Frigidaire 316257114 User Manual

P/N 316257114 (0203)

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Welcome & Congratulations

Congratulations on your purchase of a new range! At Electrolux Home Products,
we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you
with the best service possible. Your satisfaction is our number one priority.

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PLEASE CAREFULL Y READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

This Use & Care Manual provides specific operating instructions for your model.
Use your range only as instructed in this manual. These instructions are not
meant to cover every possible condition and situation that may occur. Common
sense and caution must be practiced when installing, operating and maintaining
any appliance.

Please record your model and serial numbers below for future reference.

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This Use & Care Manual contains general operating instructions for your range
and feature information for several models. Your range may not have all the
described features. The graphics shown are representational. The graphics on
your range may not look exactly like those shown.

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Important Safety Instructions

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

Save these instructions for future reference.

This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given.

This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage.

This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.

• Remove all tape and packaging before using the range.

Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking the range.
Never allow children to play with packaging material.

• Proper Installation—Be sure your appliance is properly
installed and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance
with the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No. 70 latest
edition and local electrical code requirements. Install only per

installation instructions provided in the literature package for this
range.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an
authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the power to
the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency.

• User servicing—Do not repair or replace any part of the
appliance unless specifically recommended in the manuals.

All other servicing should be done only by a qualified technician.
This may reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the
range.

• Never modify or alter the construction of a range by removing
leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti-tip brackets/screws,
or any other part of the product.

• All ranges can tip.

• Injury to persons could result.

• Install anti-tip device packed with range.

• See Installation Instructions.

To reduce the risk of tipping,
the range must be secured by properly installed
anti-tip bracket provided with the range. To
check if the bracket is installed properly, visually
check that rear leveling leg is inserted into and
fully secured by the anti-tip bracket by removing
lower panel or storage drawer. For models
with a warmer drawer, grasp the top rear edge
of the range and carefully attempt to tilt it
forward. Refer to the Installation Instructions
for proper anti-tip bracket installation.

Stepping, leaning or sitting on the doors or

drawers of this range can result in serious injuries and also
cause damage to the range. Do not allow children to climb or play

around the range. The weight of a child on an open door may cause
the range to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury.

Do not use the oven or warmer drawer (if

equipped) for storage.

Do not store items of interest to children in the

cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range.

Children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously
injured.

Never Use Your Appliance for Warming or

Heating the Room.

• Storage in or on Appliance—Flammable materials should not
be stored in an oven, warmer drawer, near surface units or in
the storage drawer. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items,

such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as flammable
liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near
the range.

• Do Not Leave Children Alone—Children should not be left
alone or unattended in the area where appliance is in use.

They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the
appliance.

• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR THESE
UNITS, HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF
THE OVEN. Both surface units and oven heating elements may

be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units
may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do
not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials touch these
areas until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among these
areas are the cook top, surfaces facing the cook top, the oven vent
openings and surfaces near these openings, oven door and
window.

• Wear Proper Apparel—Loose-fitting or hanging garments
should never be worn while using the appliance. Do not let

clothing or other flammable materials contact hot surfaces.

• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires—Smother the fire
with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam­type extinguisher.

• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat or grease may

catch fire 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 potholders

touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth
instead of a potholder.

• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers—Buildup of pressure
may cause container to burst and result in injury.

• Remove the oven door from any unused range if it is to be
stored or discarded.

IMPORTANT—Do not attempt to operate the range during a
power failure. If the power fails, always turn off the range. If the

range is not turned off and the power resumes, the range will begin
to operate again. Once the power resumes, reset the clock and
oven function.

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Important Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR
COOKTOP

• Know which knob controls each surface heating unit. Place a

pan of food on the unit before turning it on, and turn the unit off
before removing the pan.

• Use Proper Pan Size—This appliance is equipped with one or
more surface units of different sizes. Select utensils having flat
bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element.
The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the heating
element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of utensil to element will also improve efficiency.

• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend
Over Adjacent Surface Elements—To reduce the risk of burns,

ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional
contact with the utensil, the handle of the utensil should be
positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over
adjacent surface units.

• Never Leave Surface Elements Unattended at High Heat
Settings—Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that

may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt.

• Do Not Immerse or Soak Removable Heating Elements—

Heating elements should never be immersed in water. Heating
elements clean themselves during normal operation.

• Glazed Cooking Utensils—Only certain types of glass, glass/
ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are
suitable for cook top service without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Check the manufacturer’s
recommendations for cook top use.

• When flaming foods under a ventilating hood, turn the fan on.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR
OVEN

• Use Care When Opening Oven Door or Warmer Drawer (if

equipped)—Stand to the side of the range when opening the door

of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or
replace food in the oven.

• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The oven vent is located
under the left rear surface element if your model is equipped with
coil elements. The oven vent is located below the backguard for
models equipped with ceramic-glass cook tops. Touching the
surfaces in this area when the oven is operating may cause severe
burns. Also, do not place plastic or heat-sensitive items on or near
the oven vent. These items could melt or ignite.

• Placement of Oven Racks. Always place oven racks in desired
location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot
use extreme caution. Use potholders and grasp the rack with both
hands to reposition. Do not let potholders contact the hot heating
elements in the oven. Remove all utensils from the rack before
moving.

• Do not use the broiler pan without its insert. The broiler pan
and its insert allow dripping fat to drain and be kept away from the
high heat of the broiler.

• Do not cover the broiler insert with aluminum foil. Exposed
fat and grease could ignite.

• Protective Liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line the oven

bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended in this manual.
Improper installation of these liners may result in risk of electric
shock, or fire.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING YOUR RANGE

• Clean the range regularly to keep all parts free of grease that could catch fire. Pay particular attention to the area underneath each

surface element. Do not allow grease to accumulate.

• Kitchen cleaners and aerosols—Always follow the manufacturer’s recommended directions for use. Be aware that excess
residue from cleaners and aerosols may ignite causing damage and injury.

• Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently—Grease should not be allowed to accumulate on the hood or filter. Follow manufacturer’s
instructions for cleaning.

FOR CERAMIC-GLASS COOK TOP MODELS

• Do Not Cook on Broken Cook Top—If cook top should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cook top

and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately.

• Clean Cook Top with Caution—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 noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

COIL COOK TOP MODELS

• Make Sure Reflector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in Place—Absence of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or

components underneath to damage.

• Protective Liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line surface unit drip bowls, or reflector pans. Only use aluminum foil as recommended
in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in risk of electric shock, or fire. Improper installation of these liners may
result in risk of electric shock, or fire.

IMPORT ANT SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known
to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure
to such substances.

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Features At A Glance

Features will vary and are shown for Coil Surface Element models only

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Features At A Glance

Features will vary and are shown for Ceramic Glass Cook Top models only

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