTES: START • You can change the temperature or time ENTER HEAT settings any time after pressing START/ENTER BAKE 5 SEC TIME...
Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE MEALTIMER™ SING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL ( CONT Set the temperature (optional). PRESS YOU SEE Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 350°F. Press to raise the TEMP temperature or to lower the temperature in 5°F...
Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE MEALTIMER™ SING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL ( CONT When the start time is reached: YOU SEE You will hear a 1-second tone. The display will count down the baking/roasting time in hours and minutes (if the cook time is more than one HEAT BAKE...
Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR RANGE HE OVEN VENT Ceramic glass cooktop models (Models GR 399 LXG and GR 399 LXH shown) Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent on the backguard below the control panel. The vent lets air circulate properly.
Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SING THE LEANING YCLE wWARNING Burn Hazard Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle. Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven. Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
Page 31: Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS NOTE: Make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day. (See “Setting the clock” in the “Using Your Range” section.) To start cleaning immediately: PRESS YOU SEE Press AUTO CLEAN.
Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT PRESS YOU SEE Set the cleaning time (optional). If you want a Self-Cleaning cycle longer or shorter than 3 ⁄ hours, use the hour and minute pads to set the cleaning time you want.
Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT After the oven cools to room temperature, wipe off any residue or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If needed, touch up spots with a mild abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge.
Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ARING FOR ANGE wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. LEANING CHART Before cleaning, always make sure all controls are off and the range is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products before using them to clean your range.
Page 35: Caring For Your Range
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CARING FOR YOUR RANGE LEANING CHART ( CONT PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS • Ceramic glass cooktop See the “Cleaning the ceramic (Models GR396LXG, GR399LXG glass cooktop” section. and GR399LXH) • Coil Elements DO NOT clean or immerse in water.
Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CARING FOR YOUR RANGE GR 39 6LXG, GR 399 LXG LEANING THE CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP ( MODELS GR 399 LXH Your cooktop is designed for easy care. It has been prepolished at the factory for improved protection and easier cleaning.
Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CARING FOR YOUR RANGE GR 395 LXG OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODEL Removing O F F Make sure all coil elements are off and cool before removing coil elements and B A K E B A K E reflector bowls.
Page 38 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CARING FOR YOUR RANGE GR 395 LXG OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODEL ) ( CONT Line up openings in the reflector bowl with the coil element receptacle. Hold the coil element as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle.
Page 39 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CARING FOR YOUR RANGE GR 395 LXG UP COOKTOP ( MODEL NOTE: Do not drop the cooktop. Damage could result to the porcelain and the cooktop frame. Lift the front of the cooktop at both front corners until the support rods lock into place.
Page 40 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR For normal use of your range, you do not need to Door stop clip Door removal remove the door. However, if you find it necessary to remove the door, follow the instructions in this pin hole section.
Page 41 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR ( CONT Range Door stop Hold oven door so that the top edge of each clip hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers into the front frame hinge slots. Hinge Door removal Tilt top of door toward range.
Page 42: Troubleshooting
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ROUBLESHOOTING Most cooking problems often are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Check the lists below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service. If you still need help, see “Requesting Assistance or Service”...
Page 43 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TROUBLESHOOTING OOKING RESULTS PROBLEM SOLUTION • Cookware not level Level the range. (See the Installation Instructions.) • on cooktop Insert coil correctly. • (Check to see if liquids Use cookware with a flat bottom. are level in cookware) •...
Page 44: Requesting
(see the “A Note to You” section). after-warranty service, anywhere in the United States. This information will help Whirlpool better respond To locate the Whirlpool designated service company to your request.
Page 45: Index
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NDEX TOPIC PAGE TOPIC PAGE ACCUSIMMER™ feature ..........8 FEATURES ..............6, 7 ANTI-TIP BRACKET............3 KEEP WARM ELEMENT ..........9 ASSISTANCE ..............44 LIFT-UP COOKTOP ............39 BAKING MEALTIMER™ CONTROL ACCUBAKE ® system ........18, 20 Delay start ..............26 Aluminum foil ............14 Starting now ............25 Bakeware ..............14...
Page 46: Warranty
If you need service, first see the “Troubleshooting” section of this book. After checking “Troubleshooting,” additional help can be found by checking the “Requesting Assistance or Service” section, or by calling the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number, 1-800-253-1301, from anywhere in the U.S.A. 8272340A 7/99 ©...

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