Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 790.7403 Use & Care Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
This manual contains important safety
symbols and instructions. Pay attention to
these symbols and follow all instructions
given.
Do not attempt to install or operate your
appliance until you have read the safety
precautions in this manual. Safety items
throughout this manual are labeled with a
WARNING or CAUTION statement based on
the hazard type.
DEFINITIONS
_This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to
alert you to potential personal injury hazards.
Obey all safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
- Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in death or serious injury.
- Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
If the information in this manual is
not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may
result causing property damage, per- sonal
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.
Do Not Leave Children Alone -
may result in minor or moderate injury. Children should not be left alone or unat-
tended in the area where appliance is in use.
Important note: Important Safety Notice -
The California Safe Drinking Water and
Toxic Enforcement Act requires the governor
of California to publish a list of substances
known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harms, and it requires busi-
nesses to warn customers of potential
exposures to such substances.
Never cover any slots, holes, or
They should never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the appliance, including the
storage drawer, lower broiler drawer, warmer
drawer, or lower double oven.
Do not store items of interest to
children in the cabinets above a range or on
the backguard of the range. Children
climbing on the range to reach items could
be seriously injured.
passages in the oven bottom or cover an
entire oven rack with materials, such as
aluminum foil. Aluminum foil linings may trap
heat, causing a fire hazard.
Storage In or On Appliance m
Flammable materials should not be stored in
an oven or near surface units. This includes
paper, plastic, and cloth items, such as cook-
books, plastic ware, and towels, as well as
flammable liquids. Do not store explosives,
such as aerosol cans, on or near the oven.
Save these instructions for future reference.
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