Important safety instructions, Warning, Important – FRIGIDAIRE 318205308 User Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

This symbol will help alert you to situations that

may cause serious bodily harm, death or property

damage.

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation or

maintenance information which is important but not

hazard-related.

CAUTION

This symbol will help alert you to situations that

may cause bodily injury or property damage.

DEFINITIONS

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert

you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety

messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury

or death.

• Never modify or alter the construction of an

appliance such as removal of panels, wire covers

or any other permanent part of the appliance.

• Remove the oven door from any unused

appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.

• Storage in or on Appliance—Flammable materials

should not be stored in an oven. This includes

paper, plastic and cloth items, such as cookbooks,

plasticware and towels, as well as fl ammable liquids.

Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, in or

near the appliance. Flammable materials may explode

and result in fi re or properly damage.

• Do not leave children alone. Children should not

be left alone or unattended in the area where an

appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to

sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

• DO NOT TOUCH INTERIOR OVEN ELEMENTS

OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN UNTIL

THEY HAVE COOLED. The oven heating elements

may be hot even though the elements are dark in color.

Areas near the elements may become hot enough to

cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or

let clothing or other fl ammable materials touch these

areas until they have had suffi cient time to cool. Among

these areas are the oven vent openings, the surfaces

near these openings, oven door and window.

• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fi tting or hanging

garments should never be worn while using the

appliance. Do not let clothing or other fl ammable

materials contact hot surfaces.

• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires.

Smother the fi re with a pan lid, or use baking

soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat

or grease may catch fi re if allowed to become too hot.

Use Only Dry Pot holders. Moist or damp pot

holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from

steam. Do not let the pot holders touch hot surface

units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of

a pot holder.

• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using

the appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic

bags after unpacking the appliance. Never allow

children to play with packaging material. Do not remove

the wiring label and other literature attached to the

appliance. Do not remove model/serial number plate.

Proper Installation. Be sure your appliance is

properly installed and grounded by a qualifi ed

technician in accordance with the National

Electrical Code No. 70 - latest edition in the

United States, or CSA C22.1, Part 1 in Canada, and

local code requirements. Install only per installation

instructions provided in the literature package for this

appliance.

Ask your dealer to recommend a qualifi ed technician

and an authorized repair service. Know how to

disconnect the electrical power to the appliance at the

circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency.

• User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any

part of the appliance unless specifi cally

recommended in the manuals. All other servicing

should be done only by a qualifi ed technician to

reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the

appliance.

WARNING

• All appliance can tip.

• Injury to persons could result.

• Install anti-tip bracket packed with

your appliance.

• See Installation Instructions.

To reduce the risk of tipping, the

appliance must be secured by

properly installed anti-tip bracket

provided with the unit. Refer to the

Installation Instructions for proper

anti-tip bracket installation.

Read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference.

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