WHIRLPOOL AMW 498/IX User Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

A more detAiled And extensive instructions For use can be downloaded from

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YOUR SAFETY AND THAT OF
OTHERS IS VERY IMPORTANT

This manual and the appliance
itself provide important safety
warnings, to be read and
observed at all times.

This is the danger symbol,
pertaining to safety, which alerts
users to potential risks to
themselves and others.

All safety warnings are
preceded by the danger
symbol and the following
terms:

DANGER

Indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
will cause serious injury.

WARNING

Indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
could cause serious injury.

All safety warnings give specic
details of the potential risk
present and indicate how to
reduce risk of injury, damage and
electric shock resulting from
improper use of the appliance.
Carefully observe the following
instructions:

- Use protective gloves to
perform all unpacking and
installation operations.

- The appliance must be
disconnected from the power
supply before carrying out any
installation work.

- Installation and maintenance
must be carried out by a
qualied technician, in
compliance with the
manufacturer’s instructions
and local safety regulations.
Do not repair or replace any
part of the appliance unless
specically stated in the user
manual.

- Power cable replacement
must be carried out by a
qualied electrician. Contact
an authorised service centre.

- Regulations require that the
appliance is earthed.

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- The power cable must be long

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enough for connecting the
Appliance, once tted in its
housing, to the main power
supply.

- For installation to comply with
current safety regulations, an
all-pole disconnect switch
with minimum contact gap of
3 mm must be used.

- Do not use multiple plug
adaptors if the oven is tted
with a plug.

- Do not use extension leads.

- Do not pull the power supply
cable.

- The electrical components
must not be accessible to the
user after installation.

- Do not touch the appliance
with any wet part of the body
and do not operate it when
barefoot.

- This appliance is designed
solely for use as a domestic
appliance for cooking food.
No other type of use is
permitted (e.g.: heating rooms
or outdoor use).
The Manufacturer declines all
responsibility for
inappropriate use or incorrect
setting of the controls.

- This appliance is intended to
be used built-in. Do not use it
freestanding.

- The appliance and its
accessible parts become hot
during use. Care should be
taken to avoid touching
heating elements.

- Very young (0-3 years) and
young children (3-8 years)
shall be kept away unless
continuously supervised.

- Children from 8 years and
above and persons with
reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge
can use this appliance only if
they are supervised or have
been given instructions on
safe appliance use and if they
understand the hazards
involved. Children shall not
play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user
maintenance shall not be
made by children without
supervision.

- During and after use, do not
touch the heating elements or
interior surfaces of the
appliance: risk of burns.
Do not allow the appliance to
come into contact with cloths
or other ammable materials
until all the components have
cooled down completely.

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- At the end of cooking, exercise
caution when opening the
appliance door, letting the hot
air or steam exit gradually
before accessing the
appliance. Do not obstruct the
vent apertures.

- Use oven gloves to remove
pans and accessories, taking
care not to touch the heating
elements.

- Do not place ammable
materials in or near the
appliance: a re may break out
if the appliance is
inadvertently switched on.

- Do not use the microwave
oven for heating anything in
airtight sealed containers.
The pressure increases and
may cause damage when
opening or may explode.

- Do not use the microwave
oven for drying textiles, paper,
spices, herbs, wood, owers,
fruit or other combustible
materials. Fire could result.

- Do not leave the appliance
unattended, especially when
using paper, plastic or other
combustible materials in the
cooking process. Paper can
char or burn and some plastics
can melt if used when heating
foods.

- Use containers suitable for use
in a microwave oven only.

- Overheating the liquid
beyond boiling point can
occur without evidence of
bubbling. This could result in a
sudden boil over of the hot
liquid.

- Do not use microwave oven
for deep-frying, because the
oil temperature cannot be
controlled.

- After heating baby food or
liquids in a baby bottle or in a
baby food jar, always stir and
check the temperature before
serving. Ensure the lid and the
teat is removed before
heating.

- If alcoholic beverages are
used when cooking foods
(e.g. rum, cognac, wine),
remember that alcohol
evaporates at high
temperatures. As a result,
there is a risk that vapors
released by the alcohol may
catch re upon coming into
contact with the electrical
heating element.

- Do not use microwave oven
for cooking or reheating
whole eggs with or without
shell since they may explode
even after microwave heating
has ended.

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- If material inside/outside the

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appliance should ignite or
smoke is observed, keep
appliance door closed and
turn the appliance o.
Disconnect the power cord or
shut o power at the fuse or
circuit breaker panel.

- Do not over-cook food. Fire
could result.

- Cleaning is the only
maintenance normally
required. Failure to maintain
the appliance in a clean
condition could lead to
deterioration of the surface
that could adversely aect the
life of the appliance and
possibly result in a hazardous
situation.

- Never use steam cleaning
equipment.

- Do not use harsh abrasive
cleaners or sharp metal
scrapers to clean the
appliance door glass since
they can scratch the surface,
which may result in shattering
of the glass.

- Do not use corrosive
chemicals or vapors in this
appliance. This type of
appliance is specically
designed to heat or cook food.
It is not designed for industrial
or laboratory use.

- Do not remove any cover.
The door seals and the door
seal areas must be regularly
inspected for damage. If these
areas are damaged the
appliance should not be
operated until it has been
repaired by a trained service
technician.

- Service only to be carried out
by a trained service
technician. It is hazardous for
anyone other than a trained
person to carry out any service
or repair operation, which
involves the removal of any
cover, which gives protection
against exposure to
microwave energy.

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