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Tips to Protect Your Cooktop Ventilation System
• Before first use, clean the cooktop. (See page 5.) The built-in ventilation system removes cooking vapors,
odors and smoke from foods prepared on your cooktop.
• Make sure bottom of pants clean before placing on cooktop.
• Do not use a small pan on a large element. Not only does • The pop-up fan controlis located at the front of the air grille.
To operate the ventilation system, AirGrille
this waste energy, but itcan also result in spillovers burning
onto the cooking area which requires extra cleaning, push the knob down to pop it up.
Turn the knob clockwise until it
• Do not use non-flat specialty items that are oversized or stops for low fan speed. The fan can
uneven such as round bottom be set at any speed between low and
woks, rippled bottom and/or high by turning the knob counter-
oversized canners and griddles, clockwise toward the OFF position.
• Do not cook foods directly on the • The fan canbe used to remove strong
cooktop or use the cooktop as a ' '
cutting board. _: odors from the kitchen as when
over__,°, chopping onions near the fan.
• Do not allow a pan to boil dry as this could damage the Control
cooktop and the pan.
Care and Cleaning of the
• Do not slide heavy metal or glass pans across the surface Ventilation System
since these may scratch.
• Air Grille: The air grille lifts off easily by grasping the
• Donotuseatrivet, fireringormetalstandbetweenpansand opening at the rear of the grille. Wipe clean or wash in
the elements, dishwasher or sink with mild household detergents. Tf
• Do not use foil or foil-type containers. Foil may melt onto prevent scratching the surface, do not use abrasiv_
the glass. If metal melts on the cooktop, do not use. Call cleaners or scrubbing pads.
an authorized Jenn-Air Servicer.
• Filter: Turn off ventilation system before removing. The
• Do not allow plastic, sugar or foods with high sugar content filter is a permanent type and should be cleaned wher
to melt onto the hot cooktop. Melted materials left on the soiled. Clean in sink with warm water and detergent or ir
cooktop can cause permanent damage, dishwasher.
If you accidentally melt these items on the cooktop, turn IMPORTANT: DO NOTOPERATE SYSTEM WITHOU'
control to low and immediately scrape the melted material FILTER. Filter should always be placed [ //'t_
to a cooler area on the cooktop using a razor blade scraper at an angle. As you face the front of the
held carefully with a potholder. Turn element off. When cooktop, the bottom of the filter should
the element has cooled, scrape off the remaining soil and rest on the ledgeon theright side. The top
clean as indicated on page 5. of the filter should rest against the left
• Wipe the cooktop surface with a clean damp cloth or paper side. There are also ledges on the front
towel before each use. Invisible grease spatters, water and rear sides for the filter to rest. (Note:
spots, etc., can cause stains after the element is heated. Iffilter is flat against the fan wall, ven-
tilation effectiveness is reduced.)
• Ifa spillover occurs while cooking, immediately clean the
spill from the cooking area while it is hot toprevent a tough • Ventilation Chamber: This area, which houses the filt¢
cleaning chore later. Using extreme care, wipe spill with a should be cleaned in the event of spills or whenever
clean dry towel, becomes coated with a film of grease. It can becleaned wi
paper towel, damp cloth, or sponge and mild househo
• Do not allow spills to remain on the cooking area or the detergent or cleanser.
cooktop trim for a long period of time.
• Do not use abrasive cleansing powders or scouring pads
which will scratch the cooktop.
• Do not use chlorine bleach, ammonia or other cleansers not
specifically recommended for use on glass-ceramic.