I also couldn't get it lit until Vicki told me I have to depress the knob. After that it's just like lighting a water heater in a stick home, as others described. Once the pilot is lit you can reduce the stooping and just watch the reflection of the flame on the bottom pan until ready to release the knob.
I don't know how Vicki does it but she can light this pilot without the serious stooping. She knows just where to hold the lighter and does it without looking. I keep telling her she's gonna blow us up if she gets the lighter in the wrong place and the oven fills with gas but she gets it lit quickly every time. So far... Next time that sonic boom you thought you heard might just be us.
