Maytag MER5870BAQ User's guide Manual page 4

Otherpotentially h ot surfaces i nclude:
Cooktop, areas f acing thecooktop, oven
vent, andsurfaces near t hevent o pening,
ovendoor, a reas around thedoorand
oven window.
NEVER leave children a lone or unsuper-
vised inarea where a ppliance isinuseor
isstillhot.
NEVER allow children t ositorstand on
anypart o ftheappliance asthey could be
injured o rburned.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of inter-
esttochildren incabinets above a nappli-
ance or onbackguard of a range. Chil-
drenclimbing on appliance, dooror
drawer toreach items could damage the
appliance or be burnedor seriously
injured.
Children m ustbetaught t hattheappli-
ance andutensils i nor onit canbehot.
Lethotutensils cool i na safe place, out
of reachof smallchildren. C hildren
should b etaught thatanappliance isnot
a toy.Children s hould notbeallowed t o
playwithcontrols o r otherparts of the
unit.
Clean range hood andfilters frequently
to prevent g rease or otherflammable
materials fromaccumulating onhood or
filter a ndtoavoid grease f ires.
Turnthefanon when flambeing foods
(suchas Cherries J ubilee) u nderthe
hood.
TheCalifornia S afeDrinking Water a nd
Toxic Enforcement Actof 1986 (Proposi-
tion65)requires theGovernor ofCalifor-
niatopublish a listofsubstances known
totheState ofCalifornia tocause cancer
orreproductive harm, andrequires busi-
nesses t o warncustomers of potential
exposures tosuch substances.
Usersof this appliance are hereby
warned t hat w hen theoven isengaged in
theself-clean cycle, t here maybesome
lowlevel e xposure tosome ofthelisted
substances, including carbon monoxide.
Exposure t o thesesubstances canbe
minimized byproperly venting t heoven to
theoutdoors during theself-clean cycle
byopening a window and/or d oorinthe
room where t heappliance islocated.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
PET BIRDS: Never keep pet birds in the
kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from
the kitchen could reach. Birds have a
very sensitive respiratory system. Fumes
released during an oven self-cleaning
cycle may be harmful or fatal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cook-
ing oil, fat, margarine and overheated
non-stick cookware may be equally
harmful.
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