Oven MoistureAs your oven heats up, the temperature change of the air in the oven maycause water droplets to form on the door glass. These droplets are harmlessand will evaporate as the oven continues to heat up.Oven VentiThe oven is vented through duct openings at the rearof the cooktop. See Features section. Do not blockthese openings when cooking in the oven—it isimportant that the flow of hot air from the oven andfresh air to the oven burners be uninterrupted.l The vent openings andnearby surfaces maybecome hot. Do not J~‘w+~- . . . . ... . . . , .,touch them. v>~~l Do not leave Dlasticitems on the c;okto~ Vent appearance and location vaythey may melt if left tooclose to the vent.l Handles of pots and pans on the cooktop maybecome hot if left too close to the vent.l Metal items will become very hot if they are lefton the cooktop and could cause burns.l Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The hot airfrom the vent may ignite flammable items and willincrease pressure in closed containers, which maycause them to burst.Oven ShelvesThe shelves aredesigned with stop- —locks so when placedcorrectly on the shelfsupports, they will stopbefore coming 1completely out of the ~oven and will not tilt $when you are removing >food from them orplacing food on them.Shelf PositionsThe oven has five shelfsupports for normalbaking and roastingidentified in thisillustration as A(bottom), B, C, D andE (top). It also has a )special low shelfposition (R) for roasting -extra large items, suchas a large turkey—theWhen placing cookware on a shelf, pull the shelf outto the “stop” position. Place the cookware on theshelf, then slide the shelf back into the oven. This willeliminate reaching intothe hot oven.To remove a shelf fromthe oven, pull it toward =you, tilt the front endupward and pull the sG II A\ -shelf out.To replace, place the -+111shelf on the shelfI,,shelf is-not designed to slide out at this position.Shelf positions for cooking are suggested on theBaking and Roasting pages.(continued next page)support with the stop-locks (curved extension of shelflfacing up and toward the rear of the oven. Tilt up thefront and push the shelf toward the back of the ovenuntil it goes past “stop” on the oven wall. Then lowerthe front of the shelf and push it all the way back.11