WARNINGS

￿DANGER

Failure to follow the Dangers, Warnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’s Manual may result in serious bodily injury or death, or in a fire or an explosion causing damage to property.

￿WARNINGS

￿Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid propane cylinder under or near this barbecue.

￿Improper assembly may be dangerous. Please follow the assembly instructions carefully.

￿After a period of storage, and/or nonuse, the Weber® gas barbecue should be checked for gas leaks and burner obstructions before use. See instructions in this manual for correct procedures.

￿Do not operate the Weber® gas barbecue if there is a gas leak present.

￿Do not use a flame to check for gas leaks.

￿Combustible materials should never be within 24 inches

(61 cm) of the back or sides of your Weber® gas barbecue.

￿Do not put a barbecue cover or anything flammable on, or in the storage area under the barbecue.

￿Your Weber® gas barbecue should never be used by children. Accessible parts of the barbecue may be very hot. Keep young children away while it is in use.

￿You should exercise reasonable care when operating your Weber® gas barbecue. It will be hot during cooking or cleaning and should never be left unattended, or moved while in operation.

￿Should the burners go out while in operation, turn all gas valves off. Open the lid and wait five minutes before attempting to relight, using the igniting instructions.

￿Do not use charcoal or lava rock in your Weber® gas barbecue.

￿Never lean over open grill or place hands or fingers on the front edge of the cookbox.

￿Should a grease fire occur, turn off all burners and leave lid closed until fire is out.

￿Do not enlarge valve orifices or burner ports when cleaning the valves or burners.

￿The Weber® gas barbecue should be thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis.

￿Liquid propane gas is not natural gas. The conversion or attempted use of natural gas in a liquid propane unit or liquid propane gas in a natural gas unit is dangerous and will void your warranty.

￿Do not attempt to disconnect any gas fitting while your barbecue is in operation.

￿Use heat-resistant barbecue mitts or gloves when operating barbecue.

￿Keep any electrical supply cord and the fuel supply hose away from any heated surfaces.

￿Combustion byproducts produced when using this product contain chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

￿Do not use this barbecue unless all parts are in place. The unit must be properly assembled according to the assembly instructions.

￿Do not build this model of grill in any built-in or slide-in construction. Ignoring this Warning could cause a fire or an explosion that can damage property and cause serious bodily injury or death.

￿Proposition 65 Warning: Handling the brass material on this product exposes you to lead, a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

(Wash hands after handling this product.)

LIQUID PROPANE GAS UNITS ONLY:

￿Use the pressure regulator and hose assembly that is supplied with your Weber® gas barbecue.

￿Do not attempt to disconnect the gas regulator and hose assembly or any gas fitting while your barbecue is in operation.

￿A dented or rusty liquid propane cylinder may be hazardous and should be checked by your liquid propane supplier. Do not use a liquid propane cylinder with a damaged valve.

￿Although your liquid propane cylinder may appear to be empty, gas may still be present, and the cylinder should be transported and stored accordingly.

￿If you see, smell or hear the hiss of escaping gas from the liquid propane cylinder:

1.Move away from liquid propane cylinder.

2.Do not attempt to correct the problem yourself.

3.Call your fire department.

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