Important Safetyinstructions - Maytag 6898XVB Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
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Utensil h andles shouldbeturnedin- Donot coverovenracks,theoven Smoothtop cooktop - Donotcook on
wardandnotextend overadjacent bottom oranyother partoftheoven broken c ooktop. Ifcooktop s hould
surface units - Toreduce t herisk of withaluminum foil- This willcause break, cleaning s olutions andspillovers
bums, ignition offlammable materials, overheating oftheoven. Usealuminum maypenetrate thebroken c ooktop and
andspillage d ue tounintentional con- foil o nly asdirected i nthis manual, create a risk ofelectric shock. Contact
tact with theutensil, thehandle o fa aqualified technician immediately.
utensil should b epositioned sothat i tis Clean ventilating h oods frequently - Clean cooktop with caution. Ifawet
tumed inward, anddoes notextend Grease s hould n otbeallowed t oaccu- sponge o rcloth isused towipe spills o n
over a djacent surface e lements, mulate o nhood orrifler. When flaming a hot c ooking area, b ecareful toavoid
foods u nder t hehood, t urn thefanoff. asteam bum. S ome cleaners canpro-
Donotsoakremovable heating ele- Thefan,ifoperating, mayspread t he duce noxious fumes if applied t oahot
ments- Heating e lements should flame, surface.
never b eimmersed inwater. Immersing
element inwater w ould d amage i nsulst- Deep fatfryers - Useextreme c aution Oven door- Donotplace e xcessive
ing material inside e lement, when moving thegrease k ettle ordis- weight onanopen oven door o rstand
posing o fhotgrease, onanopen oven door a s,insome
Usecarewhenopening d oor- let cases, i t could cause t herange totip
hot a irorsteam escape b efore r emov- Donottouch surface elements o r over, breakage ofthedoor, orserious
ing orreplacing food. oven elements, areas near elements injury.
orintedor s udaces ofoven- Ele-
Donotheat u nopened f oodcontain- ments maybehoteven though t hey
era- Build-up o fpressure may cause aredark incolor. Areas near surface _,:__ c_= ,_ _,:_ /
container toburst a nd result ininjury, elements andinterior surfaces of oven
Keep oven vent ductsunob- maybecome hotenough t ocause
struated - Thevent i slocated a tthe bums. During a ndafter u se, d onot
right rearelement forceilcooktops or touch o rletclothing orother f lammable
atthebase ofthebackguard forthe matedals contact heating e lements, ar-
smoothtop cooktop. Blockage ofvent easnear elements, orinterior surfaces
prevents pmpor o ven aircirculation ofoven until theyhave hadsufficient
andwill a ffect oven performance. Avoid time tocool. Among t hese areas are
touching oven vent a reawhile oven is thecooktap, surfaces facing thecook-
onandforseveral minutes a fter oven top, o ven vent o pening a ndsurfaces
hasbeen turned off. S ome parts ofthe near this opening, oven door, andoven Anti-tip bracket warning:
vent a ndsurrounding areabecome h ot window. Also, d onotallow aluminum Toreduce t herisk oftipping o ftheap-
enough t ocause bums. foil, m eat p robes o ranyother m etal oh- pliance from unusual usage orbyex-
ject,other t hanautensil ona surface cessive l oading o ftheoven door, the
Placement ofovenracks - Always element, tocontact heating e lements, appliance must b esecured b ya prop-
place oven racks indesired l ocation edyinstalled anti-tip device. Tocheck if
whileovenis cool.If rackmust be device i sinstalled properly: Usea
flashlight andlook underneath range to
moved w hile hot, u secare toavoid seethat o neoftherearleveling legsis
contact o fpotholdar withoven element, engaged i nthebracket slot. W hen re-
moving a ppliance forcleaning, besure
anti-tip device i sengaged w hen range
isreplaced. Theanti-tip d evice s ecures
therearleveling legtothefloor, when
properly engaged.
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