2I MPORTANT S AFETY INSTRUCTIONSAbout Your ApplianceCAUTIONNEVER store items of interest to children in cabinetsabove an appliance. Children climbing on the appli-ance door to reach items could be seriously injured.NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised near theappliance when it is in use or is still hot.NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any part of theappliance as they could be injured or burned.Children must be taught that the appliance and utensilsin it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, outof reach of small children. Children should be taughtthat an appliance is not a toy. Children should not beallowed to play with controls or other parts of the unit.Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE whenexposed to heat and may be highly flammable. Avoidtheir use or storage near an appliance.Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics awayfrom parts of the appliance that may become warm orhot.Child SafetyDo not use the cooktop or oven as a storage area forfood or cooking utensils.The oven vent is located above the control panel.Avoid touching oven vent area while oven is on and forseveral minutes after oven is turned off. Some parts ofthe vent and surrounding area become hot enough tocause burns. After oven is turned off, do not touch theoven vent or surrounding areas until they have hadsufficient time to cool.Other potentially hot surfaces include the oven vent,surfaces near the vent opening, oven door, areas aroundthe oven door and oven window.Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth asthe bulb could break. Should the bulb break, disconnectpower to the appliance before removing bulb to avoidelectrical shock.Cooking SafetyNEVER heat an unopened container in the oven.Pressure build-up may cause container to burstresulting in serious personal injury or damage to theappliance.Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may causeburns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutesshould never be used as potholders because they cantrail across hot surface burners and ignite or get caughton appliance parts.Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materialsaccumulate in or near the appliance, hood or vent fan.Clean hood frequently to prevent grease fromaccumulating on hood or filter. When flaming foodsunder the hood turn the fan on.NEVER wear garments made of flammable material orloose fitting or long-sleeved apparel while cooking.Clothing may ignite or catch utensil handles.Always place oven racks in the desired positions whileoven is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food,using dry, sturdy potholders. Always avoid reaching intothe oven to add or remove food. If a rack must bemoved while hot, use a dry potholder. Always turn theoven off at the end of cooking.NEVER use appliance door as a step stool or seat asthis may result in possible tipping of the appliance andserious injuries.NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to heat orwarm a room. Doing so may result in carbon monoxidepoisoning and overheating of the oven.NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the ovenbottom or cover the entire rack with materials such asaluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flow through theoven and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.Aluminum foil may also trap heat causing a firehazard.NEVER obstruct the flow of combustion andventilation air by blocking the oven vent or air intakes.Doing so restricts air to the burners and may result incarbon monoxide poisoning.WARNING8112P336-60 8/10/06, 2:21 PM3