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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-tting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specicallyrecommendedinthe manual.All
otherservicingshouldbereferredtoaqualiedtechnician.Beforeperforming anyservice,switchoffcircuitbreakeror
removefuse.
8. Storageinoronappliance—ammablematerialsshouldnotbestoredinanoven,nearsurfaceunits,orinrangecloset.
9. Donotusewaterongreaseres–neverpickupaamingpan-smotherreoramebycoveringpanwithawelltting
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re
onhotsurfaceunit.
11.Donotletcookinggreaseorotherammablematerialsaccumulateonthecooktop.

Exhaust Hood Safety

Do not store items of interest to children in closet above the range or on top of range
closet. Children climbing on range to reach items could be seriously injured.
1. Cleanexhausthoodfrequently—greaseshouldnotbeallowedtoaccumulateonhoodorlter.
2. Iffoodscatchreunderthehood,turnthefanoff.Thefan,ifoperatingmayspreadtheame.

Radiant Top Burner Safety: Do not touch surface units or areas near units.

Surfaceunitsmaybehoteventhoughtheyareconcealed. Duringandafteruse,donottouch,orlet clothingorother
ammablematerialscontactsurfaceunits orareasnearunitsuntilthey havehadsufcienttimeto cool.Alwayskeep
dishtowels,cloths,potholdersandotherlinensasafedistanceawayfromcooktop.
- Cooktopsurfacesnear theelementsincrease intemperature,with thenumberof elementsthatare on.Areas near
surface units may become hot enough to cause burns.Alwayskeepcombustiblewallcoverings,curtainsordrapes
asafedistanceawayfromappliance.
- Useproperpansize—thisapplianceisequippedwithoneormoresurfaceunitsofdifferentsizes.Selectutensilshaving
atbottomslargeenoughtocoverthesurfaceunit-heatingelement.Theuseofundersizedutensilswillexposeaportion
oftheheatingelement todirectcontactand mayresultin ignitionofclothing.Proper relationshipofutensilto burner
willalsoimproveefciency.Neverleavesurfaceunitsunattendedathighheatsettings—boilovercausessmokingand
greasyspilloversmayignite.Avoidheatinganemptypanasitmaydamagethecooktopandthepan.
- Glassandceramiccookwareisnotrecommendedforusewithyourradiantsmooth cooktopastheymaybreakdueto
thesuddenchangeintemperature.
- Utensilhandlesshouldbeturnedinwardandnotextendoveradjacentsurfaceunits—toreducetheriskofburns,ignition
ofammablematerials,andspillageduetounintentionalcontactwiththeutensil.