GE GRS500PV Owner's Manual page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
WARNING
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Cont.)
oven door, drawer, or cooktop. They could damage
the range or tip it over causing severe injury or
death.
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let pot holders touch surface units or
oven heating elements. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth in place of pot holders.
elements or the interior surface of the oven. These
surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though
they are dark in color.
or other flammable materials contact any interior
area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling
first. Other surfaces of the appliance may become
hot enough to cause burns. Potentially hot surfaces
include the surface units, heating elements, or the
interior surface of the oven.
WARNING
KEEP FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AWAY FROM THE RANGE
or near the cooktop, including paper, plastic, pot
holders, linens, wall coverings, curtains, drapes and
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids.
using the appliance. These garments may ignite if
they contact hot surfaces causing severe burns.
IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, TAKE THE FOLLOWING
WARNING
STEPS TO PREVENT INJURY AND FIRE SPREADING
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the pan
completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat
fire extinguisher.
the fire by closing the oven door and turning the
oven off or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
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oven bottom or anywhere in the oven, except as
described in this manual. Oven liners can trap heat
or melt, resulting in damage to the product and risk
of shock, smoke or fire.
could build up and the container could burst,
causing an injury.
foodborne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
temperatures and check several locations.
to maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.
Turn the ventilator OFF in case of a fire. The blower
if in operation, could spread the flames.
materials accumulate in or near the range. Grease
in the oven or on the cooktop may ignite.
Do not store any flammable materials or temperature
sensitive items inside of the appliance.
Clean ventilating hoods frequently. Grease should not
be allowed to accumulate on the hood or filter.
the oven off and wait for the fire to go out. Do not
force the door open
clean temperatures may lead to a burst of flame
from the oven. Failure to follow this instruction may
result in severe burns.
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