Use and Care

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2 - Safety Instructions
• Tie long hair so that it doesn’t hang loose.
• Do not touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven.
• The heating elements may be hot even though they are dark
in color. 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 contact the heating elements or the
interior surfaces of the oven until they have had sufficient
time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may become
hot enough to cause burns for example, oven vent openings
and surfaces near these openings, oven doors, and windows
of oven doors.
• The trim on the top and sides of the oven door may become
hot enough to cause burns.
• Use care when opening the door. Open the door slightly
to let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing
food.
• Do not heat unopened food containers. Build-up of pressure
may cause the container to burst and cause injury.
• Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is
cool. If a rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let
pot holder contact the hot heating elements.
• Use only dry pot holders. Moist or damp pot holders on hot
surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holder
touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky
cloth.
WARNING
• For proper lighting and performance of the burners, keep
the igniters clean and dry.
• In the event that a burner goes out and gas escapes, open
a window or a door. Wait at least 5 minutes before using
the cooktop.
• Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air.
• Do not use aluminium foil to line any part of the oven
cavity as it will fuse to and ruin the enamel during cooking.
• If the range cookers is near a window, be certain blow
over or near the burners; they could catch on fire.
Safety for the Self-Cleaning Oven
• Confirm that the door is locked and will not open once
both selectors are in CLEAN position and the door lock
icon appears. If the door does not lock, turn the cook mode
selector to OFF and do not run Self-Clean. Contact Service.
• Do not clean the door gasket. It is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to rub, damage, move or remove
the door gasket.
• Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven liner protective
coatings of any kind in or around any part of the oven.
• Clean only oven parts listed in this manual.
• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler pan, oven
racks (only when not made of porcelain), other utensils and
excess soft spillage.
WARNING
The elimination of soil during self-cleaning generates some by-
products which are on this list of substances.
To minimize exposure to these substances, always operate this
oven according to the instructions in this manual and provide
good ventilation to the room during and immediately after
self-cleaning the oven.
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of
substances known to the State of California to cause cancer,
birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and requires
businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.
This product contains a chemical known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive
harm. This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some
of the substances listed, including benzene, formaldehyde,
carbon monoxide, toluene, and soot.
Warnings for Gas and Electric Installation
In case of Propane gas installation
The appliance is produced ready for use with natural gas. It
may be converted for use with propane gas using the propane
conversion kit supplied with the appliance.
Be sure the unit being installed is correct for the type of gas being
used. Refer to the rating plate (see Installation Instructions).
WARNING
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified
installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
CAUTION
• Always disconnect the electrical supply before servicing
this unit.
• For personal safety, this appliance must be properly
grounded.
• Do not under any circumstances cut or remove the
grounding prong from the power cord plug.
CAUTION
When connecting the unit to propane gas, make certain
the propane tank is equipped with its own high pressure
regulator. In addition, the pressure regulator supplied with
the appliance must be on the inlet gas pipe of this unit.
In case of electrical failure
If for any reason a gas control knob is turned ON and there is
no electric power to operate the electronic igniter of the cook
top, turn OFF all gas control knobs and wait 5 minutes for the
gas to dissipate before lighting the burner manually.
To light the burner manually, carefully hold a lighted match to
the burner ports and push and turn the gas control knob to HI
until it lights and then turn the knob to desired setting.