Thermador ME301WS User manual

Quick Reference
GUIDE
IMPORTANT: This reference guide is not a substitute for the Use and Care Guide. Read and consult the appliance
Use and Care Guide for important safety messages and additional information regarding the use of your new appliance.
Masterpiece®Built In Ovens
ME301WS, MED301WS, MED301LWS, MED301RWS, ME302WS, MED302WS,
MED302LWS, MED302RWS, MEM301WS, MEDMC301WS, MEDMCW31WS
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Control Panel
How to Pair Your Oven with Home Connect
This appliance is Wi-Fi capable and can be remotely controlled using a mobile device. To implement settings via Home Connect, you
must have installed and set up the Home Connect app on your mobile device. For instructions on how to pair your appliance with
Home Connect refer to the Use and Care Guide included in oven’s literature pack.
Setting the Time of Day
Touch Button Use
ON | OFF Switches the appliance on or off.
MENU Selects operating modes and settings.
FAST PREHEAT Activates/Deactivates fast preheating.
1. Select SETTINGS.
2. Select “Time of Day”.
3. Touch the “Hours” touch eld and swipe to the left or right to select the current hour.
4. Touch the “Minutes” touch eld and swipe to the left or right to select the current minute.
5. Touch the Check symbol and apply the settings.
Full touch color display
Touch buttons

Rack Positions
There are seven positions with position one starting at the bottom of the oven. Rack positions are called out throughout the
manual to help optimize cooking performance.
Setting Temperature Offset
If your foods consistently fail to cook to your desired
doneness, you can offset the temperature in the setting menu.
Here you can offset the temperature of the oven from
-35°F to +35°F (+20°C to -20°C).
1. Press the ON | OFF button.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Swipe and select “Settings”.
4. Press Continue.
5. Swipe to Temperature offset.
6. Touch bottom line to select offset temperature.
7. Touch MENU.
8. Touch Save.
Selecting a Heating Mode
1. Touch the ON | OFF button to switch on the appliance.
The heating modes menu is the default menu.
2. For double ovens, touch the symbol for the oven cavity you
want to use:
q Upper oven cavity
r Lower oven cavity
3. Swipe to the left in the top line of display to select heating
mode.
4. Swipe to the left or right in the bottom line of the display to
select the temperature.
5. Touch the START | STOP button to start appliance operation.
The status bar appears in the display to indicate preheating
progress.
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Cleaning your Oven
Self Clean:
During Self Clean, the oven is heated to a very high
temperature. Remnants from roasting, broiling or baking are
burned off and all you have to do is wipe the ash out of the
oven cavity after the oven has cooled.
1. Remove the accessories from the oven cavity.
2. Touch the ON l OFF button.
3. Touch the MENU button.
4. Swipe to the left or right to select
“Self Clean ˜”.
5. Select a cleaning intensity.
6. Touch “Continue”.
7. Conrm that you have removed heavy soil and accessories
from the oven cavity.
8. Touch the START l STOP button.
The door lock is activated automatically. The Self Clean
program is started.
7 some multi rack baking
6 some multi rack baking
5 broiling most meats: steak, lamb chop, pork
chop, hamburger
4 cakes, cookies, pizza, cupcakes, frozen
convenience food
3 roast, chicken, brownies, biscuits, casserole, pie
2 turkey, loaf breads
1 broil pan for Rotisserie
Easy Clean:
The Easy Clean function can only be started once the oven
cavity is cold (room temperature) and the appliance door
is closed. Do not open the appliance door during this
operation. Doing this will interrupt the Easy Clean function.
1. Leave rack 3 and remove all other racks and accessories
from the oven cavity.
2. Mix 2 cups water and ½ cup vinegar and place in broil pan
tray on rack 3.
3. Touch the ON l OFF button.
4. Touch the MENU button.
5. Swipe to the left or right to select
“Easy Clean š”.
6. Touch the bottom line.
7. Touch the START l STOP button.
The appliance starts the Easy Clean function. The remaining
time appears on the display.

Mode Description and Usage
Heating mode Temperature
°F (°C)
Use Tips
‚True Convection 150-525°
(65-275°)
For baking and cooking small food items on one or
more racks. The fan distributes the heat from the ring
heating element in the back panel evenly around the
oven cavity.
Reduce Temperature 25°F from
recipe. Use for 2 and 3 racks.
¶Convection Bake 150-525°
(65-275°)
Use for large baked items and breads on 1 or 2 racks.
Also suitable for side dishes and casseroles.
Heat is emitted from above and below while the fan
distributes the heat evenly around the oven cavity.
Reduce Temperature 25°F from
recipe. Use for 1 and 2 racks.
ƒBake 150-525°
(65-275°)
For traditional baking and roasting on one level.
Especially suitable for cakes on multiple racks. Heat is
emitted evenly from the top and bottom.
Best for cakes on 2 racks.
þConvection Roast 150-525°
(65-275°)
Roasting of poultry, larger pieces of meat and
vegetables.
Heat is emitted from above and below while the fan
distributes heat evenly around the oven cavity.
Preheat not necessary.
Use recipe/cooking chart
temperature. Use open roasting
pan with rack.
üRoast 150-525°
(65-275°)
For roasting poultry or meats.
The heat is emitted from above and below.
Preheat not necessary, Use
for cooking bags and covered
bakeware.
ÿSlow Roast 150-250°
(65-120°)
For gentle slow cooking of seared, tender pieces of
meat in ovenware without a lid.
Heat is emitted evenly from the top and bottom at
low temperatures.
Place cookware in the oven and
allow the oven to heat up for
about 10 minutes. Sear meat
on the cooktop on all sides,
then place into the preheated
cookware.
ùMax Convection
Broil
450°-550°
(230°-290°)
For thick tender cuts of meat, poultry and sh. Uses
the larger broil element with the convection fan to
allow for more food to cook at one time.
Preheat oven 3-4 minutes.
‰Broil 450-550°
(230-290°)
For broiling at items, such as steaks or hamburgers,
for making toast, and for cooking au gratin.
The whole area under the broil heating element
becomes hot.
Preheat oven 3-4 minutes. Use
with rack in pan to drain fat away.
Turn meat once.
úPizza 150-525°
(65-275°)
For preparing pizza fresh or frozen.
Heat is emitted from above and below. The fan
distributes the heat evenly around the oven cavity.
For crispy crust use oven rack.
Preheat baking stone while
preheating.
›Sabbath 100-450°
(40-230°)
Will appear in Heating Modes if enabled in Settings.
See Sabbath Mode section under General Operations
Chapter.
Cooking time up to 74 hours.
›Yom Tov 100-450°
(40-230°)
Will appear in Heating Modes if enabled in Settings.
See Yom Tov Mode section under General Operations
Chapter.
Cooking time up to 74 hours.
Select from 6 temperatures.
Note: Some modes vary by model.

Customer Service
Please check the troubleshooting pages in this guide before calling Customer Service. Commonly asked questions are addressed
there and may resolve your issue the fastest. In the event you still need to contact Customer Service, there is some information you
can have ready to speed up the process: 1) model & serial number; 2) date of purchase. Data Rating Label shows model and serial
number. Consult your Use and Care Guide for the specic label location.
To contact Customer Service:
US: 800-735-4328
Web: www.thermador.com/support
Parts & Accessories: www.thermador-eshop.com
Troubleshooting
Oven Problem Possible Causes and Suggested Solutions
Oven door is locked and will not open,
even after cooling.
Turn the oven off at the circuit breaker and wait ve minutes. Turn breaker back on.
The oven should reset itself and will be operable.
Oven is not heating. Check circuit breaker or fuse box to your house. Make sure there is proper electrical
power to the oven. Be sure oven temperature has been selected.
After switching on an operating mode,
a message is shown on the display that
indicates that the temperature is too high.
The appliance has not cooled sufciently. Allow the appliance to cool and switch the
operating mode on again.
Oven temperature is too hot or too cold. The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See “Oven Temperature Offset“ under
“Adjust Basic Settings“
Oven light is not working properly. Replace or reinsert the light bulb if loose or burned out. Touching the bulb with ngers
may cause the bulb to burn out
Oven light does not turn off. Check for obstruction in oven door. Check to see if hinge is bent.
Cannot remove lens cover on light. There may be soil build-up around the lens cover. Wipe lens cover area with a clean
dry towel prior to attemping to remove the lens cover.
Oven is not self-cleaning properly. Allow the oven to cool before running self-clean. Always wipe out loose soils or heavy
spillovers before running self-clean. If oven is badly soiled, set oven for the maximum
self-clean time
Clock and timer are not working properly. Make sure there is electrical power to oven.
“E“ and a number appears in display and
control beeps.
This is a fault code. Follow the instructions in the display. If the code remains or there
are no instructions in the display, press INFO to display more information (if applicable)
and to turn off the beep. If the code is still displayed, write down the fault code
number, turn off the oven, and call Service.
With a new oven there is a strong odor
when oven is turned on.
This is normal with a new oven and will disappear after a few uses. Operating the self-
clean cycle also “burns-off“ the smell more quickly.
Control does not react when a key is
touched.
Be sure that pad is clean. Touch the center of the touchpad.
Use the at part of your nger.
Fan is running during modes that do not
use convection.
On some models, the convection fan runs while the oven is preheating for the bake
mode. This is normal.
Warm air or steam escapes from oven vent. It is normal to see or feel steam or warm air escaping from the oven vent. Do not block
the vent.
Cooling fan runs even when the oven is
turned off.
This is normal. The cooling fan will continue to run, even after the oven has been
turned off, until the oven has cooled sufciently.
Oven door closes faster/slower than
normal.
The soft-close door hinges contain a damping uid that is affected by temperature.
If the oven is in a cold environment, the door will close slower than it will in a warmer
environment. A warmer than normal environment, such as when cooking, may cause
the door to close slightly faster.
The appliance cannot be switched on or is
on and cannot be operated; the ‚ symbol
is shown on the display.
The panel lock is activated. Press and hold the LOCK touch button (or TIMERS, if
LOCK is not present) until the ‚symbol goes away.
The appliance does not heat up; 6is
shown on the display.
Demo mode is activated in the basic settings. Turn demo mode to OFF in the settings
menu.
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