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Important Safety Instructions
Please read all instructions before using this appliance.
CAUTION
Items of interest to children should
not be stored in cabinets above a
range or on the backsplash of a range.
Children climbing on the range to
reach items could be seriously injured.
REGARDING PET BIRDS:
Birds have very sensitive respiratory systems. Keep pet birds
out of the kitchen or other rooms where kitchen fumes could
reach them. During self clean, fumes are released that may
be harmful to birds. Other kitchen fumes such as overheating
margarines and cooking oils may also be harmful.
OVEN SAFETY
To reduce the risk of fire:
• Do not store flammable materials in or near the oven.
• Do not use water on a grease fire. Smother fire or use
a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
• Have an appropriate fire extinguisher available and
highly visible near any cooking appliance.
• Do not use the cavity for storage purposes. Do not
leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the cavity
when not being used.
• If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep oven
door closed.Turn off oven and disconnect the circuit at the
circuit breaker box.
• Do not block any vent openings.
• Never use the oven to warm or heat a room. This can
damage the oven parts.
• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while
using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items
stored over the range. Flammable material could be ignited
if brought in contact with hot surface units or heating
elements and may cause severe burns.
• Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the
oven door, warming drawer door, storage drawer or
cooktop. This can damage the range and even tip it over,
causing severe personal injury.
• Have the installer show the location of the circuit
breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.
WARMING DRAWER SAFETY
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or
injury to persons:
• Do not store flammable materials in the warming
drawer.
• Use care when opening the warming drawer. Open door
slightly and let hot air or steam escape before removing
or replacing food.
• Do not place food in unopened containers in the
warming drawer. Pressure could build up and cause
container to burst.
COOKTOP SAFETY (cont’d)
• Never leave the cooktop unattended. Boilovers can cause smoke
and possibly damage the cooktop.
• Hold the handle of the pan to prevent movement of the utensil
when stirring or turning food.
• Other than the use of metal pans, only certain types of glass,
heatproof glass ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktop use. Other types of utensils may
break with sudden temperature changes. Use only on low or
medium heat settings according to the utensil manufacturer’s
directions.
SELF-CLEANING SAFETY
• Confirm that the door locks and will not open once the
door lock indicator icon appears. If the door does not
lock, touch OFF and do not run Self-Clean. Phone
800/944-2904 for service.
• Note: During a normal Self-Clean cycle, the door will not
lock until the oven reaches 450º F. In a Delayed Self-Clean
cycle, the door locks immediately.
• Do not clean the oven gasket. It is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to rub, damage, move or remove
the oven gasket.
• Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven liner protective
coatings of any kind in or around any part of the oven.
• Clean only oven parts listed in this manual.
• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler pan,
oven racks, oven probe, other utensils and wipe out
excess soft spillage.
