General Information
©2010 Viking Preferred Service
7
Warnings
Read and follow all instructions before using this
appliance to prevent the potential risk of
fi
re, electric
shock, personal injury, or damage to the appliance as a
result of improper usage of the appliance. Use appliance
only for its intended purpose as described in this manual.
To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance must
be properly installed and grounded by a quali
fi
ed
technician. DO NOT attempt to adjust, repair, service, or
replace any part of your appliance unless it is speci
fi
cally
recommended in this manual. All other servicing should
be referred to a quali
fi
ed servicer. Have the installer
show you the location of the gas shutoff valve and how
to shut it off in an emergency.
If the information in this manual is not followed
exactly, a
fi
re or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or death. DO NOT
store or use gasoline or other
fl
ammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or any appliance.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
•
DO NOT
try to light any appliance.
•
DO NOT
touch any electrical switch.
•
DO NOT
use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s
phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fi
re
department.
Installation and service must be performed by a
quali
fi
ed installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
• THIS RANGE CAN TIP
• INJURIES TO PERSONS CAN RESULT
• INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICE PACKED WITH RANGE
To avoid risk of property damage, personal injury or
death; follow information in this manual exactly to
prevent a
fi
re or explosion.
To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage
• Be sure all packing materials are removed from the
appliance before operating it.
• Keep area around appliance clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline, and other
fl
ammable
vapors and materials.
• If appliance is installed near a window, proper
precautions should be taken to prevent curtains from
blowing over burners.
•
NEVER
leave any items on the rangetop. The hot air
from the vent may ignite
fl
ammable items and may
increase pressure in closed containers, which may
cause them to burst.
• Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE when
exposed to heat and may be highly
fl
ammable. Avoid
their use or storage near an appliance.
• Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics
away from parts of the appliance that may become
warm or hot.
DO NOT
leave plastic items on the
rangetop as they may melt or soften if left too close to
the vent or a lighted surface burner.
• Combustible items (paper, plastic, etc.) may ignite and
metallic items may become hot and cause burns.
DO
NOT
pour spirits over hot foods.
DO NOT
leave oven
unsupervised when drying herbs, breads, mushrooms,
etc;
fi
re hazard.
In Case of Fire
Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid
spreading the
fl
ame. Extinguish
fl
ame, then turn on hood
to remove smoke and odor.
•
Cooktop
: Smother
fi
re or
fl
ame in a pan with a lid or
cookie sheet.
•
NEVER
pick up or move a
fl
aming pan.
•
Oven
: Smother
fi
re or
fl
ame by closing the oven door.
DO NOT
use water on grease
fi
res. Use baking soda,
a dry chemical, or foam-type extinguisher to smother
fi
re or
fl
ame.
• GREASE–Grease is
fl
ammable and should be handled
carefully. DO NOT use water on grease
fi
res. Flaming
grease can be extinguished with baking soda or, if
available, a multipurpose dry chemical or foam type
extinguisher. Let fat cool before attempting to handle it.
DO NOT allow grease to collect around the oven or in
vents. Wipe up spillovers immediately.
Heating Elements
•
NEVER
touch oven bake and broil burner area or
interior surfaces of oven.
• Bake and broil burners may be hot even though they
are dark in color. Areas near burners and interior
surfaces of an oven may become hot enough to cause
burns.
• During and after use,
DO NOT
touch or let clothing or
other
fl
ammable materials contact heating elements,
areas near elements, or interior surfaces of oven until
they have had suf
fi
cient time to cool. Other surfaces
of the oven may become hot enough to cause burns,
such as the oven vent opening, the surface near the
vent opening, and the oven door window.
