6IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSSAFETY PRECAUTIONS• Children in walkers, or children crawling, canbe attracted to the round oven door handle andmay grab and open the oven door. This canresult in injury from the door being pulledopen on a child, or severe burns if the ovenis in use and hot.• Do not heat unopened food containers.Pressure could build up and the containercould burst, causing an injury.• Place the oven rack in the desired positionwhile the oven is cool. If racks must be handledwhen hot, do not let pot holder contact theheating elements.• Extending the rack to its fully open position is aconvenience in lifting heavy foods. It is alsoa precaution against burns from touchinghot surfaces of the door or oven walls.• When using cooking or roasting bags in theoven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.• Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.If overheated, they can catch on fire.• Do not use oven for a storage area. Items storedin an oven can ignite.• Do not leave paper products, cooking utensilsor food in the oven when not in use.• Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hangon the door. They could damage the oven orcause severe personal injury.SELF-CLEANING OVEN• Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasketis essential for a good seal. Care should betaken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.• Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial ovencleaner or oven liner protective coating of anykind should be used in or around any part ofthe oven. Residue from oven cleaners willdamage the inside of the oven when the self-clean cycle is used.• Clean only parts listed in this Owner’s Manual.• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove thebroiler pan, grid and other cookware.• Be sure to wipe up excess spillage beforestarting the self-cleaning operation.• If the self-cleaning mode malfunctions, turn theoven off and disconnect the power supply. Haveit serviced by a qualified technician.• The oven racks may be cleaned in the ovenduring the self-cleaning cycle.