GE CGS980 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 12

Usingthe upperoven.
To avoid possible bums, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on.
Before you begin...
The shelves have stop-locks, so that when
placed correctly on the shelf" supports (A
through E), they will stop befi)re coming
c(nni)letely out, and will not tilt.
\,\]/en placing and removing cookware,
pull the shelf out to the bump on the shelf
support.
Toremove a shelf, pull it toward you, flit tile
ti'ont end up and pull it out.
To replace, place the end of the shelf (stop-
locks) on tile support, flit up tile fl'ont and
push the shelf in.
NOTE: Theshelf/s not designed to slide out at the
special low shelf (R)position.
The oven has 5 shelf positions.
It also has a special low shelf
position (R) for extra large items,
such as a large turkey.
Plastic items on the cooktop may
melt if left too close to the venL
Vent appearance and location var_
Upper Oven Vent
Your oven is vented through ducts at tile
rear of the range. Do not block these ducts
when cooking in tile oven--it is important
that the flow of hot air fl'om the oven and
fl'esh air to tile oven burner be
tminterrul)ted. Avoid touching tile vent
openings or nearby sm'fi_ces (hwing oven or
broiler operation--they may become hot.
::Ji:: Handles ofpotsandpanson thecooktop may
become hot if left toocloseto thevent
_: Donot leave plestlc or flammable items on the
cooktop--they may melt or ignite if left too close
to the venL
_: Donot leave c/osedcontainers on the cooktop.
Thepressure in closed containers may increase,
which may cause them to bursL
_: Metalitemswill become very hot if theyare left
on thecooktop, a ndcouldcause burns.
Power Outage
CAUTION: Do not make any attempt to operate the
electric/_?nitlbnoven duringan electrical power
failure.
Tile (wen or broiler cmmot be lit din{rig a
power fifilm'e. Gas will not flow/mless tile
glow bar is hot.
If tile oven is in use when a power fifihn'e
occm_, tile oven burner shuts off and
cmmot be re-lit tmtil power is restored. This
is because the flow of gas is automatically
stopped and will not resume when power is
restored tmfil the glow bar has reached
operating temperature.
Upper Oven Light
Touch tile OVEN LIGHTpad to mrn tile light
Oil 0I" o]C{_
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