IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
•Have the installer show you the location of the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.
•Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in this guide.
•Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with the provided installation instructions.
•Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of your cooktop unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.
•Before performing any service, DISCONNECT THE COOKTOP POWER SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
•Do not leave children
•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.
•Never wear
• Use only dry pot
damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot surface
unit. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a pot holder. Such cloths can catch fire on a hot surface unit.
•For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
•Do not store flammable materials near the cooktop.
•DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
•Keep the hood and grease filters clean to maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.
•Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate on the cooktop.
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan.
Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on surface unit by
covering the pan completely with a
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a
•Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface unit, be careful to avoid steam burns. Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
NOTE: We recommend that you avoid wiping any surface unit areas until they have cooled and the indicator light has gone off. Sugar spills are the exception to this. Please see the Glass Cooktop Cleaning section.
When the cooktop is cool, use only the recommended cleaning cream to clean the cooktop.
•Do not operate the glass surface units if the glass is broken. Spillovers or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass cooktop become broken.
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