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BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
This guide contains many important safety messages. Always read and obey all
safety messages.
w This is the safety alert symbol. It alerts you to safety messages that i form you of hazards that ca kill
or hurt you or others or cause damage to the product. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety
alert symbol a d the hazard sig al word DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. These words mea :
wANGER You might be killed or seriously i jured if you do ’t follow i structio s.
wWARNING You can be killed or seriously i jured if you do ’t follow i structio s.
wCAUTION I dicates a immi e tly hazardous situatio which, if ot avoided, may
result i mi or or moderate i jury, or product damage.
All safety messages will ide tify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the cha ce of i jury, a d tell you
what ca happe if the i structio s are ot followed.
wWARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or
injury to persons when using your product,
basic safety precautions should be followed,
including the following.
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
• NEVER u plug your refrigerator by pulli g o the
power cord. Always grip the plug firmly a d pull it
straight out from the outlet.
• Repair or replace immediately all electric service
cords that have become frayed or otherwise
damaged. Do ot use a cord that shows cracks or
abrasio damage alo g its le gth or at either the
plug or co ector e d.
• Whe movi g your refrigerator away from the wall,
be careful ot to roll over or damage the power cord.
• DO NOT store or use gasoli e or other flammable
vapors a d liquids i the vici ity of this or a y other
applia ce.
• Do NOT allow childre to climb, sta d, sit or ha g
o doors, drawers or shelves of the refrigerator.
They could damage the refrigerator a d seriously
i jure themselves.
• Keep fi gers out of pi ch poi t areas; cleara ces
betwee the doors a d cabi et are ecessarily
small. Be careful closi g doors whe childre are
i the area.
• U plug your refrigerator before clea i g or maki g
a y repairs.
NOTE: Service should be performed by a qualified
tech icia .
• Before replaci g a bur ed-out light bulb, u plug the
refrigerator or tur off power at the circuit breaker
or fuse box i order to avoid co tact with a live wire
filame t. (A bur ed-out light bulb may break whe
bei g replaced.)
NOTE: Some models have LED i terior lighti g a d
service should be performed by a qualified
tech icia .
NOTE: Setti g either or both co trols to the OFF
positio does ot remove power to the light circuit.
• Whe you are fi ished, reco ect the refrigerator to
the electrical source a d reset the co trol
(Thermostat Refrigerator Co trol, or Freezer
Co trol, or Freezer Co trol, depe di g o the
model) to the desired setti g.
• This refrigerator must be properly i stalled i
accorda ce with the Installer Instructions that
were taped to the fro t of the refrigerator.
• After your refrigerator is i operatio , do ot touch
the cold surfaces i the freezer compartme t whe
ha ds are damp or wet. Ski may adhere to the
extremely cold surfaces.
• I refrigerators with automatic icemakers, avoid
co tact with the movi g parts of the ejector
mecha ism or with the heati g eleme t that
releases the cubes. DO NOT place fi gers or ha ds
o the automatic icemaki g mecha ism while the
refrigerator is plugged i .
• o not modify or extend the power cord length.
It will cause electric shock or fire.
