Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 790.3690 Series Use & Care Manual

This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols
and follow all instructions given.
This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or
property damage.
This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.
if the information in this manual is
not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, personal injury or death.
FOR YOUR sAFeTY:
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use
any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fire department.
— Installation and service must be performed by a
qualified installer, servicer or the gas supplier.
• Remove all tape and packaging 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 the national
Fuel gas Code Ansi Z223.1 latest edition, and
national electrical Code Ansi/nFPA no. 70 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 manuals. 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 leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti-tip
brackets/screws, or any other part of the product.

important safety instructions

Read all instructions before using this appliance.
save these instructions for future reference.
• All ranges can tip.
• Injury to persons could result.
• Install anti-tip device packed with range.
• See Installation Instructions.
tipping, the range must be secured
by properly installed anti-tip
bracket(s) provided with the range.
To check if the bracket(s) is installed
properly, remove the lower panel or
storage drawer and verify that the
anti-tip bracket(s) is engaged. Refer
to the installation instructions for
proper anti-tip bracket(s) installation.
• Air curtain or other overhead hoods, which operate by
blowing a downward air flow on to a range, shall not be
used in conjunction with gas ranges other than when the
hood and range have been designed, tested and listed
by an independent test laboratory for use in combination
with each other.
stepping, leaning or sitting on the door
or drawer of this range can result in serious injuries
and 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 or warmer drawer (if
equipped) for storage.
Do not store items of interest to children
in the cabinets above a range. Children climbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously injured.
neveR use this appliance as a space
heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in
carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of the oven.
• Storage in or on Appliance—Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven, near surface burners 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.
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