nWARNINGA strong gas smell, or the hissing sound of gas indicates aserious problem with your gas grill or the LP gas tank.Failure to immediately follow the steps listed below couldresult in a fire or explosion that could cause serious bodilyinjury, death, or property damage.! Shut off gas supply to the grill.! Turn the Control Knobs to the OFF position.! OPen grill lid.! Get away from the LP gas tank.! Do not try to fix the problem yourself..! If odor continues or you have a fire you cannot extin-guish, call your fire department.Do not call near the LP gas tank because your telephone isan electrical device and could create a spark resulting infire and/or explosion.NOTE: The normal flow of gas through the regulator andhose assembly can create a humming noise. A low volumeof noise is perfectly normal and will not interfere with opera-tion of the grill. If humming noise is loud and excessive youmay need to purge air from the gas line or reset the regula-tor excess gas flow device. This purging procedure shouldbe done every time a new LP gas tank is connected to yourgrill. For help call the Customer Service Helpline for assis-tance.Checking For LP Gas LeaksNever test for leaks with a flame. Prior to first use, at thebeginning of each season, or every time your LP gas tankis changed, you must check for gas leaks. Follow thesefour steps:1. Make a soap solution by mixing one part liquid deter-gent and one part water.2. Turn the grill control knobs to the full OFF position, thenturn the gas ON at source.3. Apply the soap solution to all gas connections. If bub-bles appear in the soap solution the connections arenot properly sealed. Check each fitting and tighten orrepair as necessary.4. If you have a gas leak that you cannot repair, turn offthe gas at the source, disconnect fuel line from your grilland call 1-800-474-5587 or your gas supplier for repairassistance.Grill Lighting InstructionsBasic Lighting Procedures1. Familiarize yourself with the safety guidelines at the frontof this manual. Do not smoke while lighting grill or check-ing gas supply connections.2. Be sure the LP gas tank is filled.3. Check that the end of each burner tube is properly locat-ed over each valve orifice.4. Make sure all gas connections are securely tightened.5. Open the Grill Lid or Side Burner Lid, depending on theburner you are lighting.nWARNINGFailure to open Grill Lid during the lighting procedurescould result in a fire or explosion that could cause seri-ous bodily injury, death, or property damage.6. Set control knobs to OFF and open the LP gas tankvalve slowly until 1/4 to 1/2 open.7. Push and turn any control knob for Main Burner toHIGH.8. Immediately press the electric ignitor for 3-4 seconds tolight the burner.9. If the burner does not light, turn the control knob toOFF, wait 5 minutes for gas to clear, then retry.10. Once the grill burner is ignited, the adjacent burner canbe lit by simply turning its control knob to HlGH.11. Adjust control knobs to your desired cooking tempera-ture.Figure 18 Open LPgas tankOFFOFFHIGHCONTROL KNOBSFigure 19ELECTRICIGNITERPRESS- 14 -