All Appliances; Surface Cooking Units; Self-Cleaning Ovens - Amana AGDS902 Series Owner's Manual

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CAUTION
This appliance contains or produces a chemical or
chemicals which can cause death or serious illness
and which are known to the state of California to
cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
To reduce the risk from substances in the fuel or from
fuel combustion make sure this appliance is installed,
operated, and maintained according to the instructions
in this booklet.
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CAUTION
Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets
above a range or behind the backguard of a range.
Children climbing on the range to reach items could
be seriously injured.
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CAUTION
To avoid delayed or improper ignition, do not obstruct
the flow of combustion or ventilation air.

ALL APPLIANCES

1. Proper installation. Be sure your appliance is properly
installed and grounded by a qualified technician.
2. Never Use Your Appliance for Warming or Heating the
Room.
3. Do not leave children alone. Children should not be
alone or unattended in the area where the appliance
is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the appliance.
4. Wear proper apparel. Loose fitting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using appliance.
5. User Servicing—Do not repair or replace any part of
the appliance unless specifically recommended in the
manual. All other servicing should be referred to a
qualified technician.
6. Storage in or on appliance. Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven or near surface units.
7. Do not use water on grease fires. Smother fire or
flame, or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
8. Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on
hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not
let potholder touch flame. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth.

SURFACE COOKING UNITS

1. Use proper pan size. This appliance is equipped with
one or more surface units of different size. Select
utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the
surface unit heating element. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the burner to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Use of
oversized utensils concentrates heat on cooking
surface and can cause damage to range. Proper
relationship of utensil to burner improves efficiency.
2. Never leave surface units unattended. Boilover causes
smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.
3. Make sure drip bowls are in place. Absence of these
pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or
components underneath to damage.
4. Protective liners. Do not use aluminum foil to line drip
bowls or oven bottom. Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of fire.
5. Glazed cooking utensils—Only certain types of glass,
ceramic, earthware, or other glazed utensils are
suitable for rangetop service without breaking due to
sudden change in temperature.
6. Utensil handles should be turned inward and not
extend over adjacent surface units. To reduce the risk
of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage
due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the
handle of a utensil should be positioned so that it is
turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent
surface units.
OVENS
1. Use care when opening door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or replacing food.
2. Do not heat unopened food containers. Build-up of
pressure may cause container to burst and result in
injury.
3. Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed.
4. Placement of oven racks. Always place oven racks in
desired location while oven is cool. If rack is removed
while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact burner
in oven.

SELF-CLEANING OVENS

1. Do not clean door gasket. The door gasket is
essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not
to rub, damage, or move the gasket.
2. Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven
cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any part of the liner.
3. Clean only parts listed in manual.
4. Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan,
oven racks, and other utensils.
5. Remove all items from rangetop and backguard.
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