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Safety and warning information
Safety and warning information
General safety
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or death, observe these
precautions:
•
Do not touch
any surface, component,
or mechanism of the appliance during
or immediately after cooking.
•
Learn
where and how to shut off the
valve that feeds gas to the appliance.
•
Make sure the rangetop's hold-down brackets
are properly installed. (See the
Installation Instructions for details.)
•
Do not let children sit/stand
on the appliance or play with any of its parts. Do not leave
children unattended in the kitchen when the appliance is in use.
•
Remove
all packaging before operating the appliance to keep this material from
catching fire. Keep all packaging away from children. Properly dispose of packaging as
soon as the appliance is unpacked.
•
Do not keep
objects of interest to children on or around the appliance.
•
Do not operate
the appliance if it is damaged in any way, if it malfunctions, or is
missing parts.
•
Do not use
the appliance as a space heater. This appliance is to be used for cooking
purposes only.
•
Use
only dry pot holders.
•
Do not use
the appliance to heat sealed food containers.
•
Unplug
the appliance before service/maintenance.
• An air curtain or other overhead range hood, which operates by blowing a downward
airflow onto a range, shall not be used in conjunction with a gas range unless the
hood and range have been designed and tested in accordance with the Standard
for Domestic Gas Ranges, ANSI Z21.1 • CSA1.1, and listed by an independent testing
laboratory for combination use.
WARNING
NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may
result in carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of the oven.