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Turn panhandletoward center ofcooktop, n ot
outintotheroomor overanothersurfaceele-
ment.This reduces therisk of burns,ignition
of flammablematerials, o r spillageif pan is
accidently bumpedor reachedbysmallchil-
dren.
CelL E LEMENTS
(SELECT
MODELS)
Topreventdamageto removable heatingel-
ements,do not immerse, s oak or cleanin a
dishwasher o r self-clean oven.Adamaged el-
ementcouldshort resulting in a fire or shook
hazard.
Make suredrip bowls are inplaceasabsence
of thesebowlsduringcookingcoulddamage
wiring.
Protective Liners: D onotusealuminum foilto
line surfaceunitdripbowlsor ovenbottoms,
exceptassuggested in themanual. I mproper
installation of theselinersmayresultin a risk
of electricshockor fire.
GLASS-CERAMIC
COOKTOP
(SELECT
MODELS)
NEVERcook on brokencnoktop.If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and
spillovers maypenetrate the brokencooktop
and createa risk of electricshock.Contacta
qualifiedtechnicianimmediately.
Cleancooktopwith caution.Somecleaners
canproducenoxious fumesifapplied to a hot
surface. I f a wetsponge,cloth,or papertowel
is usedon a hot cookingarea, be carefulto
avoidsteamburn.
DEEP
FAT FRYERS
Useextreme caution when moving thegrease
panor disposing ofhotgrease.Allowgrease
to cool beforeattempting to movepan.
OVEN(S)
Usecarewhenopening door(s). Lethotairor
steamescape beforeremoving or replacing
food.
Forproperoven operationandperformance,
donotblockorobstruct o venventduct.When
oven isinuse,theventandsurrounding area
nearthe ventmay become hot enough to
cause burns.
Alwaysplaceovenracksindesiredlocations
while oveniscool.If rackmustbemoved while
ovenis hot, do notlet potholdercontacthot
elementin oven.
SELF-CLEANING
OVEN
Cleanonlyparts listedin this guide. D o not
clean doorgasket. T he gasketis essential for
a goodseal.Donotrub,damage, o r move the
gasket.
Donotuseovencleaners. Nocommercial oven
cleaneror ovenlinerprotective coating of any
kindshouldbe usedin or around any partof
theoven.
Beforeself-cleaning t heoven,remove broiler
pan,oven racksandotherutensils to prevent
excessive smoking, d iscoloration o f the oven
racksor possible damageto utensils.
Wipeupexcessive s pillovers, especially g reasy
spills,before the cleancycleto prevent s mok-
ing,flare-ups or flaming.
It isnormal f orthecooktop to become hotdur-
inga cleancycle.Therefore, avoidtouching the
cooktop, d oor,windowor evenventduringa
cleancycle.
HEATING
ELEMENTS
NEVER touchsurface or ovenheating ele-
ments, a reasnearelements, or intedor sur-
facesofoven.
Heating elements maybehoteventhough they
aredarkincolor. A reas nearsurface elements
and interiorsurfaces of an ovenmaybecome
hotenoughto causebums.Duringand after
use,do nottouchor letclothing or otherflam-
mablematerials contact h eatingelements, ar-
easnearelements, or interior s urfaces o f oven
untiltheyhavehadsufficient timeto cool.
Other p otentially h otsurfaces i ndude: C ooktop,
areasfacingthecooktop, o venvent,andsur-
facesneartheventopening, o vendoor(s), a r-
easaroundthedoor(s)andovenwindow(s).
CHILD SAFETY
NEVER leavechildren a loneor unsupervised
in areawhereappliance isin useor isstillhot.
NEVER allowchildrento sit or standon any
partof theappliance as theycouldbe injured
or burned.
NEVER store items ofinterest tochildren i n
cabinets above _
appr oce
oronbackguard
of a rangelChiid_nciiniBing o n appliance;
door O idrawei_ rea__ _ could damage
appfi_
or _ _
orSo.sly injured.
Childrenmustbe taught t hat theappliance
andutensils in oronitcanbehot.Lethotuten-
silscool i n a safepiece,outofreachofsmall
children. Children should betaught t hatanap-
plianceis not a toy.Childrenshouldnot be
allowed to playwithcontrols or otherpartsof
theunit.
VENTILATING
HOODS
Cleanrange hood and filters frequentlyto
preventgreaseor other flammable materi-
alsfrom accumulating on hoodor filter and
to avoidgreasefires.
Turnthefanon whenflambeing foods(such
asCherries Jubilee)underthe hood.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY
HOTICE
AND W ARNING
TheCalifornia SafeDrinking Water andToxic
Enforcement Act of 1986(Proposition 65) re-
quirestheGovernor o f California to pul_ish a
listof substances k nownto theStateof Cali-
forniato causecanceror reproductive h arm,
and requires businesses to warncustomers
of potential exposures to suchsubstances.
Users ofthisappliance a rehereby warned that
whenthe ovenis engaged in theself.clean
cycle, t heremaybe somelowlevel e xposure
to someof the listedsubstances, i ncluding
carbonmonoxide.Exposure to these sub-
stances can be minimized by property vent-
ing theovento the outdoors duringthe self-
cleancyclebyopening a window and/ordoor
in theroomwherethe appliance is located.
IMPORTANT NOTICEREGARDING PET
BIRDS: Never k eep petbirds inthekitchen o r
in roomswhere the fumesfrom thekitchen
could reach. B irds havea verysensitive res-
piratory s ystem. Fumes releaseddudng an
ovensofl-cleaning c yclemay be harmfut or
fatal tobirds, F umesreleased dueto over-
heatedcookingoil, fat,margarine and over-
heatednon-stick cookwaremay be equally
harmful.
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