GE Monogram 42, 48 owner manual Read and Save These Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

wWARNING – When using this appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following:

•Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual.

•This refrigerator must be properly installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used.

•Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang on the shelves in the refrigerator. They could damage the refrigerator and

•In refrigerators with an automatic icemaker, avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element located on the bottom of the icemaker. Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic icemaking mechanism while the refrigerator is plugged in.

•Keep fingers out of the “pinch point” areas: clearances between the doors and between the doors and cabinet are necessarily small. Be careful closing doors when children are in the area.

seriously injure themselves.

•After your refrigerator is in operation, do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer compartment, particularly when hands are damp or wet. Skin may adhere to these extremely cold surfaces.

•Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

•Unplug your refrigerator before cleaning and making repairs. NOTE: We strongly recommend that any servicing be performed by a qualified individual.

•Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, set the Master Light switch in the OFF position to turn off the lights in order to avoid contact with a live wire filament. (A burned-out light bulb may break when being replaced.) NOTE: Setting the refrigerator temperature controls to OFF does not remove power to the light circuit.

•Do not refreeze frozen foods which have thawed completely.

wDANGER: RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT

Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigeration products are still dangerous… even if they will sit for “just a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old appliance, please follow these instructions to help prevent accidents.

Before You Throw Away Your Old Refrigeration Product:

•Take off the doors.

•Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside.

REFRIGERANTS

All refrigeration products contain refrigerants, which under federal law must be removed prior to product disposal. If you are getting rid of an old refrigeration product, check with the company handling the disposal about what

to do.

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