This guide contains many important safety' messages. Always read and obey all safety messages.
This is the safety' alert symbol It alerts you to safety messages that inform you
of hazards that can kill or hurt you or others, or cause damage to the product,
All safety messages will be preceded by the safety' alert symbol and the hazard
signal word DANGER, WARNING or CAUTION. These words mean:
You _ be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions,
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions.
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury, or product damage only.
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury and tell you what can happen if
the instructions are not followed.
To reducethe risk of fire, electric shock or injury
to persons when using your product,_sic safe_
precautions should be followed, including the following:
. NEVER unplug your refrigerator by pulling on the powercord.
Always grip the plug firmly and pull it straight outfrom the
outlet.
Repair or replace immediately all electric service cords that
have become frayed or othe_ise damaged Do not use a cord
that shows cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at
either the plug or connector end.
, When moving your refrigerator away from the',vail,
be _reful notto roll over or damage the powercord.
DO NOT store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity dthis or any other appliance.
DO NOT allow children to climb, stand or hang on the
refrigerator doors or shelves in the refrigerator.They could
damage the refrigerator and seriously injure themselves.
Keep fingers out of "pinch point°areas; clearances between
the doors and between the doors and cabinet are necessarily
small. Be _reful closing doors when children are in the area,
, Unplug your _-igerator before cleaning or making any repairs.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that any servicing be
performed by a qualified individual,
, Before replacing a bumed4ut light bulb, unplug the
refrigerator or turn off power at the circuit breaker or fuse box
in order to avoid contact with a live wire filament, (Abumed-
out light bulb may break when being repla_d,) NOTE: Setting
either or both controls to the OFF position does not remove
power to the lightcircuit.
• Do not More bottles in the freezer compartment - they may
break when frozen, causing damage,
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- Forpersonal safety,this appliance must be properly grounded
Have thewall outlet and the circuitchecked by a qualified
electridan to make sure the outlet isproperly grounded.
• Read all instPactionsbefore using this appliance.
. Use this appliance onlyfor its intended purpose as described
in this useand care guide.
• This refrigerator must be properly installed in accordance with
theAttention Installer instructions that were taped to the front
of the _dgerator.
• After your refrigerator is in operation, do not touch the cold
surfaces in thefreezer compartment when handsare damp or
'wet.Skin may adhere to the extremely cold surfa_s.
• In refrigeratorswith automatic icemakers, avoid contact with
the moving parts ofthe ejector mechanism,or with the heating
element that releases the cubes. DO NOT placefingers or
hands on the automatic icemaking m_hanism while the
refrigerator is plugged in.
• DO NOT refreeze frozen foods which have thawed c_mpleteiy.
The United States Department ofAgriculture in Home and
Garden Bulletin No. 69 says:
"...Youmay safely refreeze frozen foods that havethawed if
they still contain ic_ c,"ystalsor if they are still cold below
40°F (4°C).
"...Thawed ground meats, poultry or fish that have any off-odor
or off-color should not be refrozen and should not be eaten.
Thawed ice cream should be discarded. If the odor or color of
any food is poor or questionable, get rid of it. Thefood may be
dangerous toeat.
"Even partial thawing and refree_ng reduces the eating quality
offoods, particularlyfruits, vegetables and prepared fo_s.
Theeating quality of red meats is affected less than that of
many other foods. Use refrozen foods as soon as possible to
save as mu_ oftheir eatingquality as you can."
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