Whirlpool TER46WOY Guide

UseAndCam
II
A NoteToYou 2
Important Safety
hstructions 3
Parts And Features 6
Using Your Range 7
Using lhe Setf-
Cleaning Cycle 19
Caring For
Your Range 22
tfYou Need Assistance
Or Service 27
Warranty 32
I-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
MODEL TER46WOY
10-Q

A NoteToYou
Thank you for buying an Estate appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. lt is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Cwner-
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa-
tion on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock. This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1301,
is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first see ‘If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 27. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer
Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and
serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 6). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers,
the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book
and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Phone

Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the range, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
General
*Use the range only for its-in-
l Read all instructions before
using the range. t;;t;“,,use as described In this
.
*Install or locate the range onl
accordance with the provide J in
Installation Instructions. The
e must be installed by a .Do not touch surface units,
areas near units, heating ele-
ments or interior surfaces of
oven. Surface units and heating
elements may be hot even
though they are dark in color.
Areas near surface units and
interior surfaces of an oven
.WARNING: To reduce the risk of become hot enou h to cause
tipping of the ap
appliance must gliance, the burns. During ancp
after use, do
e secured by a not touch, or let clothing or
E
roperly installed anti-tip other flammable materials
racket. To check if the bracket contact surface units, areas
is installed properly, see “The near units, heatin elements or
anti-tip bracket” on page 18. interior surfaces 0 oven until9
@CAUTION: Do not store things they have had sufficient time to
children mi cool. Other surfaces of the
ht want above the
range. Chil%ren could be burned range may become hot enough
or injured while climbing on it. to cause burns; such as, the
l Do not leave children alone or oven vent opening, the surface
unattended in area where the near the vent opening, the
cooktop, the oven door and
range is in use. They should window.
never be allowed to sit or stand
on an
could ‘bpart of the range. They
e burned or injured.
l Do not operate the range if it
is damaged or not working
properly.
*Do not use the range for
warming or heatin
Persons could be urned or%
the room.
injured, or a fire could start.
@Donot wear loose or hanging
garments when using the
range. They could ignite if they
touch a hot surface unit and
you could be burned.
continued on next page 3

*Use only d potholders. Moist
or damp po holders on hot sur-
r
faces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let potholder
touch hot heating elements. Do
not use a towel or bulk cloth
Fo ;repotholder. It coulJ catch
.Keep range vents unobstructed.
@Donot heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
@Donot store flammable materi-
als on or near the range. The
fumes can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
When using the cooktop
*Make sure the reflector bowls
are in place during cooking.
Cookin %
without reflector bowls
may su ject the wiring and
components underneath them to
damage.
.Do not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners.
Improper installation of these
liners ma result in a risk of
electric sIT
ock or fire.
*Select a pan with a flat bottom
that is about the same size as
the surface unit. If pan is smaller
than the surface unit, some of
the heating element will be
exposed and may result in the
i
8 niting of clothing or potholders.
orrect pan size also improves
cooking efficiency.
*Check to be sure 3
lass cook-
ing utensils are sa e for use on
the range. Only certain types
of glass, glass-ceramic, ce-
ramic, earthenware or other
glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktops without breaking due
to the sudden change in
temperature.
@Neverleave surface units
unattended at high heat set-
tings. A boilover could result
and cause smoking and
gr;;~y splllovers that may
.
@Turnpan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the
chance of burns, i niting of
flammable materia s,9 and
spills due to bumping of the
pan.
When using the oven
@Alwaysposition oven rack(s)
in desired location while oven
is cool. If a rack must be re-
moved while oven is hot, do
not let potholder contact hot
heating element in oven.
@Usecare when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing food.
4

Grease
l Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
a
@Donot use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flamin pan on
range by coverin
fitted lid, cookie s%
WI h a well-
9
eet or flat
tray. Flaming grease outside of
iian can be extin
P
uished with
aking soda or, i available, a
multipurpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
Care and cleanina
4mall amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are iven
off in the Self-Cleaning cyc e9
from fiberglass insulation and
food decomposition. Significant
exposure to these substances
can cause cancer or reproduc-
tive harm. Exposure can be
minimized by venting with a
hood or open window and
wiping out excess food spills
prior to self-cleaning.
@Donot use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner
any kind sI!rotective coating of ould be used in or
around any part of the oven.
@Beforeself-cleaning the oven.,
remove broiler
oven racks anB an, broiler 9nd, other utensi s.
Do not use your oven to clean
miscellaneous parts unless you
are instructed to do so in this
Use and Care Guide.
*Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element
will be damaged and shock or
fire could result.
@Donot clean door heat seal. It
is essential for a ood seal.
Care should be ta
gk
en not to rub,
damage or move the seal.
Clean only parts recommended
in this Use and Care Guide.
@Donot repair or replace any
part of the range unless specifi-
cally recommended in this
manual. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified
technician.
*Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.
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