Important Safety Instructions

General Safety Precautions

To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, serious injury or death when installing or using this appliance, follow basic safety precautions, including the following:

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•Read the accompanying use and care manual completely before operating this appliance.

•Keep packaging materials away from children. Plastic sheets and bags can cause suffocation.

•If you receive a damaged product, immediately contact your dealer or builder. Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

•This range must be properly installed by a qualified installer according to these installation instructions prior to use. The installer must show the customer the location of the gas shut off valve and the circuit breaker panel or fuse box so that they know where and how to turn off the gas supply and electric power to the range.

•To eliminate the risk of burns or fire by reaching over heated surface units, cabinet storage space located above surface units should be avoided.

•Do not install, repair or replace any part of the range unless specifically recommended in the literature accompanying it. A qualified service technician should perform all other service.

•Do not connect this range to the gas supply without the supplied gas pressure regulator installed.

•Before performing any type of service or installation, make sure that the gas supply and power to the range are off.

•NEVER block or cover any slots, holes or passages anywhere inside the oven or on the outside of the range or cover an oven rack with materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks airflow through the oven and cooktop and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning or fire. See the Getting to Know Your Range section of the use and care manual for the location of the various air holes (slots).

•Only use this range for cooking tasks expected of a home appliance as outlined in the literature accompanying it. This range is not intended for commercial use.

•DO NOT TOUCH THE SURFACES OF THE OVEN OR COOKTOP DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE.

•Do not climb on any part of the appliance.

•Never leave this appliance unattended when in use.

•Do not leave children or pets alone or unattended in the area around the range. Do not allow children to play with the controls, pull on the handle, or touch other parts of the range.

•Do not store items of interest to children on top of or above the range. Children could be burned or injured while climbing on the appliance.

•Do not attempt to use this appliance in the event of a power failure.

•Do not tamper with the controls. Do not adjust or alter any part of the range unless specifically instructed to do so in these instructions.

•Clean the cooktop thoroughly before operating it for the first time.

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•If the range is near a window, do not use long curtains as window treatment. The curtains could blow over the cooktop and create a fire hazard.

•Keep flammable items, such as paper, cardboard, plastic and cloth away from the burners and other hot surfaces. Do not place such items in the oven. Do not allow pot holders to touch hot surfaces or gas burners.

•Do not wear loose or hanging apparel while using the range. Do not allow clothing to come into contact with the interior of the oven or the cooktop and surrounding areas during and immediately after use.

•To avoid a fire hazard, do not hang flammable or heat sensitive objects over the range.

•Do not use the oven for storage.

•Do not touch the burner assembly, grates or surrounding surfaces (including the backguard) or the interior surfaces of the oven during use. After use, make sure these surfaces have had sufficient time to cool before touching them.

•Make sure that all the cooktop parts are dry before lighting a burner.

•Turn the knobs to the OFF position prior to removing them from the valve stems.

•Do not operate the cooktop without the knobs and trim rings in place.

•For your safety, do not use the oven to cook without the convection filter installed. When the filter is not installed, the spinning fan blades at the back of the oven are exposed.

•Non-stick coatings, when heated, can be harmful to birds. Remove birds to a separate, well-ventilated room during cooking.

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•To prevent damage, remove the meat probe from the oven when it is not being used.

•Do not line the oven with aluminum foil or other materials. These items can melt or burn up during self-cleaning and cause permanent damage to the oven.

•Do not leave objects, such as aluminum foil, the meat probe, cookie sheets, etc. on the bottom of the oven. Damage to the oven or the objects themselves may result.

•Do not cover the broil element on the ceiling of the oven with cookie sheets, aluminum foil, pots, pans, etc. Covering them could cause the heating elements to over-heat, damaging the oven.

•Do not expose the knobs or trim rings to direct flame, hot utensils or other sources of heat.

•Always ensure that the light fixture lens cover is in place when using the oven. The lens cover protects the light bulb from breakage caused by high oven temperatures or mechanical shock.

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