3Save These Instructions for Future ReferenceI MPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSUse care when opening the oven door. Let hot air orsteam escape before moving or replacing food.PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow foodmanufacturer’s instructions. If a plastic frozen foodcontainer and/or its cover distorts, warps, or is otherwisedamaged during cooking, immediately discard the foodand its container. The food could be contaminated.NEVER use aluminum foil to cover oven racks or ovenbottom. This could result in risk of electric shock, fire, ordamage to the appliance. Use foil only as directed in thisguide.Utensil SafetyFollow the manufacturer’s directions when using ovencooking bags.Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic orglazed utensils are suitable for cooktop or oven usagewithout breaking due to the sudden change intemperature. Follow manufacturer’s instructions whenusing glass.This appliance has been tested for safe performanceusing conventional cookware. Do not use any devices oraccessories that are not specifically recommended inthis guide. Do not use add-on oven convection systems.The use of devices or accessories that are not expresslyrecommended in this manual can create serious safetyhazards, result in performance problems, and reduce thelife of the components of the appliance.to prevent excessive smoke, flare-ups or flaming.Cleaning SafetyTurn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to coolbefore touching or cleaning them.Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steamburns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on ahot surface. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumesif applied to a hot surface.Clean only parts listed in this guide.Important Safety Noticeand WarningThe California Safe Drinking Water and ToxicEnforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires theGovernor of California to publish a list of substancesknown to the State of California to cause cancer orreproductive harm, and requires businesses to warncustomers of potential exposures to such substances.Users of this appliance are hereby warned that theburning of gas can result in low-level exposure to someof the listed substances, including benzene,formaldehyde and soot, due primarily to the incompletecombustion of natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels.Properly adjusted burners will minimize incompletecombustion. Exposure to these substances can also beminimized by properly venting the burners to theoutdoors.Users of this appliance are hereby warned that whenthe oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle, there maybe some low-level exposure to some of the listedsubstances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure tothese substances can be minimized by properly ventingthe oven to the outdoors by opening the windows and/or door in the room where the appliance is locatedduring the self-clean cycle.IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PET BIRDS:Never keep pet birds in the kitchen or in rooms wherethe fumes from the kitchen could reach. Birds have avery sensitive respiratory system. Fumes released duringan oven self-cleaning cycle may be harmful or fatal tobirds. Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil, fat,margarine and overheated non-stick cookware may beequally harmful.CAUTIONDo not leave food or cooking utensils, etc. in the ovenduring the self-clean cycle.Self-Clean OvenClean only parts listed in this guide. Do not clean doorgasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Careshould be taken not to rub, damage, or move the gasket.Do not use oven cleaners of any kind in or around anypart of the self-clean oven.Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan, ovenracks and other utensils and wipe up excessive spillovers8112P336-60 8/10/06, 2:21 PM4