Whirlpool RB262PXA - Manual (Page 3)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Instructions
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warning
General
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the oven, follow
basic precautions, including the following;
•Read all instructions before
using the oven.
•Install or locate the oven only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. The
oven must be installed by a
qualified installer. The oven
must be properly connected to
electrical supply and grounded.
•WARNING: To reduce the risk of
tipping of the appliance, the
appliance must be secured by
anti-tip fasteners. To check if the
appliance is installed properly,
open the oven door and verify
that the oven is secured to
cabinets with two screws
through the mounting holes in
the front frame of the oven.
•CAUTION: Do not store things
children might want above the
oven. Children could be burned
or injured while climbing on it.
•Do not leave children alone
or unattended in area where the
oven is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the oven. They
could be burned or injured.
•Do not operate the oven if
it is damaged or not working
properly.
•Do not use the oven for
warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
•Use the oven only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
•DO NOT TOUCH HEATING
ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR
SURFACES OF OVEN. Heating
elements may be hot even
though they are dark in color.
Interior surfaces of an oven
become hot enough to cause
burns. During and after use, do
not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact
heating elements or interior
surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool. Other
surfaces of the oven may be­
come hot enough to cause
burns; such as, the oven vent
opening, the surface near the
vent opening, the oven door and
window.
•Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the oven.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot heating element and you
could be burned.
•Use only dry potholders. Moist or
damp potholders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam.
Do not let potholder touch hot
heating elements. Do not use a
towel or bulky cloth for a
potholder. It could catch on fire.
•Keep oven vents unobstructed.
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