Always adjust surface burner flame so that
RADIANT AND
it does not extend beyond the bottom edge
WARNING: If the
HALOGEN ELEMENTS
of the pan. An excessive flame is hazard-
information in this manual is
NEVER cook on glass-ceramic cookingous, wastes energy and may damage the ap-
not followed exactly, a fire or
surface if the cooktop is broken. Cleaningpliance, pan or cabinets above the appliance.
explosion may result causing
solutions and spillovers may penetrate the
property damage, personal
broken cooktop and create a shock haz-
injury or death.
ard. Contact a qualified technician imme-
IMPORTANT SAFETY
diately.
� Do not store or use gasoline orNOTICE AND
Clean glass-ceramic cooktops with caution.
other flammable vapors and liq-
WARNING
If wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills
uids in the vicinity of this or any
The California Safe Drinking Water and
on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
appliance.
Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposi-
steam burns. Some cleansers can produce
� IF YOU SMELL GAS:tion 65) requires the Governor of Califor-
noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
Y Do not try to light any appli-nia to publish a list of substances known to
ance.the State of California to cause cancer or
Y Do not touch any electricalreproductive harm, and requires businesses
UTENSIL SAFETY
switch.to warn customers of potential exposures
Use proper pan size. Many appliances are
Y Do not use any phone in yourto such substances.
equipped with one or more surface units
building.
of different size. Select cookware havingUsers of this appliance are hereby warned
Y Immediately call your gas
flat bottoms large enough to cover the sur-that the burning of gas can result in low-
supplier from a neighborOs
face unit heating element. The use of un-level exposure to some of the listed sub-
phone. Follow the gas sup-
dersized cookware will expose a portionstances, including benzene, formaldehyde
plierOs instructions.
of the heating element to direct contactand soot, due primarily to the incomplete
Y If you cannot reach your gas
and may result in ignition of clothing. Propercombustion of natural gas or liquid petro-
supplier, call the fire depart-
relationship of cookware to heating ele-leum (LP) fuels. Properly adjusted burners
ment.
ment will also improve efficiency and per-will minimize incomplete combustion. Ex-
formance.� Installation and service must beposure to these substances can also be
performed by a qualified in-minimized by properly venting the burners
staller, service agency or the gasto the outdoors.
GAS BURNERSsupplier.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
Have the installer show you the location of
PET BIRDS: Never keep pet birds in the
the gas shut off valve and how to shut it off
kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from
in an emergency.COOKING SAFETY
the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very
Always place a pan on a surface burner
A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak. If asensitive respiratory system. Fumes re-
before turning it on. Be sure you know
gas odor is detected, shut off gas supply toleased during an oven self-cleaning cycle
which knob controls which surface burner.
the appliance. Call your installer or localmay be harmful or fatal to birds. Fumes re-
Make sure the correct burner is turned on
gas company to have the possible leakleased due to overheated cooking oil, fat,
and that the burner has ignited. When cook-
checked. Never use a match or othermargarine and overheated non-stick cook-
ing is completed, turn burner off before
flame to locate a gas leak.ware may be equally harmful.
removing pan to prevent exposure to
burner flame.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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