Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore Slide-in models Use & Care Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This guide contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow all
instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of these symbols.
This symbol will help you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage.
This symbol will help you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.
• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using
the appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic bags
after unpacking the appliance. 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 CSA C22.1 PART
1—latest edition and local code requirements.
Install only per installation instructions provided in the
literature package for this appliance.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician
and an authorized repair service. Know how to
disconnect the electrical 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. All other servicing should be done only
by a qualified technician to reduce the risk of personal
injury and damage to the appliance.
• Never modify or alter the construction of a range by
removing levelling legs, panels, wire covers, anti-tip
brackets/screws, or any other part of the product.
Stepping, leaning or sitting on the
door or drawer of this appliance can result in serious
injuries and may 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.
An open drawer, when hot, may cause burns.
Do not use the oven or Warmer Drawer
(if equipped) for storage.
• Storage in or on Appliance—Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven, near surface units
or in the drawer (if equipped). 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
appliance. Flammable materials may explode and result
in fire or property damage.
Do not store items of interest to children
in the cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing
on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone. Children should not
be left alone or unattended in the area where an
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to
sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
Save these instructions for future reference.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR
THESE UNITS, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN OR WARMER
DRAWER (if equipped). Both surface units and oven
heating elements may be hot even though they are dark
in color. Areas near surface units may become hot
enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not
touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials touch
these areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Among these areas are the cooktop, surfaces facing
the cooktop, the oven vent openings and surfaces near
these openings, oven door and window.
• Wear Proper Apparel—Loose-fitting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using the
appliance. Do not let clothing or other flammable
materials contact hot surfaces.
Never use your appliance for warming or
heating the room.
• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires—
Smother the fire 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 fire if allowed to become too hot.
• Use Only Dry Potholders—Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let the potholders touch hot heating
surface units or interior oven elements. Do not use a
towel or other bulky cloth instead of a potholder.
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers—Build up
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 oven
during a power failure. If the power fails, always
turn the oven off. If the oven is not turned off and the
power resumes, the oven may begin to operate again.
Food left unattended could catch fire or spoil.
Electronic controllers can be damaged
by cold temperatures. When you use your appliance
for the first 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
• Know which knob controls each surface heating
unit.
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