Viking DGSU1004BSLP, DGSU160, DGSU1004BSS, DGSU1004BBK, DGSU1605BBK User Manual

Viking Use & Care Manual

Viking Range Corporation

111 Front Street

Greenwood, Mississippi 38930 USA

[phone]

For product information,

call 1-888-VIKING1 (845-4641)

or visit the Viking Web site at

vikingrange.com

F20863 EN (061011)

Designer

Built-in Gas Cooktops

Congratulations

Table of Contents

Congratulations and welcome to the elite world of Viking ownership.
We hope you will enjoy and appreciate the care and attention we have
put into every detail of your new, state-of-the-art cooktop.

Your Viking cooktop is designed to offer years of reliable service. This
Use and Care Manual will provide you with the information you need
to become familiar with your cooktop’s care and operation.

Your complete satisfaction is our ultimate goal. If you have any
questions or comments about this product, please contact the dealer
from whom you purchased it, or contact our Consumer Support Center
at 1-888-VIKING1 (845-4641).

We appreciate your choice of a Viking cooktop and hope that you will
again select our products for your other major appliance needs.

For more information about the complete and growing selection
of Viking products, contact your dealer or visit us online
at vikingrange.com.

Getting Started

Warnings and Important Safety Information______________________4
Before Using Cooktop _______________________________________10

Cookware ________________________________________________10

Product Controls

Cooktop Features ___________________________________________11

Operation

Surface Operation ___________________________________________12

Lighting Burners___________________________________________12
Surface Burners-Automatic Reignition________________________12
Surface Heat Settings ______________________________________13

Cooking Substitutes Charts ___________________________________14

Product Care

Cleaning and Maintenance ___________________________________15
Troubleshooting _____________________________________________21
Service Information __________________________________________22
Warranty ___________________________________________________23

Getting Started

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

WARNING

IMPORTANT–

Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual

Getting Started

are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that
may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised
when installing, maintaining, or operating this appliance.

Please Read and Follow

IMPORTANT–

Please Read and Follow

If the information in this guide is not followed exactly, a
fire or explosion may result causing property damage,

ALWAYS contact the manufacturer about problems or conditions you
do not understand.

Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels

Hazards or unsafe practices which WILL result in

personal injury or death.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

• DO NOT try to light any appliance.

• DO NOT touch any electrical switch.

• DO NOT use any phone in your building.

• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. Follow
the gas supplier's instructions.

• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

severe personal injury or death

Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer,
service agency or the gas supplier.

Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in

death or severe personal injury

To avoid risk of property damage, personal injury or death;
follow information in this guide exactly to prevent a fire or

Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in

minor personal injury or property damage.

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you

how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen

if the instructions are not followed.

Read and follow all instructions before using this appliance

to prevent the potential risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury or
damage to the appliance as a result of improper usage of the
appliance. Use appliance only for its intended purpose as described
in this manual.

To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance must be properly
installed and grounded by a qualified technician. DO NOT attempt to
adjust, repair, service, or replace any part of your appliance unless it
is specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should
be referred to a qualified servicer. Have the installer show you the
location of the gas shutoff valve and how to shut it off in an
emergency. A certified technician is required for any adjustments or
conversions to Natural or LP gas.

To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage

• Be sure all packing materials are removed from the appliance before
operating it.

• Keep area around appliance clear and free from combustible materials,
gasoline, and other flammable vapors and materials.

• If appliance is installed near a window, proper precautions should be
taken to prevent curtains from blowing over burners.

• NEVER leave any items on the cooktop. The hot air from the vent may
ignite flammable items and may increase pressure in closed containers
which may cause them to burst.

• Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE when exposed to heat and
may be highly flammable. Avoid their use or storage near an appliance.

• Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics away from parts of
the appliance that may become warm or hot. DO NOT leave plastic
items on the cooktop as they may melt or soften if left too close to the
vent or a lighted surface burner.

• Combustible items (paper, plastic, etc.) may ignite and metallic items may
become hot and cause burns. DO NOT pour spirits over hot foods.

explosion. DO NOT store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any appliance.

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IMPORTANT–

Please Read and Follow

IMPORTANT–

Getting Started

Please Read and Follow

In Case of Fire

Getting Started

Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spreading the flame.
Extinguish flame, then turn on hood to remove smoke and odor.

• Smother fire or flame in a pan with a lid or cookie sheet.

• NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.

• DO NOT use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, a dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher to extinguish fire or flame. Let fat cool before
attempting to handle it.

Child Safety

• NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised 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.

• DO NOT store items of interest to children over the unit. Children
climbing to reach items could be seriously injured.

• Children must be taught that the appliance 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. Children
should not be allowed to play with controls of other parts of the
appliance.

Cooking Safety

• To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot surface burners, cabinet
storage should not be provided directly above a unit. If storage is
provided, it should be limited to items which are used infrequently and
which are safely stored in an area subjected to heat from an appliance.
Temperatures may be unsafe for some items, such as volatile liquids,
cleaners or aerosol sprays.

• ALWAYS place a pan on a surface burner before turning it on. Be sure
you know which knob controls which surface burner. Make sure the
correct burner is turned on and that the burner has ignited. When
cooking is completed, turn burner off before 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 damage the appliance, pan or cabinets above the
appliance. This is based on safety considerations.

• 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.

• DO NOT heat unopened food containers, build up of pressure may
cause the container to explode and result in injury.

Cooking Safety (cont.)

• Use dry, sturdy pot-holders. Damp pot-holders may cause burns from
steam. Dishtowels or other substitutes should NEVER be used as
potholders 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 flammable 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 off.

• NEVER wear garments made of flammable material or loose fitting or
long-sleeved apparel while cooking. Clothing may ignite or catch utensil
handles. DO NOT drape towels or materials on oven door handles.
These items could ignite and cause burns.

• 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.

• If you are “flaming” liquor or other spirits under an exhaust, TURN THE
FAN OFF. The draft could cause the flames to spread out of control.

• Once the unit has been installed as outlined in the Installation
Instructions, it is important that the fresh air supply is not obstructed.
The use of a gas cooking appliance results in the production of heat
and moisture in the room in which it is installed. Ensure that the kitchen
is well-ventilated. Keep natural venting holes open or install a
mechanical ventilation device. Prolonged or intensive use of the
appliance may call for additional (such as opening a window) or more
effective ventilation (such as increasing the level of a mechanical
ventilation if present).

Cookware Safety

• Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily grasped and stay
cool. Avoid using unstable, warped, easily tipped or loose-handled
pans. Also avoid using pans, especially small pans, with heavy handles
as they could be unstable and easily tip. Pans that are heavy to move
when filled with food may also be hazardous.

• Be sure cookware is large enough to properly contain food and avoid
boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat frying. Be sure
pan will accommodate the volume of food that is to be added as well
as the bubble action of fat.

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IMPORTANT–

WARNING

WARNING

CAUTION
CAUTION

Please Read and Follow

IMPORTANT–

Getting Started

Please Read and Follow

Cookware Safety (cont.)

Getting Started

• To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage due to
unintentional contact with the utensil, DO NOT extend handles over
adjacent surface burners. ALWAYS turn pan handles toward the side or
back of the appliance, not out into the room where they are easily hit or
reached by small children.

• NEVER let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil and the
appliance.

• Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven cooking bags.

• Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic or glazed cookware
are suitable for cooktop surface without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Follow manufacturer's instructions when
using glass.

• This appliance has been tested for safe performance using conventional
cookware. DO NOT use any devices or accessories that are not
specifically recommended in this guide. DO NOT use eyelid covers for
the surface units, stovetop grills, or add-on oven convection systems.
The use of devices or accessories that are not expressly recommended
in this manual can create serious safety hazards, result in performance
problems, and reduce the life of the components of the appliance.

• The flame of the burner should be adjusted to just cover the bottom of
the pan or pot. Excessive burner setting may cause scorching of
adjacent counter-top surfaces, as well as the outside of the cookware.
This is based on safety considerations.

Glass Ceramic Cooking Surfaces

• NEVER touch the glass surface areas directly on or adjacent to the
burners when the cooktop is in use.

• During and after use, DO NOT touch or let clothing or other flammable
material contact surface of cooktop or areas near burners, until they
have had sufficient time to cool.

• DO NOT COOK ON BROKEN COOKING SURFACE. If cooking surface
should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the
broken cooking surface and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a
qualified technician immediately.

Important notice regarding pet birds:

NEVER keep pet birds in the kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from the

kitchen could reach. Birds have a very sensitive respiratory system. Fumes
released due to overheated cooking oil, fat, margarine and overheated
non-stick cookware may be equally harmful.

About Your Appliance

NEVER use appliance as a space heater to heat or warm a room to prevent
potential hazard to the user and damage to the appliance. Also, DO NOT
use the cooktop as a storage area for food or cooking utensils

Power Failure

If power failure occurs, the electric igniters will not work. No attempt
should be made to operate the appliance during a power failure.

Momentary power failure can occur unnoticed. The cooktop is affected
only when the power is interrupted. When it comes back on, the cooktop
will function properly without any adjustments.

BURN OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD

To avoid risk of injury or death, make sure all
controls are OFF and COOL before cleaning.

Failure to do so can result in burns or electrical shock.

BURN HAZARD

To avoid risk of injury, DO NOT touch the glass. The cooktop
will get hot during usage.

Cleaning Safety

• Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool before touching
or cleaning them. DO NOT touch the burners or surrounding areas until
they have had sufficient time to cool.

• Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam burns if a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface. Some cleaners
can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

DO NOT store items of interest to children over the unit. Children
climbing to reach items could be seriously injured.

KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

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