Maytag COIL & RADIANT User Manual page 3

To prevent damage to removable heating el-
ements, do not immerse, soak or clean in a
dishwasher or self-clean oven. A damaged
element could short resulting in a fire or shock
hazard.
Make sure drip bowls are in place as absence
of these bowls during cooking could damage
wiring.
Protective Liners: Do not use aluminum foil to
line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms,
except as suggested in the manual. Improper
installation of these liners may result in a risk
of electric shock or fire.
NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and
spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop
and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a
qualified technician immediately.
Clean cooktop with caution. Some cleaners
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 care-
ful to avoid steam burn.
Use extreme caution when moving grease
pan or disposing of hot grease. Allow grease
to cool before attempting to move pan.
Use care when opening door. Let hot air or
steam escape before removing or replacing
food.
For proper oven operation and performance,
do not block or obstruct oven vent duct. When
oven is in use, the area near the vent may
become hot enough to cause burns.
Always place oven racks in desired locations
while oven is cool. If rack must be moved
while oven is hot, do not let potholder con-
tact hot element in oven.
Clean only 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 coating
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
excessive smoking, discoloration of the oven
racks or possible damage to utensils.
Wipe up excessive spillovers, especially
greasy spills, before the clean cycle to pre-
vent smoking, flare-ups or flaming.
It is normal for the cooktop to become hot
during a clean cycle. Therefore, avoid touch-
ing the cooktop, door, window or oven vent
during a clean cycle.
NEVER touch surface or oven heating el-
ements, areas near elements, or interior
surfaces of oven.
Heating elements may be hot even though
they are dark in color. Areas near surface el-
ements 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 contact heating el-
ements, areas near elements, or interior sur-
faces 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, oven
door, areas around the door and oven win-
dow.
NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised
in area where appliance 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.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of interest to
children in cabinets above an appliance or on
backguard of a range. Children climbing on ap-
pliance, door or drawer to reach items could
damage the appliance or be burned or seri-
ously 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 chil-
dren. Children should be taught that an appli-
ance is not a toy. Children should not be al-
lowed to play with controls or other parts of
the unit.
Clean range hood and filters frequently to pre-
vent grease or other flammable materials from
accumulating on hood or filter and to avoid
grease fires.
Turn the fan on when flambéing foods (such
as Cherries Jubilee) under the hood.
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) re-
quires the Governor of California to publish a
list of substances known to the State of Cali-
fornia to cause cancer or reproductive harm,
and requires businesses to warn customers
of potential exposures to such substances.
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 car-
bon monoxide. Exposure to these substances
can be minimized by properly venting the oven
to the outdoors during the self-clean cycle by
opening 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 rooms where the fumes from the kitchen
could reach. Birds have a very sensitive respi-
ratory system. Fumes released during an oven
self-cleaning cycle may be harmful or fatal to
birds. Fumes released due to overheated cook-
ing oil, fat, margarine and overheated non-stick
cookware may be equally harmful.