06_ safety informationsafety informationSEVERE WARNING SIGNS (CONT’D)Use a receptacle that has a ground terminal. The receptacle must be usedexclusively for the air conditioner.• Improper electrical grounding may cause electric shock or fire.Be sure to ground the unit. Do not connect the ground wire to gas or waterpipes, lighting rods, or telephone grounding lines.• If the unit is not properly grounded, electric shock may result.If you smell burning plastic, hear strange sounds, or see smoke coming fromthe unit, unplug the air conditioner immediately and call a contact center.• Potential risk of fire or electric shock.CAUTION SIGNSDo not block or place items in front of the air conditioner. Do not step, hangonto, or place heavy items on the air conditioner.• Potential risk of personal injury.If failure or damage occurs on the conditions of improper use not followedby the installation manual, there will be an extra labor charge for installingand construction.• Potential risk of malfunction, electric shock or fire if repairs or installations are attemptedby a non-qualified service technician.Do not spray flammable gases such as insecticide near the air conditioner.• Potential risk of electric shock, fire or unit malfunction.Do not open the front grille during operation.• Potential risk of electric shock or unit malfunction.Cool air should not flow directly towards people, pets, and plants.• It is harmful to your health, pets, and plants.Do not drink drain water coming out of the air conditioner.• Potential risk of health hazard.Do not allow children to climb on the air conditioner.Do not use the air conditioner as a cooling precision instrument for food,pets, plants, cosmetics or machinery.Do not pull or give excessive shock to the air conditioner.• Potential risk of fire, or unit malfunction and there are risk of personal injury because unitmay fall down.Do not spray water directly on the air conditioner or use benzene, thinner oralcohol to clean the surface of the unit.• Potential risk of electric shock or fire.• Potential risk of damage to the air conditioner.Do not place any objects, especially containers with liquid.WARNINGCAUTIONMID_AS09U series_IB_30920A_E_9.09.09.indd 6 2009-9-23 9:52:58