WHIRLPOOL A9222VPV
Owner's Manual

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Touching a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth could cause the bulb to Donot leavechildrenaloneorunsuper- break. Should the bulb break, disconvised near the appliance when it is in nect power to the range before tryingto use or is still hot. Children should never remove the bulb to avoid electrical be allowed to sit or stand on any part of shock. the appliance. Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in it can be hot. Children should be taught that an appliance is not a toy. They should not be allowed to play with controls or other parts of the unit. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of reachof small children. Clean range with caution. If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid steam burns. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface. Be sure you know which knob controls

CHILD SAFETY

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GREASE
grease kettle or disposing of hot grease, Hot grease is flammable. Avoid letting grease deposits collect around appliance, range hood, or vent fan. Do not leave container of grease around a cooking appliance. AIways letquantities ofhotfatusedfordeepfatfryingcoolbe- the Use extreme caution when moving fore attemptingto moveor handle. In the event of a grease fire, DO NOT attempt est to children in cabinets above an appliance or on the backguard of a range, Children climbing on the appliance to reach items could be seriously injured, Do not use Do not CAUTION: above. store items of stool to cabinets an appliance as a step inter-to ANTI-TIP

which surface burner is Alwayson and sure the correct burner. turned make ing is completed, turn burner off. Use caution when wearing garments made of flammable material to avoid clothing fires, Loose fitting or long hanging-sleeved apparel should not beworn while cooking. Clothing may ignite or catch utensil handles. that the burner has ignited. When cook-

tinguish flame and turn surface burner off. Do not douse flame with water. Use a dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher, if available, or sprinkle heavily with baking soda. pan with a lidto ex. _l move pan. Cover , Never heat an unopened container on sure build-up may cause container to burst resulting in serious personal injury or damage to the range. Slide oven rack out to add or remove the surface burner or in the oven. Presfood, using dry, sturdy pot holders, AIways avoid reaching into oven to place or remove food. Use dry, sturdy pot holders. Damp pot holders may cause substitutes should Dish towels or other burns from steam. never be used as pot holders because they can trail across hot surface burners and ignite or get caught on range parts. Use care when opening oven door, Let hot air or steam escape before removingorreplacingfood.Alwaysplaceoven racks in the desired positions while oven is cool, If a rack must be moved while hot, be careful to avoid contact of pot holders with oven burner flame.

DEVICE

To reduce the risk of tipping of the appliance from unusual usage or by excessive loading of the oven door, the appliance must be secured by a properly installed anti-tip device. To check if device is installed properly: Use a flashlight and look underneath range to see that one of the rear leveling legs is engaged in the bracket slot. When removing appliance for cleaning, be sure antitip device is engaged when range is replaced. The anti-tip device secures the erly engaged. rear leveling legto the floor, when prop-

Spills or boilovers which contain grease should be cleaned up as soon as possible. If they are allowed to accumulate, they could create a FIRE HAZARD.

COOKING SAFETY
Always adjust surface burners flame so that is does not extend beyond the bottom of utensil. This instruction is based on safety considerations. Never leave a surface cooking operation unattended especially when using a high heat setting. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers may ignite.

CLEANING
Turn off all controls and wait for range partsto cool before touching or cleaning *,hem.Donottouchtheburnergratesor surrounding areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.