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Turnpanhandletowardcenterofcooktop,not
outintotheroomoroveranothersurfaceele-
ment.Thisreducestheriskofburns,ignition
of flammablematerials,or spillageif panis
accidentlybumpedor reachedbysmallchil-
dren.
CelLELEMENTS(SELECTMODELS)
Topreventdamagetoremovableheatingel-
ements,do notimmerse,soakor cleanina
dishwasherorself-cleanoven.Adamagedel-
ementcouldshortresultinginafireorshook
hazard.
Makesuredripbowlsareinplaceasabsence
ofthesebowlsduringcookingcoulddamage
wiring.
ProtectiveLiners:Donotusealuminumfoilto
linesurfaceunitdripbowlsor ovenbottoms,
exceptassuggestedinthemanual.Improper
installationoftheselinersmayresultina risk
ofelectricshockorfire.
GLASS-CERAMICCOOKTOP
(SELECTMODELS)
NEVERcookonbrokencnoktop.If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and
spilloversmaypenetratethebrokencooktop
andcreatea riskofelectricshock.Contacta
qualifiedtechnicianimmediately.
Cleancooktopwithcaution.Somecleaners
canproducenoxiousfumesifappliedtoahot
surface.Ifawetsponge,cloth,orpapertowel
isusedon ahotcookingarea,becarefulto
avoidsteamburn.
DEEPFATFRYERS
Useextremecautionwhenmovingthegrease
panor disposingofhotgrease.Allowgrease
tocoolbeforeattemptingtomovepan.
OVEN(S)
Usecarewhenopeningdoor(s).Lethotairor
steamescapebeforeremovingor replacing
food.
Forproperovenoperationandperformance,
donotblockorobstructovenventduct.When
ovenisinuse,theventandsurroundingarea
neartheventmay becomehotenoughto
causeburns.
Alwaysplaceovenracksindesiredlocations
whileoveniscool.Ifrackmustbemovedwhile
ovenishot,do notletpotholdercontacthot
elementinoven.
SELF-CLEANINGOVEN
Cleanonlypartslistedin thisguide.Donot
cleandoorgasket.Thegasketisessentialfor
a goodseal.Donotrub,damage,ormovethe
gasket.
Donotuseovencleaners.Nocommercialoven
cleanerorovenlinerprotectivecoatingofany
kindshouldbeusedinor aroundanypartof
theoven.
Beforeself-cleaningtheoven,removebroiler
pan,ovenracksandotherutensilstoprevent
excessivesmoking,discolorationoftheoven
racksorpossibledamagetoutensils.
Wipeupexcessivespillovers,especiallygreasy
spills,beforethecleancycletopreventsmok-
ing,flare-upsorflaming.
Itisnormalforthecooktoptobecomehotdur-
ingacleancycle.Therefore,avoidtouchingthe
cooktop,door,windowor evenventduringa
cleancycle.
HEATINGELEMENTS
NEVERtouchsurfaceorovenheatingele-
ments,areasnearelements,orintedorsur-
facesofoven.
Heatingelementsmaybehoteventhoughthey
aredarkincolor.Areasnearsurfaceelements
andinteriorsurfacesofanovenmaybecome
hotenoughtocausebums.Duringandafter
use,donottouchor letclothingorotherflam-
mablematerialscontactheatingelements,ar-
easnearelements,orinteriorsurfacesofoven
untiltheyhavehadsufficienttimetocool.
Otherpotentiallyhotsurfacesindude:Cooktop,
areasfacingthecooktop,ovenvent,andsur-
facesneartheventopening,ovendoor(s),ar-
easaroundthedoor(s)andovenwindow(s).
CHILDSAFETY
NEVERleavechildrenaloneorunsupervised
inareawhereapplianceisinuseorisstillhot.
NEVERallowchildrentosit or standon any
partoftheapplianceastheycouldbe injured
orburned.
NEVERstoreitemsofinteresttochildrenin
cabinetsabove_ appr oceoronbackguard
ofa rangelChiid_nciiniBingonappliance;
doorOidrawei_rea__ _ coulddamage
appfi_ or _ _ orSo.sly injured.
Childrenmustbe taughtthat theappliance
andutensilsinoronitcanbehot.Lethotuten-
silscoolina safepiece,outofreachofsmall
children.Childrenshouldbetaughtthatanap-
plianceisnota toy.Childrenshouldnot be
allowedtoplaywithcontrolsorotherpartsof
theunit.
VENTILATINGHOODS
Cleanrangehoodandfiltersfrequentlyto
preventgreaseor otherflammablemateri-
alsfromaccumulatingon hoodorfilterand
toavoidgreasefires.
Turnthefanonwhenflambeingfoods(such
asCherriesJubilee)underthehood.
IMPORTANTSAFETYHOTICE
ANDWARNING
TheCaliforniaSafeDrinkingWaterandToxic
EnforcementActof1986(Proposition65)re-
quirestheGovernorofCaliforniatopul_isha
listofsubstancesknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerorreproductiveharm,
andrequiresbusinessestowarncustomers
ofpotentialexposurestosuchsubstances.
Usersofthisapplianceareherebywarnedthat
whentheovenis engagedin theself.clean
cycle,theremaybesomelowlevelexposure
to someof thelistedsubstances,including
carbonmonoxide.Exposureto thesesub-
stancescanbeminimizedbypropertyvent-
ingtheoventotheoutdoorsduringtheself-
cleancyclebyopeninga windowand/ordoor
intheroomwheretheapplianceislocated.
IMPORTANTNOTICEREGARDINGPET
BIRDS:Neverkeeppetbirdsinthekitchenor
inroomswherethe fumesfromthekitchen
couldreach.Birdshavea verysensitiveres-
piratorysystem.Fumesreleaseddudngan
ovensofl-cleaningcyclemaybeharmfutor
fataltobirds,Fumesreleasedduetoover-
heatedcookingoil,fat,margarineandover-
heatednon-stickcookwaremaybe equally
harmful.
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