Owner's Guide

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• StorageinoronAppliance—Flammable
materials should not be stored in an oven,
near surface units or in the drawer (if
equipped). This includes paper, plastic and
cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware
andtowels,aswellasammableliquids.Donot
store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or
near the appliance. Flammable materials may
explodeandresultinreorpropertydamage.
sufcienttimetocool.Amongtheseareasare
the cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the
oven vent openings and surfaces near these
openings, oven door and window.
• Donotleavechildrenalone.Childrenshould
not be left alone or unattended in the area
where an appliance is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of
the appliance.
• DONOTTOUCHSURFACEBURNERS,
AREASNEARTHESEBURNERS,OVEN
HEATINGELEMENTSORINTERIOR
SURFACESOFTHEOVENORWARMER
DRAWER(ifequipped).Bothsurfaceburners
and oven heating elements may be hot even
thoughsurfaceburneramesarenotvisible
or oven elements are dark in color. Areas near
surface burners may become hot enough
tocauseburns.Duringandafteruse,do
nottouch,orletclothingorotherammable
materials touch these areas until they have had
• Neveruseyourapplianceforwarmingor
heating the room.
• Incaseofreorgasleak,besuretoturnoff
the main gas shutoff valve.
• WearProperApparel—Loose-ttingor
hanging garments should never be worn
while using the appliance. Donotletclothing
orotherammablematerialscontacthot
surfaces.
• DoNotUseWaterorFlouronGrease
Fires—Smothertherewithapanlid,oruse
baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
• Whenheatingfatorgrease,watchitclosely.
Fatorgreasemaycatchreifallowedto
become too hot.
• UseOnlyDryPotholders—Moistordamp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in
burns from steam. Donotletthepotholders
touch hot heating surface units or interior oven
elements.Donotuseatowelorotherbulky
cloth instead of a potholder.
• DoNotHeatUnopenedFoodContainers—
Buildupofpressuremaycausethe
container to burst and result in injury.
• Removetheovendoorfromanyunused
appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.
• IMPORTANT—Donotattempttooperatethe
oven during a power failure. If the power
fails, always turn the oven off. If the oven
is not turned off and the power resumes, the
oven may begin to operate again. Food left
unattendedcouldcatchreorspoil.
Important Safety Instructions
• Stepping,leaningorsittingonthedoor
or drawer of this appliance can result
in serious injuries and may also cause
damage to the appliance. Donotallow
children to climb or play around the appliance.
The weight of a child on an open door may
cause the appliance to tip, resulting in serious
burnsorotherinjury.Anopendrawer,when
hot, may cause burns.
• Donotusetheovenorwarmerdrawer(if
equipped) for storage.
• 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.
Do not store items of interest to children in
the cabinets above the appliance. Children
climbing on the range to reach items could be
seriouslyinjured.
Electronic controllers can be damaged by cold
temperatures. When you use your appliance
forthersttime,orifithasnotbeenusedfora
long period of time, make sure that it has been
exposed to a temperature above 0°C/32°F for at
least 3 hours before connecting it to the power
supply.