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Important Safety Instructions
1. PROPER INSTALLATION—BE SURE YOUR APPLIANCE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND GROUNDED BY A
QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. Have the installer show you the location of the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for future
reference.
2. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. Use only for its intended use as described in this manual.
3. Do not leave children alone. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where appliance is in use. Children
should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
4. Do not allow children to play with controls or any part of appliance.
5. Do not climb, stand or hang on the appliance.
6. Wear proper apparel—loose-fitting or hanging garments should never be worn while using the appliance. Flammable
material could ignite on contact with hot surface units and cause severe burns.
7. User servicing—do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the manual.
All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician. Before performing any service, switch off circuit breaker
or remove fuse.
8. Storage in or on appliance—flammable materials should not be stored in an oven, near surface units or in range
cabinet.
9. Do not use water on grease fires – never pick up a flaming pan - smother fire or flame by covering pan with a well fitting
lid, cookie sheet, metal tray or use dry chemical or foam type extinguisher.
10. Use only dry potholders—moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let
potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of potholder. Such materials
could catch fire on hot surface unit.
11. Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate on the cooktop.

Oven Safety

Do not touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven—heating elements may be hot even though they are
dark in colour. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials to contact heating elements or interior
surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns—among these surfaces are, for example, oven
vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven doors.
1. Use care when opening door—let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.
2. Do not heat unopened food containers—buildup of pressure may cause container to burst and result in injury.
3. Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed.
4. Placement of oven racks—always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while
oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven.
5. Do not use aluminum foil to linethe bottom of the oven,it could result in a risk of electric shock or fire.