Whirlpool RS313PXY Use And Care Manual page 3

Important safety 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
@Read all instructions before
using the range.
muse the range only for its in-
tended use as described in this
manual.
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@Install or locate the range only
in accordance with the pro-
vided Installation Instructions.
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Range must be installed by a
qualified installer. The range .DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE
must be properly connected to UNITS, AREAS NEAR UNITS,
electrical supply and grounded.
HEATING ELEMENTS OR
@ @
INTERIOR SURFACES OF
OVEN. Surface units and heat-
ing elements may be hot even
though they are dark in color.
aWARNING: To reduce the risk
Areas near surface units and
of tipping of the appliance, the
interior surfaces of an oven
appliance must be secured by
become hot enough to cause
properly installed anti-tip brack-
burns. During and after use, do
ets. To check if the brackets
not touch, or let clothing or
are installed properly, see "The
other flammable materials
anti-tip brackets" on page 18.
contact surface units, areas
*CAUTION: Do not store things
near units, heating elements or
children might want above the
interior surfaces of oven until
range. Children could be
they have had sufficient time to
burned or injured while climb-
cool. Other surfaces of the
ing on it.
range may become hot enough
@Do not leave children alone or
to cause burns; such as, the
unattended in area where the
oven vent opening, the surface
range is in use.They should
near the vent opening, the
never be allowed to sit or stand
cooktop, oven door and win-
on any part of the range. They
dow.
could be burned or injured.
@Do not operate the range if it is
damaged or not working prop-
'1 -
erly.
@
*Do not use the range for
ADO not wear loose or hanging
warming or heating the room.
garments when using the
Persons could be burned or
range. They could ignite if they
injured, or a fire could start.
touch a hot surface unit and
you could be burned.
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