Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 790.7042 Series Use & Care Manual

This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given.
This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage.
This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.
If the information in this manual is not
followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or death.
FOR YOUR SAFETY:
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any
phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire
department.
— Installation and service must be performed by a
qualified installer, servicer or the gas supplier.
• Remove all tape and packaging before using the range. Destroy
the carton and plastic bags after unpacking the range. 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 the
National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.- latest edition, or in Canada
CAN/CGA B149.1, and CAN/CGA B149.2, and the the National
Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No.70-latest edition, or in Canada
CSA Standard C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, and
local code requirements. Install only per installation instructions
provided in the literature package for this range.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an
authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the 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.
To reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the range,
all other servicing should be done only by a qualified technician.
• 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.
• Air curtain or other overhead range hoods, which operate by
blowing a downward air flow on to a range, shall not be used
in conjunction with gas ranges other than when the hood and
range have been designed, tested and listed by an independent
test laboratory for use in combination with each other.

Important Safety Instructions

Read all instructions before using this appliance.
Save these instructions for future reference.
• All ranges can tip.
• Injury to persons could result.
• Install anti-tip device packed with range.
• See Installation Instructions.
the range must be secured by properly installed
anti-tip bracket provided with the range. To
check if the bracket is installed properly, visually
check that rear leveling leg is inserted into and
fully secured by the anti-tip bracket by removing
lower panel or storage drawer. For models
with a warmer drawer, grasp the top rear edge
of the range and carefully attempt to tilt it forward.
Refer to the Installation Instructions for proper
anti-tip bracket installation.
NEVER use this appliance as a space heater
to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in carbon
monoxide poisoning.
NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in
the oven bottom or cover an entire rack with materials such as
aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flow through the oven and
may cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings
may trap heat, causing a fire hazard.
Stepping, leaning or sitting on the doors or
drawers of this range can result in serious injuries and also
cause damage to the range. Do not allow children to climb or
play around the range. The weight of a child on an open door may
cause the range to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury.
Do not use the oven or broiler drawer for
storage.
Do not store items of interest to children in the
cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range. Children
climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.
• Storage in or on Appliance—Flammable materials should not
be stored in an oven, near surface burners or in the broiler
drawer. 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 range.
• Do Not Leave Children Alone—Children should not be left alone
or unattended in the area where appliance is in use. They
should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the
appliance.
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To reduce the risk of tipping,