NEVERleavesurfaceunitsunattendedes-
peciallywhenusinghighheat.Anunattended
boilovercouldcausesmokingand a greasy
spillovercancausea fire.
Thisapplianceisequippedwithdifferentsize
surfaceelements.Selectpanswithflat bot-
tomslargeenoughto coverelement.Fitting
pansizeto elementwillimprovecookingef-
ficiency.
If pan is sma/erthan element,a portionof
theelementwillbeexposedtodirectcontact
andcouldigniteclothingor potholder.
Onlycertain types of glass,glass/ceramic,
ceramic,earthenware,or otherglazeduten-
silsare suitableforcooktopor ovenservice
withoutbreakingdueto thesuddenchange
intemperature.Followutens/manufacturer's
instructionswhenusingglass.
Turn pan handletowardcenter of cooktop,
notoutintotheroomoroveranothersurface
element.Thisreducestheriskofburns,igni-
tionofflammablematerials,or spillageifpan
is accidentlybumpedor reachedby small
children.
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Topreventdamagetoremovableheatingel-
ements,do not immerse,soak orcleanin a
dishwasheror self-cleanoven.A damaged
elementcouldshortresultingina fireorshock
hazard.
Makesuredripbowlsareinplaceasabsence
ofthesebowlsduringcookingcoulddamage
wiring.
ProtectiveLiners:Donotusealuminumfoilto
linesurfaceunitdripbowlsorovenbottoms,
exceptassuggestedinthemanual.Improper
installationoftheselinersmayresultina risk
ofelectricshockorfire.
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NEVERcookon brokencooktop.Ifcooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and
spilloversmaypenetratethebrokencooktop
andcreatea riskofelectricshock.Contacta
qualifiedtechnicianimmediately.
Cleancooktopwithcaution.Somecleaners
can producenoxiousfumes if appliedto a
hotsurface.If a wetsponge,cloth,or paper
towelisusedona hotcookingarea,becare-
ful toavoidsteamburn.
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Use extremecautionwhen movinggrease
panordisposingof hotgrease.Allowgrease
to coolbeforeattemptingto movepan.
Usecarewhenopeningdoor.Let hotair or
steamescapebeforeremovingor replacing
food.
Forproperovenoperationandperformance,
donotblockorobstructovenventduct.When
ovenis in use, the areanear thevent may
becomehotenoughto causeburns.
Alwaysplaceovenracksindesiredlocations
while oven is coo!. If rack must be moved
while ovenis hot,do not letpotholdercon-
tact hotelementin oven.
Cleanonlyparts listed inthis guide.Donot
clean door gasket.The gasketis essential
foragoodseal.Donotrub,damage,ormove
the gasket.
Do not use ovencleaners.Nocommercial
ovencleanerorovenlinerprotectivecoating
ofanykindshouldbe usedin or aroundany
partoftheoven.
Beforesel-clean[ngtheoven,removebroiler
pan,oven racksand otherutensilsto pre-
ventexcessivesmoking,discolorationofthe
ovenracksor possibledamageto utensils.
Wipe up excessive sp/Iovers, especially
greasyspills,beforethe cleancycleto pre-
vent smoking,flare-upsorflaming.
It is normalforthe cooktopto becomehot
duringacleancycle.Therefore,avoidtouch-
ing thecooktop,door,windowor ovenvent
duringa cleancycle.
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NEVERtouch surface or oven heating ele-
ments,areasnearelements,or interior sur-
faces of oven.
Beatingelementsmaybehoteventhoughthey'
aredarkincolor.Areasnearsurfaceelements
andinteriorsurfacesofan ovenmay'become
hotenoughto causeburns.Duringandafter
use,do nottouchor letclothingor otherflam-
mablematerialscontactheatingelements,ar-
easnearelements,or interiorsurfacesofoven
untilthey havehadsufficienttimeto cool.
Otherpotenlallyhotsurfacesinclude:Cooktop,
areasfacingthe cooktop,ovenvent,and sur-
facesneartheventopening,ovendoor,areas
aroundthedoorand ovenwindow.
Ill[l lil,IY
cabinets above an appliance or On
backguard ofa ra%e.Ch!dren c!imbingon
appliance, door o! drawer'to leach items
COU!ddamagethe app!!anceor be bu!ned
or seriouslyiniu_'ed,
NEVERleavechildrenaloneor unsupervised
inareawhereapplianceisin useorisstillhot.
NEVERallowch/dren to sit or standon any
partoftheapp/anceastheycouldbe iniured
orburned.
Childrenmustbetaughtthattheapplianceand
utensilsin or onitcanbe hot.Lethotutensils
coolin asafeplace,outof reachofsma/chil-
dren.Childrenshouldbetaughtthatan appli-
anceis not a toy.Childrenshouldnotbe al-
lowedto playwith controlsor other parts of
the unit.
Cleanrangehoodandfiltersfrequentlytopre-
ventgreaseorotherflammablematerialsfrom
accumulatingon hood or filter and to avoid
greasefires.
Turnthefan on whenflambeingfoods (such
asCherriesJub/ee)underthehood.