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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This guide contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow all instructions
given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of these symbols.
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.
Never use your appliance for warming or
heating the room.
• DoNot Use Water or Flouron Grease Fires.Smother the fire
with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-
type extinguisher.
• Whenheatingfatorgrease,watchitclosely.Fatorgreasemay
catch fire if allowed to become too hot.
• UseOnlyDryPotholders. Moist or damppotholdersonhot
surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let the pot
holders touch hot heating surface units. Do not use a towel or
other bulky cloth instead of a pot holder.
• DoNotHeatUnopenedFoodContainers.Buildupofpressure
may cause the container to burst and result in injury.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR COOKTOP
• Know which knob controls each surface unit.
• Cleantheapplianceregularlytokeepallpartsfreeofgrease
that could catch fire. Exhaust fan ventilation hoods and grease
filters should be kept clean. Do not allow grease to accumulate
onhoodorfilter.Greasydepositsinthefancouldcatchfire.When
flaming food under the hood, turn fan on. Refer to hood
manufacturer's instructions for cleaning.
•Use Proper Pan Size. This appliance is equipped with one or
more surface units of different sizes. Select utensils having flat
bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit. The use of
undersized utensils will expose a portion of the surface heating
unittodirectcontactandmayresultinignitionofclothing.Proper
relationship of utensil to the surface unit will also improve
efficiency.
• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Should Not
Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units. To reduce the risk of
burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to
unintentional contact with the utensil.
• Never Leave Surface Units Unattended. Boilovers cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that has
boiled dry may melt.
• Protective Liners. Do not use aluminum foil to line any part of
the appliance. Only use aluminum foil as recommended for
baking if used as a cover placed on the food. Any other use of
protective liners or aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric
shock or fire or short circuit.
• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using the
appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after
unpacking the appliance. 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 Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA
No. 70 - latest edition in the United States, or CSA C22.1,
Part1inCanada,andlocalcoderequirements.Installonlyper
installation instructions provided in the literature package for
this appliance.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an
authorizedrepairservice.Knowhowtodisconnecttheelectrical
power to the appliance at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case
of an emergency.
• User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any part of the
applianceunlessspecificallyrecommendedinthemanuals.
Allotherservicing should be doneonlyby a qualified technician
to reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the
appliance.
• Never modify or alter the construction of an appliance by
removing panels, wire covers or any other part of the
product.
• StorageonAppliance. Flammable materialsshouldnotbe
stored near surface units. 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.
Donotstoreitemsofinteresttochildreninthe
cabinets above the appliance.
• 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 UNITS OR AREAS NEAR THESE
UNITS. Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in
color. Areasnearsurfaceunitsmaybecomehotenoughtocause
burns.Duringandafteruse,donottouch,orletclothingorother
flammable materials touch these areas until they have had
sufficient time to cool. Among these areas are the cooktop and
areas facing the cooktop.
• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garments
shouldneverbewornwhileusingtheappliance.Donotlet
clothing or other flammable materials contact hot surfaces.
Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.
Savetheseinstructionsforfuturereference.