n Locate the range out of kitchen traffic pathand out of drafty locations to prevent poorair circulation.n Be sure all packaging materials are removedfrom the range before operating it toprevent fire or smoke damage should thepackaging material ignite.n Be sure your range is correctly adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer forthe type of gas (natural or LP) that is to beused. Your range can be converted for usewith either type of gas. See the Installation of the range section.n WARNING: These adjustments mustbe made by a qualified service technician in accordance with the manufacturersinstructions and all codes and requirementsof the authority having jurisdiction. Failure to follow these instructions could result inserious injury or property damage. Thequalified agency performing this workassumes responsibility for the conversion.n After prolonged use of a range, high floortemperatures may result and many floorcoverings will not withstand this kind of use.Never install the range over vinyl tile orlinoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never install it directly over interiorkitchen carpeting.n Do not leave children alone or unattendedwhere a range is hot or in operation. Theycould be seriously burned.n Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the oven door, storage drawer, warmingdrawer or cooktop. They could damage therange and even tip it over, causing severepersonal injury.n CAUTION: Items of interest tochildren should not be stored in cabinetsabove a range or on the backsplash of arangechildren climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.n For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.n Never wear loose fitting or hanging garmentswhile using the appliance. Be careful whenreaching for items stored in cabinets over therange. Flammable material could be ignitedif brought in contact with flame or hot ovensurfaces and may cause severe burns.n Do not store flammable materials in anoven, a range storage drawer, a warmingdrawer or near a cooktop.n Do not store or use combustible materials,gasoline or other flammable vapors andliquids in the vicinity of this or any otherappliance.n Do not let cooking grease or otherflammable materials accumulate in or near the range.n Do not use water on grease fires. Never pickup a flaming pan. Turn the controls off.Smother a flaming pan on a surface burnerby covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.n Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose drychemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.n Flame in the oven or warming drawer can besmothered completely by closing the ovendoor or drawer and turning the control tooff or by using a multi-purpose dry chemicalor foam-type fire extinguisher.n Let the burner grates and other surfacescool before touching them or leaving themwhere children can reach them.n Never block the vents (air openings) of therange. They provide the air inlet and outletthat are necessary for the range to operateproperly with correct combustion. Airopenings are located at the rear of thecooktop, at the top and bottom of the ovendoor, and at the bottom of the range underthe warming drawer or storage drawer.n Large scratches or impacts to glass doors canlead to broken or shattered glass.SAFETY PRECAUTIONS4IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.