Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore C970 Series 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 prop-
erly installed and grounded by a qualified technician
in accordance with CSA C22.1 PART 1—latest edition
and local code requirements. Install only per installa-
tion 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.
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
Save these instructions for future reference.
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.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR
THESE UNITS, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTE-
RIOR 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 gar-
ments should never be worn while using the appli-
ance. 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.
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