Maytag 8113P296-60 User Manual page 3

directly above a unit. If storage is pro-
vided, it should be limited to items
which are used infrequently and which
are safely stored in an area subjected
to heat from an appliance. Tempera-
tures may be unsafe for some items,
such as volatile liquids, cleaners or
aerosol sprays.
Turn off appliance and ventilating
hood to avoid spreading the flame.
Extinguish flame then turn on hood to
remove smoke and odor.
• Cooktop: Smother fire or flame in a
pan with a lid or cookie sheet.
NEVER pick up or move a flaming
pan.
• Oven: Smother fire or flame by
closing the oven door.
Do not use water on grease fires. Use
baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-
type extinguisher to smother fire or
flame.
NEVER leave children alone or unsu-
pervised near the appliance when it is
in use or is still hot.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand
on any part of the appliance as they
could be injured or burned.
Children must be taught that the appli-
ance and utensils in it can be hot. Let
hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of
reach of small children. Children
should be taught that an appliance is
not a toy. Children should not be al-
lowed to play with controls or other
parts of the unit.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of in-
terest to children in cabinets above an
appliance or on backguard of a range.
Children climbing on the appliance
door to reach items could be serious-
ly injured.
NEVER use appliance as a space
heater to heat or warm a room to pre-
vent potential hazard to the user and
damage to the appliance. Also, do not
use the cooktop or oven as a storage
area for food or cooking utensils.
Do not obstruct the flow of combustion
and ventilation air by blocking the
oven vent or air intakes. Restriction of
air flow to the burner prevents proper
performance and increases carbon
monoxide emission to unsafe levels.
Avoid touching oven vent area while
oven is on and for several minutes af-
ter oven is turned off. Some parts of
the vent and surrounding area
become hot enough to cause burns.
After oven is turned off, do not touch
the oven vent or surrounding areas
until they have had sufficient time to
cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop,
oven vent, surfaces near the vent
opening, oven door, areas around the
oven door and oven window.
WARNING: NEVER use appliance
door, or drawer, if equipped, as a step
stool or seat as this may result in pos-
sible tipping of the appliance, damage
to the appliance, and serious injuries.
Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with
a damp cloth as the bulb could break.
Should the bulb break, disconnect
power to the appliance before remov-
ing bulb to avoid electrical shock.
Always place a pan on a surface burn-
er before turning it on. Be sure you
know which knob controls which sur-
face burner. Make sure the correct
burner is turned on and that the burn-
er has ignited. When cooking is com-
pleted, turn burner off before remov-
ing pan to prevent exposure to burner
flame.
Always adjust surface burner flame so
that it does not extend beyond the bot-
tom edge of the pan. An excessive
flame is hazardous, wastes energy
and may damage the appliance, pan
or cabinets above the appliance.
NEVER leave a surface cooking oper-
ation unattended especially when us-
ing a high heat setting or when deep
fat frying. Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers may ignite.
Clean up greasy spills as soon as
possible. Do not use high heat for
extended cooking operations.
NEVER heat an unopened container
on the surface burner or in the oven.
Pressure build-up may cause contain-
er to burst resulting in serious person-
al injury or damage to the appliance.
Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp pot-
holders may cause burns from steam.
Dishtowels or other substitutes should
never be used as potholders because
they can trail across hot surface burn-
ers and ignite or get caught on appli-
ance parts.
Always let quantities of hot fat used
for deep fat frying cool before attempt-
ing to move or handle.
Do not let cooking grease or other
flammable materials accumulate in or
near the appliance, hood or vent fan.
Clean hood frequently to prevent
grease from accumulating on hood or
filter. When flaming foods under the
hood turn the fan on.
NEVER wear garments made of flam-
mable material or loose fitting or long-
sleeved apparel while cooking. Cloth-
ing may ignite or catch utensil han-
dles.
Always place oven racks in the
desired positions while oven is cool.
Slide oven rack out to add or remove
food, using dry, sturdy potholders.
Always avoid reaching into the oven
to add or remove food. If a rack must
be moved while hot, use a dry
potholder. Always turn the oven off at
the end of cooking.