Important Safety Instructions - Frigidaire Gallery Series Owner's Manual

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Savethese instructionsfor future reference.
This guide contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow all instructions
given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of these symbols.
_This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage.
_his symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.
• Remove aft tape and packaging wrap before using the
appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after
unpacking the appliance. Never allow children to play with
packaging material.
• Proper Installation--Be sure your appliance is properly
installed and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA
No.70--latest edition and local code requirements. Install
only per installation instructions provided in the literature
package for this appliance.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an
authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the electrical
power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an
emergency.
• User Servicing--Do not repair or replace any part of the
appliance unless specifically recommended in the manuals.
All other servicing should be clone only by a qualified technician
to reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the appliance.
• Never modify or alter the construction of a range by
removing leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti-tip
brackets/screws, or any other part of the product,
_ Stepping, leaning or sitting on the door or
drawer of this appliance can result in serious injuries and may
also cause damage to the appliance. Do not allow children to
climb or play around the appliance. The weight of a child on an open
door may cause the appliance to tip, resulting in serious burns or
other injury. An open drawer, when hot, may cause burns.
Do not use the oven or warmer drawer (if
equipped) for storage.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR THESE
UNITS, 0 VEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES
OF THE OVEN OR WARMER DRAWER (if equipped). Both
surface units and oven heating elements may be hot even though
they are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot
enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable materials touch these areas until they
have had sufficient time to cool. Among these areas are the
cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven vent openings and
surfaces near these openings, oven door and window.
• Wear ProperAppareI--Loose-fitting or hanging garments
should never be worn while using the appliance, Do not let
clothing or other flammable materials contact hot surfaces.
_Never use your appliance for warming or
heating the room.
• Do NotUse WaterorFIouron GreaseFires--Smotherthe fire
with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam- type
extinguisher.
• When heating fatorgrease, watch itclosely. Fator grease may
catch fire if allowed to become too hot.
• Use OnlyDryPotholders--Moistordamppotholders on hot
surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let the
potholders touch hot heating surface units or interior oven
elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a
potholder.
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers--Build up of
pressure may cause the con tainer to burst and result in injury.
• Remove the oven door from any unused appliance if it is to
be stored or discarded,
• StorageinoronAppliance_Flammablematerialsshouldnot
be stored in an oven, near surface units or in the drawer (if
equipped). This includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as
cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as flammable liquids.
Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the
appliance. Flammable materials may explode and result in fire or
property damage.
_Do not store items of interest to children in the
cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on the range to
reach items could be seriously injured.
• Donotleavechildrenalone. Childrenshouldnotbeleftalone
or unattended in the area where an appliance is in use. They
should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the
appliance.
• IMPORTANT--Do notattempt to operate the oven during a
power failure. If the power fails, always turn the oven off.
If the oven is not turned off and the power resumes, the oven may
begin to operate again. Food left unattended could catch fire or
spoil.
Electronic controllers can be damaged by cold
tempera tures. When you use your appliance for the first time,
or if it has not been used for a long period of time, make sure
that it has been exposed to a temperature above 0°C/32°F for
at least 3 hours before connecting it to the power supply.
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