SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CHILD SAFETY Touching a hot oven lightbulb with a __ J
damp cloth could cause the bulb to
Donotleavechildrenalone or unsuper- break. Should the bulb break,discon-
vised near the appliance when it is in nectpowerto the range beforetrying to
useor isstill hot. Children should never remove the bulb to avoid electrical
beallowed to sit or stand on anypart of shock.
the appliance. Children mustbe taught ,_ I_
that theappliance and utensilsin it can Clean range with caution. If a wet
be hot.Children should be taught that sponge or cloth isused towipe spills on
an appliance is not a toy. They should a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
not be allowed to play with controls or steam burns.Some cleaners can pro-
other parts of the unit. Let hot utensils duce noxious fumes if applied to a hot
cool inasafe prace,outofreachofsmall surface.
children.Be sure you know which knob controls
GREASE which surface burner. Always make
surethe correct burner isturnedon and
! _=J--IZ3L-L_.. _ Use extreme caution when moving the that the burner has ignited.Whencook-
grease kettleordisposingof hotgrease, ing is completed,turn burneroff.
Hot grease is flammable. Avoid letting Use caution when wearing garments
grease deposits collect around appli- made of flammable material to avoid
ance, range hood, or vent fan. Do not clothingfires.Loosefittingorlonghang-
leave container of grease around a ing-sleeved apparel shouldnotbeworn
cookingappliance.Alwaysletquantities while cooking. Clothing may ignite or
ofhotfatusedfordeepfatfryingcoolbe- catch utensilhandles.
foreattemptingtomoveor handle.Inthe
event ofa grease fire, DO NOT attempt
CAUTION:Denotstoreitemsofinter-tomovepan. Coverpanwithaiidtoex__i
estto childrenin cabinets above anap- tinguish flame and turn surface burner
pliance or on the backguardof a range, off. Do not douse flame with water. Use
Children climbing on the appliance to a dry chemical or foam-type fire extin-
reach items could be seriously injured, guisher, if available, or sprinkle heavily
Do notuse anappliance as a stepstool with baking soda.
to cabinetsabove.
ANTI-TIP DEVICE ."Never heat an unopened container on
the surface burner or in the oven. Pres-
To reducethe riskoftippingof the appli- sure build-up may cause container to
ance from unusual usage or by exces- burstresulting in seriouspersonal injury
sive loadingofthe oven door, the appli- ordamage to the range.
ance must be secured by a properly in-
stalled anti-tip device. To check if de- Slide oven rack out to add or remove
vice is installed properly: Use a flash- food, using dry, sturdy pot holders. AI-
light and look underneath range to see ways avoid reaching into oven to place
that one of the rear leveling legs is en- Spillsor boilovers whichcontain grease or remove food.
gaged inthe bracketslot. When remov- shouldbe cleaned upas soon as possi-
ingappliancefor cleaning,besure anti- ble. If they are allowed to accumulate, Use dry, sturdy pot holders. Damp pot
tip device is engagedwhen range isre- they could create a FIRE HAZARD.
placed.The anti-tip device securesthe holders may cause burns from steam.
Dishtowels or other substitutes should
rear leveling legtothe floor, when prop- COOKING SAFETYnever be used as pot holders because
erlyengaged. Always adjustsurface burners flame so they cantrailacrosshot surface burners
that isdoes not extend beyond the bot- and igniteor getcaught on range parts.
CLEANING tom of utensil. This instruction is based
Turn off all controls and wait for range on safety considerations. Use carewhen openingoven door. Let
partstocool beforetouching orcleaning hot air or steam escape before remov-
them.Do not touchthe burner grates or Never leave a surface cooking opera- ingor replacingfood. Alwaysplaceoven
surrounding areas until they have had tionunattendedespeciallywhen usinga racksin thedesired positionswhileoven
sufficienttime to cool. high heat setting. Boilovers cause is cool. If a rack must be moved while
smoking and greasy spillovers may ig- hot, be careful to avoid contact of pot
nite. holders with oven burner flame.
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