Ventilating Hoods - Maytag MER6871AAW User Manual

Toprevent damage toremovable heating
elements, donotimmerse, soak orclean
inadishwasher orself-clean oven. Adam-
aged element could short r esulting ina
fire
or shock hazard.
Make sure drip bowls are in place as ab-
sence ofthese bowls duringcooking could
damagewiring.
GLASS-CERAMIC COOKTOP
NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If
cooktop should break, cleaning solutions
and spillovers may penetrate the broken
cooktopand create a risk of electricshock.
Contact a qualifiedtechnicianimmediately.
Clean cooktop with caution. Some clean-
ers can produce noxious fumes if applied
to a hot surface, If a wet sponge, cloth, or
paper towel is used on a hot cooking area,
be careful to avoid steam burn.
Use extreme caution when moving the
grease pan or disposing of hot grease.AI-
low grease to coot before attempting to
move pan.
Use care whenopening door(s). Let hot air
or steamescapebeforeremovingor replac-
ing 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 contact hot element in oven.
SELF-CLEANING OVEF!
Cleanonly parts listed in this guide. Do not
clean door gasket.The gasket is essential
for a good seal. Do not rub, damage, 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 excessivesmoking, discoloration
of the oven racks or possible damage to
utensils.
Wipe up excessive spitlovers, especially
greasy spills, beforethe clean cycle to pre-
vent smoking, flare-ups or flaming.
It is normal for the cooktop to become hot
during a cleancycle.Therefore,avoidtouch-
ing the cooktop, door, window or oven vent
during a clean cycle.
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 heatingelements,areasnear elements,
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, and surfaces near the vent opening,
ovendoor(s), areas around the door(s) and
oven window(s).
SAFETY
NEVER leave children alone or unsuper-
vised in area where appliance is in use or
is still hot.
NEVERallow children to sit or stand on any
part of the appliance as they could be in-
jured or burned.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of interest
to children in cabinets above an appliance
or on backguard of a range.Childrenclimb-
ing on appliance, door or drawer to reach
items could damage the appliance or be
burned or seriously injured.
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
small children. Childrenshould be taught that
an appliance is not a toy.Children should not
be allowedto playwith controls or other parts
of the unit.
VENTILATING HOODS
Clean range hood and filters frequently to
prevent grease or other flammable materials
from accumulating on hood or filter and to
avoid grease fires.
Turnthe fan on when flambeing foods (such
as Cherries Jubilee) under the hood.
IMPORTAHT SAFETY HOTICE
AND W ARF!IFIG
The California Safe DrinkingWater 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 reproductive
harm, and requires businesses to warn cus-
tomers of potential exposures to such sub-
stances.
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 substancescan be minimizedby prop-
erly venting the oven to the outdoors during
the self-cleancycle byopening 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 roomswhere the fumesfrom the kitchen
could reach. Birds have a very sensitive res-
piratory system. Fumes released during an
oven self-cleaning cycle may be harmful or
fatal to birds. Fumes released due to over-
heated cooking oil, fat, margarine and over-
heated non-stick cookware may be equally
harmful.