Frigidaire 318205852 Use & Care Manual page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
Stepping, leaning, sitting or pulling down on the
door or the drawer of this appliance can result
in serious injuries and 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.
Do not use the oven or warm & serve drawer for
storage.
NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to
heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in
carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of
the oven.
In case of fi re or gas leak, be sure to turn off the
main gas shutoff valve.
CAUTION
Do not store items of interest to children in the
cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on
the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE BURNERS, AREAS
NEAR THESE BURNERS, OVEN BURNERS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN. Both surface
burners and oven burners may be hot even though
fl ames are not visible. Areas near surface burners
may become hot enough to cause burns. During
and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
fl ammable materials touch these areas until they have
had suffi cient time to cool. Among these areas are the
cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven vent
openings and the surfaces near these openings, oven
door and window.
• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fi tting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using the
appliance. Do not let clothing or other fl ammable
materials contact hot surfaces.
• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires.
Smother the fi re with a pan lid, or use baking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat
or grease may catch fi re if allowed to become too hot.
WARNING
In case of fi re or gas leak, be sure to turn off the main
gas shutoff valve.
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• Use Only Dry Pot holders. Moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let the pot holders touch hot surface
units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of
a pot holder.
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers. Buildup
of pressure may cause the container to burst and
result in injury.
• Remove the oven door from any unused
appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.
IMPORTANT
Do not attempt to operate the appliance during a
power failure. If the power fails, always turn off
the unit. If the unit is not turned off and the power
resumes, the appliance will not operate and the timer
will fl ash. Once the power resumes, reset the clock and
the oven function.
CAUTION
Electronic controllers can be damaged by cold
temperatures. When you use your appliance for
the fi rst 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.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR COOKTOP
WARNING
Use Proper Flame Size—Adjust fl ame size so it does
not extend beyond the edge of the utensil. The use of
undersized utensils will expose a portion of the burner
fl ame to direct contact and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to fl ame will also
improve effi ciency.
• Use Proper Pan Size—This appliance is equipped
with one or more surface burners of different sizes.
Select utensils having fl at bottoms large enough
to cover the surface burner. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the burner fl ame to
direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of utensil to fl ame will also improve
effi ciency.
• Know which knob controls each surface burner.
Place pan of food on the burner before turning it on,
and turn the burner off before removing the pan.