IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking grease or other Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop, not out into theflammable materials accumulate in or near the appliance, room or over another surface element. This reduces the riskof burns, ignition of flammable materials, or spillage if panUse only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on hot is accidently bumped or reached by small children.surfaces may result in a steam burn. Do not let potholdertouch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop should break,cloth which could easily touch hot heating elements and ig- cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the brokennite. cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a quali-fied technician immediately.Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.Clean cooktop with caution. Some cleaners can produce nox-NEVER heat unopened containers on the cooktop. Pressure ious fumes if applied to a hot surface. If a wet sponge, cloth,build-up in the container may cause container to burst re- or paper towel is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, besuiting in burns, injury or damage to the appliance, careful to avoid steam burn.NEVER use aluminum foil or foil containers on the cooktop.These may become very hot. Deep Fat FryersClean only parts listed in this guide and use proceduresrecommended. Use extreme caution when moving the grease pan or dispos-ing of hot grease. Allow grease to cool before attempting toThis appliance has been tested for safe performance using move pan.conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or accesso-riesthat arenotspecificallyrecommendedinthismanual. Do Heating Elementsnot use eyelid covers for the surface units or stovetop grills.The use of devices or accessories not expressly recom- NEVER touch surface elements or areas near elements.mended in this guide can create serious safety hazards, resultin performance problems, and reduce the life of the compo- Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark innents of the appliance, color. Areas near surface elements may become hot enoughto cause burns. During and after use, do not touch or let cloth-ing or other flammable materials contact these areas untilCooktop they have had sufficient time to cool.NEVER leave surface units unattended especially when us- Child Safetying high heat settings. An unattended boilover could causesmoking and a greasy spillover can cause a fire. NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised in area whereThis appliance is equipped with different size surface ele- appliance is in use or is still hot.merits. Select pans having flat bottoms large enough to coverelement. Proper relationship of pan to element will improve NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any part of the ap-cooking efficiency, pliance as they could be injured or burned.If pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element will CAUTION: NEVER store items of interest to children incabinets above an appliance. Children climbing on appliancebe exposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing or to reach items could damage the appliance or be burned orpotholder, seriously injured.Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthen-ware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop with- Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in orout breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Fol- on it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out oflow utensil manufacturer's instructions when using glass, reach of small children. Children should be taught that anappliance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to playwith controls or other parts of the unit.SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE