Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 318200449 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 range. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after
unpacking the range. 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 range.
• In case of an emergency, know how to disconnect
the electrical power to the appliance at the circuit
breaker or fuse box.
• User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any part of
the appliance unless specifically recommended in
the product literature supplied with this appliance.
All other servicing should be done only by a qualified
technician to reduce the risk of personal injury and
damage to the appliance. Sears Parts & Repair is the
recommended repair service for this appliance.
• Never modify or alter the construction of a range by
removing panels, wire covers or any other part of
the product.
Stepping, leaning or sitting on the door
or drawer of this range can result in serious injuries
and may also cause damage to the range. Do not allow
children to climb or play around the range. The weight
of a child on an open door may cause the range to tip,
resulting in serious burns or other injury.
Do not use the oven for storage.
• Storage in or on Appliance — Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven, near surface units
or in the storage drawer. 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 range.
Flammable materials may explode and result in fire or
property damage.
Do not store items of interest to
children in the cabinets above a range or on the
backguard of a range. 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. 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 range 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 will begin to operate again.
Food left unattended could catch fire or spoil.
Electronic controllers can be damaged
by cold temperatures. When you use your range
for the first time, or if it has 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.
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