Maytag CWE5800 User Manual page 5

Child Safety
1. Do not leave children alone or unsupervised
near the appliance when it is in use or is
still hot.
2.Children should never be allowed to sit or
stand on any part of the appliance.
3.Children MUST be taught that the appliance
and utensils in or on it can be hot.
4. Children should be taught that an appliance is
not a to F They should not be allowed to play
with controls or other parts of the unit.
5. Let hot utensils cool in a
safe place, out of reach of
small children,
6.Caution: Do not store
items of interest to
children in cabinets above
an appliance. Children
climbing on the appliance
to reach items could be
seriously injured. An
appliance should not be used as a step stool to
cabinets above.
Cooking Safety
Du not use oven as a storage area for food or
cooking utensils.
Self-Cleaning Oven
Do not clean ckx)r 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 or oven liner protective coating
of any kind in or around any part of the self-clean
oven. Clean only parts listed in this booklet.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler
pan, oven racks, and other utensils.
Venting
Never h]ock oven vent. Bk_'kage of vent prevents
proper o_en air circulation aud will M]_ct oven
perfbrmance. Avoid tnucbing oven vent area
while oven is on and for several miuutes after
oven is turned off, Some parts of the vent and
surrounding area become hot enough to cause
burns.
Important Safety Notice and
Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition _5)
requires the Governor of California to publish a
list of substances kno,x_l to the State of California
to cause canoer or reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn customers of
potential exposures to sudl substances. Users of
this appliance are herehy warned that when the
oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle, there )nay
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
during the self-clean cycle.
Cleaning
Be sure all appliance parts are c(×)l before
touching or cleaning tbem. Clean oven witb
caution. Ira wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe
spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
steam bnrns. Snllle cleaners can produce noxious
fmnes if applied to a hut surface.
Storage Above Oven
If storage is provided, it shuuld be limited to
items which are used infrequently and which are
safely stored in an area subjected to heat from an
appliance. Temperatures in storage areas above
the unit may be unsafe for some items, such as
volatile liquids, cleaners or aerosol spra)s.
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