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REFRIGERATOR SAFETY
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately
You
can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety
messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.”
These words mean:
follow instructions.
instructions.
DANGER
WARNING
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING:
To reduce the ri
sk
of fire, electric
s
hoc
k
, or injury when u
s
ing your refrigerator, follow the
s
e ba
s
ic precaution
s
:
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
■
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
■
Do not remove ground prong.
■
Do not u
s
e an adapter.
■
Do not u
s
e an exten
s
ion cord.
■
Di
s
connect power before
s
ervicing.
■
Replace all part
s
and panel
s
before operating.
■
Remove door
s
from your old refrigerator.
■
U
s
e nonflammable cleaner.
■
K
eep flammable material
s
and vapor
s
,
s
uch a
s
ga
s
oline,
away from refrigerator.
■
U
s
e two or more people to move and in
s
tall refrigerator.
■
It mu
s
t be po
ss
ible to di
s
connect the appliance from the
power
s
upply by unplugging it if plug i
s
acce
ss
ible, or by
mean
s
of an acce
ss
ible multi-pole
s
witch in
s
talled up
s
tream
of the
s
oc
k
et in conformity with national
s
afety
s
tandard
s
.
■
Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
■
To avoid hazard due to in
s
tability of the appliance, it mu
s
t be
fixed in accordance with the in
s
truction
s
.
■
K
eep ventilation opening
s
, in the appliance enclo
s
ure or in
the built-in
s
tructure, clear of ob
s
truction.
■
Thi
s
appliance i
s
not intended for u
s
e by per
s
on
s
(including
children) with reduced phy
s
ical,
s
en
s
ory or mental
capabilitie
s
, or lac
k
of experience and
k
nowledge, unle
ss
they have been given
s
upervi
s
ion or in
s
truction concerning
u
s
e of the appliance by a per
s
on re
s
pon
s
ible for their
s
afety. Children
s
hould be
s
upervi
s
ed to en
s
ure that they
do not play with the appliance.
■
To avoid the ri
sk
of children becoming trapped and
s
uffocating, do not allow them to play or hide in
s
ide the
refrigerator.
■
If the power
s
upply cord i
s
damaged, it mu
s
t be replaced
by the manufacturer or it
s
s
ervice agent or a
s
imilarly
q
ualified per
s
on in order to avoid a hazard.
■
Do not u
s
e mechanical device
s
or other mean
s
to
accelerate the defro
s
ting proce
ss
, other than tho
s
e
recommended by the manufacturer.
■
Do not u
s
e electrical appliance
s
in
s
ide the food
s
torage
compartment
s
of the appliance, unle
ss
they are of the type
recommended by the manufacturer.
State of California Proposition 65 Warnings:
WARNING: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
WARNING: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other
reproductive harm.