Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety

■ Do not leave children alone or unattended where a cooktop is hot or in operation. They could be seriously burned.

■Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the cooktop.

■CAUTION: Items of interest to children should not be stored in cabinets above a cooktop—children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.

WARNING: NEVER use this

appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of the cooktop.

■Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and canned food a safe distance away from your cooktop.

■Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains or drapes a safe distance from your cooktop.

■Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance.

Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns.

■Teach children not to play with the controls or any other part of the cooktop.

■For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

■Always keep dish towels, dishcloths, pot holders and other linens a safe distance from your cooktop.

■Do not store flammable materials near a cooktop.

■Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

■Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate near the cooktop.

■Do not operate the burner without all burner parts in place.

■Do not clean the cooktop with flammable or volatile cleaning fluids.

■Do not clean the cooktop when the appliance is in use.

■Avoid scratching the cooktop with sharp instruments, or with rings and other jewelry.

■Never use the cooktop as a cutting board.

■Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface burner by covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

■Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.