Weber SUMMITT 450, Operating Manual

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EACH HEAT ZONE OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY.
1) Open the lid. Figure 2.
2) Check that fuel scale reads more than “E”.
Note - E = empty; F = full.
3) Make sure all burner control knobs are turned OFF. (Push
each burner control knob down and turn clockwise.)
WARNING: The b urner control knobs must be in the
OFF position before turning on the LP tank valve. If
they are not in the OFF position, when you turn on
the LP tank valve, the excess flow control will activa t e,
limiting the flow of gas from the LP tank. If this should
occur, turn OFF the LP tank valve and burner control
knobs and start over.
WARNING:The storage space under the cooking
module is intended for storage of nonflammable
items only.
4) Turn the tank on by turning the tank valve
counterclockwise.
5) Select heat zone.
6) Put a match in the match holder and strike the match.
7) Insert match holder and lit match through matchlight
hole to ignite LEFT burner. Figure 3.
WARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep
your face and body at least one foot away from the
matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue.
8) Push LEFT burner control knob down and turn to
H (high).
DA N G E R
Failure to open lid while igniting the
b a r b e c u e, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow
the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light,
m ay result in an explosive flame-up which
can cause serious bodily injury or death.
Figure 2
Figure 3
Manual Lighting
High Medium Low Off
9) Observe if LEFT burner has ignited by looking
through matchlight hole.
WARNING: If LEFT burner fails to ignite turn LEFT
burner control knob to OFF and wait 5 minutes before
attempting to ignite again.
10) After the LEFT burner is lit you can turn on the
RIGHT burner.
Note: Always light the LEFT burner first.The RIGHT
burner ignites from the LEFT burner.
TO EXTINGUISH
Turn gas supply OFF at the source, then push down
and turn each burner control knob clockwise to OFF.
Control panel
matchlight hole
in control panel
Hole in cooking
box assembly
Left burner
tube
DANGER
When the excess flow control is activated, a
small amount of gas is still flowing to the
burners. After turning OFF the tank and burner
control knobs,wait at least 5 minutes for the gas
to clear before attempting to light the barbecue.
Failure to do so may result in an explosive
flame-up which can cause serious bodily injury
or death.
MANUAL LIGHTING