In Case Of Fire; Child Safety; Cooking Safety - Maytag MGR5870BDB Guide De L'utilisateur

In Case Of Fire

Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to
avoid spreading the flame. Extinguish
flame, then turn on hood to remove
smoke and odor.
COOKTOP: Smother fire or flame in a
pan with a lid or cookie sheet. Never use
water on a grease fire.
OVEN DOOR: If fire is in the oven or
broiler pan, smother by closing oven
door.
Never attempt to pick up or move a flam-
ing pan. Do not use water on grease
fires, use baking soda or a dry chemical
or foam-type extinguisher to smother fire
or flame.

Child Safety

NEVER leave children alone or unsuper-
vised near the appliance when it is in use
or is still hot.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on
any part of the appliance as they could be
injured or burned.
Children must be taught that the appli-
ance and utensils in it can be hot. Let hot
utensils cool in a safe place, out of reach
of small children. Children should be
taught that an appliance is not a toy. Chil-
dren should not be allowed to play with
controls or other parts of the unit.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of inter-
est to children in cabinets above an appli-
ance or on backguard of a range. Child-
ren climbing on the appliance door to
reach items could be seriously injured.
About Your Appliance
NEVER use appliance as a space heater
to heat or warm a room to prevent poten-
tial hazard to the user and damage to the
appliance. Also, do not use the cooktop
or oven as a storage area for food or
cooking utensils.
Do not obstruct the flow of combustion
and ventilation air by blocking the oven
vent or air intakes. Restriction of air flow
to the burner prevents proper perfor-
mance and increases carbon monoxide
emission to unsafe levels.
Avoid touching oven vent area while oven
is on and for several minutes after oven is
turned off. Some parts of the vent and
surrounding area become hot enough to
cause burns. After oven is turned off, do
not touch the oven vent or surrounding
areas until they have had sufficient time
to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent, surfaces near the vent opening,
oven door and areas around door and
window.
WARNING: NEVER use appliance door,
or drawer, if equipped, as a step stool or
seat as this may result in possible tipping
of the appliance, damage to the appli-
ance, and serious injuries.
Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a
damp cloth as the bulb could break.
Should the bulb break, disconnect power
to the appliance before removing bulb to
avoid electrical shock.

Cooking Safety

Always place a pan on a surface burner
before turning it on. Be sure you know
which knob controls which surface burn-
er. Make sure the correct burner is turned
on and that the burner has ignited. When
cooking is completed, turn burner off be-
fore removing pan to prevent exposure to
burner flame.
Always adjust surface burner flame so
that it does not extend beyond the bottom
edge of the pan. An excessive flame is
hazardous, wastes energy and may dam-
age the appliance, pan or cabinets above
the appliance.
NEVER leave a surface-cooking operation
unattended, especially when using a high
heat setting or when deep fat frying.
Boilovers cause smoking and greasy
spillovers may ignite. Clean up greasy
spills as soon as possible. Do not use high
heat for extended cooking operations.
NEVER heat an unopened container on
the surface burner or in the oven. Pres-
sure build up may cause container to
burst, resulting in serious personal injury
or damage to the appliance.
Use dry, sturdy pot holders. Damp pot
holders may cause burns from steam.
Dishtowels or other substitutes should
never be used as pot holders because
they can trail across hot surface burners
and ignite or get caught on appliance
parts.
Always let quantities of hot fat used for
deep fat frying cool before attempting to
move or handle.
Do not let cooking grease or other flam-
mable materials accumulate in or near
the appliance, hood or vent fan. Clean
hood frequently to prevent grease from
accumulating on hood or filter. When
flaming foods under the hood, turn the
fan on.
NEVER wear garments made of flam-
mable material or loose-fitting or long-
sleeved apparel while cooking. Clothing
may ignite or catch utensil handles.
Always place oven racks in the desired
positions while oven is cool. Slide oven
rack out to add or remove food, using dry,
sturdy pot holders. Always avoid reaching
into the oven to add or remove food. If a
rack must be moved while hot, use a dry
pot holder. Always turn the oven off at the
end of cooking.
Use care when opening the oven door.
Let hot air or steam escape before mov-
ing or replacing food.
PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow
food manufacturer's instructions. If a
plastic frozen food container and/or its
cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise
damaged during cooking, immediately
discard the food and its container. The
food could be contaminated.
NEVER use aluminum foil to cover an
oven rack or oven bottom. Misuse could
result in risk of electric shock, fire, or
damage to the appliance. Use foil only as
directed in this guide.
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