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garments should never be worn while using the
appliance. Do not let clothing or other ammable
materials contact hot surfaces.
When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat
or grease may catch re if allowed to become
too hot.
Use Only Dry Potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let the potholders touch hot
heating surface units. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth instead of a potholder.
Buildup of pressure may cause the container to
burst and result in injury.
unit of the cooking zones.
Exhaust fan
ventilation hoods and grease lters should be kept
clean. Do not allow grease to accumulate on hood
or lter. Greasy deposits in the fan could catch
re. When aming food under the hood, turn fan
on. Refer to hood manufacturer’s instructions for
cleaning.
Use Proper Pan Size. This appliance is equipped
with one or more cooking zones of dierent sizes.
Select utensils having at bottoms large enough
to cover the cooking zones. The pan detection
sensors will not allow the aected cooking zone
to operate without a pan sucient size present.
. To reduce the risk of
burns, ignition of ammable materials, and
spillage due to unintentional contact with the
utensil.
Hi Heat Settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that
has boiled dry may melt.
. Do not use aluminum foil to line
any part of the appliance. Only use aluminum foil as
recommended for baking if used as a cover placed
on the food. Any other use of protective liners or
aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric shock
or re or short circuit.
. Only certain types
of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware,
or other glazed utensils are suitable for range
top service without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Check the manufacturer’s
recommendations for cooktop use.
The ventilating hood above your
cooking surface should be cleaned frequently,
so the grease from cooking vapors does not
accumulate on the hood or lter.
If an element is accidentally turned on, the
decorative cover will become hot and possibly
melt. Burns will occur if the hot covers are touched.
Damage may also be done to the appliance.
If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and
spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and
create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualied
technician immediately.
If a wet sponge or
cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area,
be careful to avoid a steam burn. Some cleaners
can produce harmful fumes if applied to a hot
surface.
This could cause glass to break.
They may scratch the cooktop surface.
Pans that boil dry
may permanently damage the cooktop by
breaking, fusing to, or marking it. (This type of
damage is not covered by your warranty).