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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
Stepping, leaning, sitting or pulling down on the
door or the drawer of this appliance can result
in serious injuries and also cause damage to the
appliance. Do not allow children to climb or play around
the appliance. The weight of a child on an open door may
cause the appliance to tip, resulting in serious burns or
other injury.
Do not use the oven for storage.
• Storage in or on Appliance. Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven, near surface
burners. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items,
such as cookbooks, plastic ware and towels, as well
as fl ammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such
as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance. Flammable
materials may explode and result in fi re or property
damage.
CAUTION
Do not store items of interest to children in the
cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on
the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone. Children should not
be left alone or unattended in the area where an
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to
sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR
THESE UNITS, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN. Both surface
burners and oven heating elements may be hot even
though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units
may become hot enough to cause burns. During and
after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other fl ammable
materials touch these areas until they have had suffi cient
time to cool. Among these areas are the cooktop,
surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven vent openings and
surfaces near these openings, oven door and window.
• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fi tting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using the
appliance. Do not let clothing or other fl ammable
materials contact hot surfaces.
WARNING
NEVER use your appliance as a space heater to
heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in
carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of
the oven.
In case of fi re or gas leak, be sure to turn off the
main gas shutoff valve.
• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires.
Smother the fi re with a pan lid, or use baking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat
or grease may catch fi re if allowed to become too hot.
• Use Only Dry Pot holders. Moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let the pot holders touch hot surface
units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of
a pot holder.
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers. Buildup
of pressure may cause the container to burst and
result in injury.
• Remove the oven door from any unused
appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.
IMPORTANT
Do not attempt to operate the appliance during a
power failure. If the power fails, always turn off
the unit. If the unit is not turned off and the power
resumes, the oven may begin to operate again. Food
left unattended could catch fi re or spoil.
WARNING
Use proper fl ame size. Adjust fl ame size so it
does not extend beyond the edge of the utensil.
The use of undersize utensils wll exposed a portion of
the burner fl ame to direct contact and may result in ig-
nition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to fl ame
will also improve effi ciency.
Do not use stove top grills on the burner grates
of sealed gas burners. If you use a stove top grill
on a sealed gas burner, it will cause incomplete
combustion and can result in exposure to carbon
monoxide levels allowable current standards.
This can be hazardous to your health.
CAUTION
Electronic controllers can be damaged by cold
temperatures. When you use your appliance for
the fi rst time, or if it has not been used for a long
period of time, make sure that it has been exposed
to a temperature above 0°C/32°F for at least 3
hours before connecting it to the power supply.