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Important Safety Instructions
• Read the accompanying Use and Care Manual
completely before operating this appliance.
• Keep packaging materials away from children.
Plastic sheets and bags can cause suffocation.
• If you receive a damaged product, immediately
contact your dealer or builder. Do not install or use
a damaged appliance.
• This cooktop must be properly installed and
grounded by a qualified installer according to these
installation instructions prior to use. The installer
should show the customer the location of the gas
shut off valve and the power cord so that they
know where and how to turn off the gas supply and
disconnect power.
• Do not install in a damp environment or expose to
moisture.
• This appliance should not be installed with a ven-
tilation system that blows air downward toward the
cooktop. This type of ventilation system may cause
ignition and combustion problems with the gas
cooking appliance, resulting in personal injury or
unintended operation.
• Do not install, repair or replace any part of the
cooktop unless specifically recommended in the
literature accompanying it. A qualified service tech-
nician should perform all other service.
• Before servicing or installing this cooktop, make
sure that the gas supply is turned off at the gas
supply valve and the power plug is disconnected
from the electrical outlet.
• Disconnect the power plug from the electrical out-
let before cleaning. Clean this appliance only in the
manner specified in the use and care manual.
• Only use the cooktop for cooking tasks expected
of a home appliance as outlined in the literature
accompanying it. This cooktop is not intended for
commercial or laboratory use.
• DO NOT TOUCH THE GRATES OR SURFACES
AROUND THE BURNERS DURING OR
IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE. Glass surfaces may
be hot, even though they are dark in color. After
use, make sure these surfaces have had sufficient
time to cool before touching them.
• To avoid a fire hazard, do not hang flammable or
heat sensitive objects over the cooktop.
• Do not climb on any part of the appliance.
• Do not leave children alone or unattended in the
area around the cooktop. Do not allow children to
WARNING WARNING
General Safety Precautions
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your appliance, follow basic safety precau-
tions, including the following:
play with the controls or touch other parts of the
cooktop. Do not store items of interest to children
on top of or above the cooktop. Children could be
burned or injured while climbing on the appliance.
• Clean the cooktop thoroughly before operating it
for the first time. Make sure that all the cooktop
parts are dry before lighting a burner.
• Keep flammable items, such as paper, cardboard,
plastic and cloth away from the burners and other
hot surfaces. Do not place such items on the
cooktop. Do not allow pot holders to touch hot sur-
faces or gas burners.
• Do not wear loose or hanging apparel while using
the cooktop. Do not allow clothing to come into
contact with the cooktop and surrounding areas
during and immediately after use.
• Do not use towels or bulky cloth as pot holders.
• If the cooktop is near a window, do not use long
curtains as window treatment. The curtains could
blow over the cooktop and create a fire hazard.
• Non-stick coatings, when heated, can be harmful
to birds. Remove birds to a separate, well-ventilat-
ed room when operating the cooktop.
• Keep the power cord away from hot surfaces.
IMPORTANT - This appliance is equipped with a
three-prong grounding plug for your protection against
possible electric shock hazards. Plug it only into a
dedicated, grounded three-prong electrical outlet.
It is the responsibility of the
customer to make sure the
proper type of outlet is installed.
Under any circumstances:
• DO NOT cut or remove the
third (ground) prong from
the power cord.
• DO NOT use an adapter plug.
• DO NOT use an extension cord.
• DO NOT use a power cord that is frayed or dam-
aged.
• DO NOT connect to an electrical outlet equipped
with a ground fault interrupter (GFI).