Jenn-Air jgc8536bds Use & Care Manual

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2IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSMany 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 plasticsaway from parts of the appliance that may becomewarm or hot. Do not leave plastic items on the cooktopas they may melt or soften if left too close to a lightedsurface burner.To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot surfaceburners, cabinet storage should not be provided directlyabove a unit. If storage is provided, it should be limitedto items which are used infrequently and which aresafely stored in an area subjected to heat from anappliance. Temperatures may be unsafe for some items,such as volatile liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak. If a gas odor isdetected, shut off the gas supply to the cooktop. Callyour installer or local gas company to have the possibleleak checked. Never use a match or other flame tolocate a gas leak.In Case of FireTurn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoidspreading the flame. Extinguish flame then turn onhood to remove smoke and odor.• Smother fire or flame in a pan with a lid or cookiesheet.• NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.Do not use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, adry chemical or foam-type extinguisher to smother fireor flame.NEVER store items of interest to children in cabinetsabove an appliance. Children climbing on the appli-ance to reach items could be seriously injured.CAUTIONNEVER 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 utensilson it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place,out of reach of small children. Children should betaught that an appliance is not a toy. Children shouldnot be allowed to play with controls or other parts of theunit.About Your ApplianceTo Prevent Fire orSmoke DamageNEVER leave any items on the cooktop. The hot airmay ignite flammable items and may increase pres-sure in closed containers which may cause them toburst.CAUTIONBe sure all packing materials are removed from theappliance before operating it.Keep area around appliance clear and free from com-bustible materials, gasoline, and other flammablevapors and materials.If appliance is installed near a window, proper precau-tions should be taken to prevent curtains from blowingover burners.Child SafetyDo not use the cooktop as a storage area for food orcooking utensils.Potentially hot surfaces include cooktop, and areasfacing the cooktop.Cooking SafetyAlways place a pan on a surface burner before turningit on. Be sure you know which knob controls whichsurface burner. Make sure the correct burner is turnedon and that the burner has ignited. When cooking iscompleted, turn burner off before removing pan toprevent exposure to burner flame.Always adjust surface burner flame so that it does notextend beyond the bottom edge of the pan. An exces-sive flame is hazardous, wastes energy and may dam-age the appliance, pan or cabinets above the appliance.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 with materi-als such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flowand may cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Alumi-num foil may also trap heat causing a fire hazard.NEVER obstruct the flow of combustion and ventila-tion air by blocking the oven vent or air intakes. Doingso restricts air to the burners and may result in carbonmonoxide poisoning.WARNING8111P500-60 8/8/06, 8:41 AM3