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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury, or death when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels
DANGER
!
DANGER
Immediate hazards which
WILL
result in severe personal injury
or death.
WARNING
!
WARNING
Hazards or unsafe practices which
COULD
result in severe
personal injury or death.
CAUTION
!
CAUTION
Hazards or unsafe practices which
COULD
result in minor
personal injury or product or property damage.
What You Need to Know
about Safety Instructions
Warning and Important Safety
Instructions appearing in this manual are
not meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may
occur. Common sense, caution, and care
must be exercised when installing,
maintaining, or operating refrigerator.
Always contact your dealer, distributor,
service agent, or manufacturer about
problems or conditions you do not
understand.
1. Read all instructions before
using refrigerator.
2. Observe all local codes and
ordinances.
3. Be sure to follow grounding
instructions.
4. Check with a qualified
electrician if you are not sure
this appliance is properly
polarized and grounded.
5. DO NOT ground to a gas line.
6. DO NOT ground to cold
water pipe.
7. DO NOT modify plug on power
cord. If plug does not fit electrical
outlet, have proper outlet
installed by a qualified electrician.
8. DO NOT remove warning tag
from power cord.
9. Do not tamper with internal
control components.
10. DO NOT repair or replace any part
of refrigerator or attempt any service,
unless specifically recommended in
user maintenance instructions.
11. Always disconnect refrigerator from
electrical supply before attempting
any service. Disconnect power cord
by grasping the plug, not the cord.
12. Install refrigerator according to
Installation Instructions. All
connections for water, electrical
power, and grounding must comply
with local codes and be made by
licensed personnel when required.
13. Keep your refrigerator in good
condition. Bumping or dropping
refrigerator can damage unit or
cause unit to malfunction or leak.
If damage occurs, have
refrigerator checked by qualified
service technician.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
14. Replace worn power cords and/or
loose plugs.
15. Always read and follow
manufacturer's storage and ideal
environment instructions for items
being stored in refrigerator.
16.
DANGER
!
To avoid risk of injury or death, follow basic disposal precautions below:
Proper Disposal of Your Refrigerator
IMPORTANT:
Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or
abandoned refrigerators are still dangerouseven if they sit out for just a
few days. If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, please follow the
instructions below to help prevent accidents.
BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY YOUR OLD REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER:
Take off the doors.
Leave the shelves in place so children may not easily climb inside.
Grounding type
wall receptacle
Power cord with
3-prong grounded plug
Do not, under
any circumstances,
cut, remove,
or bypass the
grounding prong.