Range Safety - Whirlpool RF362BBD Use And Care Manual

Range Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols and follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explana-
tion of the use of the symbol.
This symbol alerts you to such dangers
as fire, electrical shock, burns, and
personal injury.
IMPORTANT SAFH-Y INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury
to persons, or damage when using the range,
follow basic precautions, including the following:
General
*Do not operate the range if it is
*Read all instructions before using
damaged or not working properly.
the range.
@Do not use the range for warming
4nstall or locate the range only in
or heating the room. Persons
accordance with the provided
could be burned or injured, or a
Installation Instructions. The range
fire could start.
must be installed by a qualified
.Use the range only for its intended
installer. The range must be
use as described in this manual.
properly connected to electrical
supply and grounded.
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*Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements, or
@WARNING: To reduce the risk
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
of tipping the appliance, the
appliance must be secured by a
units and heating elements may be
hot even though they are dark in
properly installed anti-tip bracket.
color. Areas near surface units and
To check if the bracket is installed
interior surfaces of an oven become
properly, see "The antitip bracket"
hot enough to cause bums. During
on page 22.
and after use, do not touch or let
@CAUTION: Do not store things
clothing or other flammable mate-
children might want above the
rials contact surface units, areas
range. Children could be burned
near units, heating elements, or
or injured while climbing on it.
interior surfaces of oven until they
*Do not leave children alone or
have had sufficient time to cool.
unattended in area where the
Other surfaces of the range, such
range is in use. They should
as the oven vent opening, the sur-
never be allowed to sit or stand
face near the vent opening, the
on any part of the range. They
cooktop, and the oven door and
could be burned or injured.
window, could also become hot
enough to cause burns.