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CHILD SAFETY
Do not leave children
alone or unsupervised
near the
appliance when it is in use or is still hot. Children should never
be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in
it can be hot, Let hot utensils cool in
a safe place, out of reach of small
children, Children should be taught
that an appliance
is not a toy.
Children should not be allowed to
play with controls or other parts of
the unit.
CAUTION:
Do not store items of
interest
to
children
in cabinets
above
an appliance
or on the
backguard
of a range,
Children
climbing on the appliance or on the
appliance door to reach items could
be seriously injured.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of tipping of the appliance
from abnormal usage or by excessive loading of the oven
door, the appliance must be secured by a properly installed
anti-tip device. If the range is moved from the wall, be sure
the anti-tip device is engaged when the range is replaced.
Look underneath range to verify that one of the rear leve;in_
legs is properly engaged in the bracket slot. -[he anh.-tip
device secures the rear leveling leg to the floor when properly
engaged. Also, be sure the range is properly re-inslaile,J.
Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a ciamp cloth as tpe
bulb could break. Should the bulb break, disconr, e.'.l pc¢<e_
to the appliance before removing bulb to avoid _iectricai
shock.
COOKING
SAFETY
Always place a pan on a surface burner before turn;ng it on.
Be sure you know which Knob cor.4_uis_4fich surface b_rner.
Make sure the correct burner is turned on 8nd that the b_._rne_
has _gnited. When cooking is completed,
turn burner off
before removing pan to prevent exposure to burner flame.
ABOUT YOUR APPLIANCE
_,oprevent potential hazard to the user and damage to the
appliance,
do not
use
appliance
as
a space
seater to heat or warm a
room. Also, do not use
_he cooktop or oven as a
storage area for food or
cook;qg utensils.
Do not obstruct the flow
of
combustion
and
ventilation air by blocking
the oven vent or air intakes. Restriction of air flow to the
burner prevents proper performance and increases carbon
monoxide emission to unsafe levels.
Avoid touching oven vent area while oven is on and for
several minutes after oven is turned off. Some parts of the
vent and surrounding
area become hot enough to cause
burns. After oven is turned off, do not touch the oven vent or
surrounding areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.
CAUTION:
Do
not
use an appliance as a
step stool to cabinets
.:;'
above.
Misuse
of
appliance
doors
or
drawers,
such
as
stepping,
leaning or
sitting on the door or
drawer, may result in
possible
tipping
of
the appliance, breakage of door, and serious injuries.
A}ways adjus[ surface
bu;ner flame so _:hat !t doe:_ _,ct ey :end
beyond
ti_e bottom
edge of the pan. An excessive
flame
_s
hazardous,
wastes
energy
and may damage
the appliance,
pan or cabinets
above the appliance
Neve:
!_:_ve
e ss,'fac--
e:>peciallv
whep. using
a
i_gi_ ,",eat setting
or when
deep Tat frying.
Boilovers
na,._se
smoking
-_.:_d
greasy
"-pitiovers
may
_gnite. Ctear,
up greasy
sp_lls
as
soon
as
possible.
Do not use high
heat
for
extended
cooking
operations.
Never heat an unopened container on the surface burner or
in the oven. Piessui e build-up may cause con[ainer to burst
result;ng
in serious
personal
injury
c_ damage
to the
appliance.
Use dry, sturdy pot holders. D:_rnp pot holders ms) cause
burns from steam
Dish _.owels or other substffutes should
never be used as pot hoiders because they can trail across
hot surface burners and ignite or get caught __r.., _4:_pi_ance
parts.
Always let quantities of not tat used for deep tat frying cool
before attempting to mcve or handle
Do not let cooking
grease
or other
flammable
materials
accumulate
in or near the appliance,
hood or went fan. Clean
hood frequently
to prevent
grease
from
accumulatin
9 on
hood or filter. When flaming foods under the hood turf,, the fan
oft as the fan may spread
the flame.
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