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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, CONT.
vices or accessories that are not expressly
recommended in this manual can create
serious safety hazards, result in performance
problems, and reduce the life of the compo-
nents of the appliance.
HEATING ELEMENTS
NEVER touch oven heating elements,
areas near elements, or interior sur-
faces of oven.
Heating elements may be hot even though
they are dark in color. Areas near elements
and interior surfaces of an oven may be-
come hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch or let
clothing or other flammable materials con-
tact heating elements, areas near elements,
or interior surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool.
CLEANING SAFETY
Turn off all controls and wait for appliance
parts to cool before touching or cleaning
them. Do not touch the burner grates or
surrounding areas until they have had suffi-
cient time to cool.
Clean appliance with caution. Use care to
avoid steam burns if a wet sponge or cloth
is used to wipe spills on a hot surface. Some
cleaners can produce noxious fumes if ap-
plied to a hot surface.
SELF-CLEAN OVEN
Clean only parts listed in this guide. Do not
clean door gasket. The door gasket is essen-
tial for a good seal. Care should be taken not
to rub, damage, or move the gasket. Do not
use oven cleaners of any kind in or around
any part of the self-clean oven.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler
pan, oven racks and other utensils and wipe
up excessive spillovers to prevent excessive
smoke, flare-ups or flaming. CAUTION:
Do not leave food or cooking utensils, etc.
in the oven during the self-clean cycle.
Slide-in ranges feature a cooling fan which
operates automatically during a clean cycle.
If the fan does not turn on, cancel the clean
operation and contact an authorized servicer.
It is normal for the cooktop of the range to
become hot during a self-clean cycle. There-
fore, touching the cooktop during a clean
cycle should be avoided.
PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Fol-
low food manufacturer’s instructions. If a
plastic frozen food container and/or its
cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise dam-
aged during cooking, immediately discard
the food and its container. The food could
be contaminated.
UTENSIL SAFETY
Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that
are easily grasped and stay cool. Avoid
using unstable, warped, easily tipped or
loose-handled pans. Also avoid using pans,
especially small pans, with heavy handles as
they could be unstable and easily tip. Pans
that are heavy to move when filled with
food may also be hazardous.
Be sure utensil is large enough to properly
contain food and avoid boilovers. Pan size
is particularly important in deep fat frying.
Be sure pan will accommodate the volume
of food that is to be added as well as the
bubble action of fat.
To minimize burns, ignition of flammable
materials and spillage due to unintentional
contact with the utensil, do not extend
handles over adjacent surface burners. Al-
ways turn pan handles toward the side or
back of the appliance, not out into the room
where they are easily hit or reached by
small children.
Never let a pan boil dry as this could
damage the utensil and the appliance.
Follow the manufacturer’s directions when
using oven cooking bags.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
ceramic or glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktop or oven usage without breaking
due to the sudden change in temperature.
Follow manufacturer’s instructions when
using glass.
This appliance has been tested for safe
performance using conventional cookware.
Do not use any devices or accessories that
are not specifically recommended in this
guide. Do not use eyelid covers for the
surface units, stovetop grills, or add-on
oven convection systems. The use of de-
SAV E THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
IMPORTANT SAFETY
NOTICE AND
WARNING
The California Safe Drinking Water and
Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposi-
tion 65) requires the Governor of California
to publish a list of substances known to the
State of California to cause cancer or repro-
ductive harm, and requires businesses to
warn customers of potential exposures to
such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that the burning of gas can result in low-level
exposure to some of the listed substances,
including benzene, formaldehyde and soot,
due primarily to the incomplete combustion
of natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels.
Properly adjusted burners will minimize in-
complete combustion. Exposure to these
substances can also be minimized by prop-
erly venting the burners to the outdoors.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that when the oven is engaged in the self-
clean cycle, there may be some low level
exposure to some of the listed substances,
including carbon monoxide. Exposure to
these substances can be minimized by prop-
erly venting the oven to the outdoors during
the self-clean cycle by opening a window
and/or door in the room where the appli-
ance is located.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
PET BIRDS: Never keep pet birds in the
kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from
the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very
sensitive respiratory system. Fumes released
during an oven self-cleaning cycle may be
harmful or fatal to birds. Fumes released due
to overheated cooking oil, fat, margarine and
overheated non-stick cookware may be
equally harmful.