Viking Range CVER530 Use & Care Manual page 6

Warnings
Utensil Safety
• Use pans with fl at bottoms and handles that are easily grasped and stay cool. Avoid using unstable, warped, easily tipped or loose-handled
pans. Also avoid using pans, especially small pans, with heavy handles as they could be unstable and easily tip. Pans that are heavy to move
when fi lled with food may also be hazardous.
• Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food and avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat frying. Be sure pan will
accommodate the volume of food that is to be added as well as the bubble action of fat.
• To minimize burns, ignition of fl ammable materials and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, DO NOT extend handles over
adjacent burners. ALWAYS turn pan handles toward the side or back of the appliance, not out into the room where they are easily hit or reached
by small children.
•NEVER let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil and the appliance.
•Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven cooking bags.
• Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic or glazed utensils are suitable for rangetop surface or oven usage without breaking due to
the sudden change in temperature. Follow manufacturer's instructions when using glass.
• This appliance has been tested for safe performance using conventional cookware. DO NOT use any devices or accessories that are not
specifi cally recommended in this guide. DO NOT use eyelid covers for the surface units, stovetop grills, or add-on oven convection systems.
The use of devices or accessories that are not expressly recommended in this manual can create serious safety hazards, result in performance
problems, and reduce the life of the components of the appliance.
Heating Elements and Glass Ceramic Cooking Surfaces
•Surface areas on or adjacent to the unit may be hot enough to cause burns.
•NEVER touch oven heating elements, areas near elements, or interior surfaces of oven.
• Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near elements and interior surfaces of an oven may become hot enough
to cause burns.
• During and after use, DO NOT touch or let clothing or other fl ammable material contact surface of unit or areas near unit, heating elements, or
interior surfaces of oven until they have had suffi cient time to cool.
• DO NOT COOK ON BROKEN COOKING SURFACE – If cooking surface should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken
cooking surface and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualifi ed technician immediately.
Cleaning Safety
• Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool before touching or cleaning them. DO NOT touch the surface elements or surrounding
areas until they have had suffi cient time to cool.
• Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam burns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface. Some cleaners can
produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
Self-Clean Oven
• Clean only parts listed in this guide. DO NOT clean door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub,
damage, or move the gasket. DO NOT use oven cleaners of any kind in or around any part of the self-clean oven.
• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan, oven racks and other utensils and wipe up excessive spillovers to prevent excessive smoke,
fl are-ups or fl aming.
• This range features a cooling fan which operates automatically during a clean cycle. If the fan does not turn on, cancel the clean operation and
contact an authorized servicer.
• It is normal for the rangetop cooking surface of the range to become hot during a self-clean cycle. Therefore, touching the rangetop cooking
surface during a clean cycle should be avoided.
•NEVER leave your residence when the self-clean function is operating.
Important Safety Notice and Warning
(State of California Proposition 65)
WARNING
: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
WARNING
: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when the oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle, there may be some low-level exposure to
some of the listed substances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by properly venting the oven to the
outdoors by opening the windows and/or door in the room where the appliance is located during the self-clean cycle.
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 cooking oil, fat, margarine
and overheated non-stick cookware may be equally harmful.
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