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Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop,
not out into the room or over another sur-
face element. This reduces the risk of
burns, ignition of flammable materials, or
spillage if pan is accidently bumped or
reached by small children.
Glass-Ceramic Cooktop
NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If
cooktop should break, cleaning solutions
and spillovers may penetrate the broken
cooktop and create a risk of electric shock.
Contact a qualified technician immediately.
Clean cooktop with caution. Some
cleaners can produce noxious fumes if ap-
plied to a hot surface. If a wet sponge,
cloth, or paper towel is used to wipe a hot
area, be careful to avoid steam burns.
Deep Fat Fryers
Use extreme caution when moving the
grease pan or disposing of hot grease. Al-
low grease to cool before attempting to
move pan.
Oven
Use care when opening oven door. Let hot
air or steam escape before removing or
replacing food.
For proper oven operation and perfor-
mance, do not block or obstruct oven vent
duct. When oven is in use, the area near
the vent may feel hot or warm to the touch.
Always place oven racks in desired loca-
tions while oven is cool. If rack must be
moved while oven is hot, do not let
potholder touch hot heating element.
Self-Cleaning Oven
Clean only parts listed in this guide. Do
not clean door gasket. The gasket is es-
sential for a good seal. Do not rub, dam-
age, or move the gasket.
Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial
oven cleaner or oven liner protective coat-
ing of any kind should be used in or around
any part of the oven.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove
broiler pan, oven racks and other utensils
to prevent excessive smoking, discolora-
tion of the oven racks or possible damage
to utensils.
Wipe up excessive spillovers, especially
greasy spills, before the clean cycle to pre-
vent smoking, flare-ups or flaming.
It is normal for the cooktop to become hot
during a clean cycle. Therefore, avoid
touching the cooktop, door, window or oven
vent during a clean cycle.
Heating Elements
NEVER touch surface or oven heating
elements, areas near elements, or inte-
rior surfaces of oven.
Heating elements may be hot even though
they are dark in color. Areas near surface
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 flammable materials con-
tact heating elements, areas near ele-
ments, or interior surfaces of oven until they
have had sufficient time to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include:
Cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent, surfaces near the vent opening, oven
door and window, areas around the door.
Child Safety
NEVER leave children alone or unsuper-
vised where appliance is in use or is hot.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of interest
to children in cabinets above an appliance
or on backguard of a range. Children climb-
ing on appliance, door or drawer to reach
items could damage the appliance or be
burned or seriously injured.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any
part of appliance.
Children must be taught that the appliance
and utensils in or on it can be hot. Let hot
utensils cool in a safe place, out of reach of
children. Children should be taught that an
appliance is not a toy and not to play with
controls or other parts of the unit.
Ventilating Hoods
Clean range hood and filters frequently to
prevent grease or other flammable materi-
als from accumulating to avoid fires.
Turn the fan on when flambéing foods (such
as Cherries Jubilee) under the hood.
Important Safety Notice
and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65)
requires the Governor of California to pub-
lish a list of substances known to the State
of California to cause cancer or reproduc-
tive harm, and requires businesses to warn
customers of potential exposures to such
substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that when it is engaged in the self-clean
cycle, there may be low level exposure to
some of the listed substances, including
carbon monoxide. Exposure can be mini-
mized by properly venting the oven to the
outdoors during the self-clean cycle by
opening a window and/or door in the room
where the appliance is located.
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 sen-
sitive 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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