Normal Operation

Breaking in Your Grill

When ﬁring your grill for the ﬁrst time, it is advisable to run the Main Burner(s) on “HI” for 20 minutes with the hood down and then turn the Main Burners “OFF”. This tempers the grill.

Lighting Your Grill

Close Lid for Grilling

We recommend always cooking with your lid CLOSED if you are in a windy area or colder climate. Your Ducane® gas grill has been designed and constructed to give you maximum ﬂexibility and cooking performance. Be creative, try different cooking methods on your grill to determine what suits your needs best…there is no “right” or “wrong” way to cook…just different individual styles.

WARNING: Before each use of your grill it is important to inspect the full length of the gas line hose. If it is evident there is excessive abrasion or wear, or the hose is cut, the hose must be replaced prior to the appliance being put into operation.

DANGER: Make sure that the lid is in the full open postion any time you attempt to light your grill. Failure to open the lid could lead to delayed ignition which may result in serious bodily injury or death, or in a fire or an explosion causing damage to property.

Check your parts list or your authorized dealer for the proper replacement hose assembly. For base cabinet model grills, it will be necessary to go behind your grill to check the hose.

Preheating Grill

It is extremely important that your grill be up to temperature before you begin using it. After lighting, close the lid and preheat the grill on “HI” for 10 minutes. This preheating will ensure that the cooking grid is hot enough for proper grilling.

WARNING: Never leave a grill unattended to guard against possible grease fires getting out of control. Grease fires can be severe and cause grill damage, property damage and bodily harm.

WARNING: Please remember that this is an outdoor gas cooking appliance. Many areas of the grill generate extreme heat. We have taken every precaution to protect you from the contact areas. However, it is impossible to isolate all high-temperature areas. Therefore, use good judgment and a certain degree of caution when grilling on this product. We suggest a covered, protected hand during operation of grill. Do not move your grill when it is in operation or hot to the touch. Wait until your unit is turned off and properly cooled down before moving from place to place. Failure to follow this warning could result in personal injury.

Post-heating Grill

In order to assist cleaning your cook grid and to completely vaporize remaining juices, post-heat grill for 10 minutes with the burners on “HI” and the lid closed.

CAUTION: Do not cover the cook grate during the post- heating period.

After the post-heating of your grill is completed turn the control knobs to the “OFF” position.

For Natural Gas Grills and System Propane

It is also advisable to turn off the Natural Gas or System Propane gas supply at the main cut-off valve when your grill is not in use.

Main Burner Ignition

Follow the simple steps listed below to light the Main Burner(s) of your grill:

1.Open the lid and make sure that all burners are in the “OFF” position.

2.Turn main gas supply on.

3.Push in selected MAIN BURNER control knob and turn to “HI”.

4.Push in the electronic ignition button. If ignition does not occur in 5 seconds, turn the burner control(s) “OFF”, wait 5 minutes and repeat the lighting procedure.

5.Verify selected Main Burner(s) has ignited by visual inspection of a ﬂame.

WARNING: If ignition still does not occur, turn control knob OFF and wait 5 minutes before manually lighting the burner with match. See Match Lighting instructions.