WHIRLPOOL KECS161GBL1
Owner's Manual

KITCHENAID® COOKTOP, BUILT-IN OVEN AND RANGE WARRANTY
ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts and repair labor costs to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a KitchenAid designated service company. SECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON ELECTRIC ELEMENTS, CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP, GAS BURNERS, AND SOLID STATE TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEM On electric ranges and electric cooktops, in the second through fifth years from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts for any electric element to correct defects in materials or workmanship. On ceramic glass ranges and ceramic glass cooktops, in the second through fifth years from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts for the ceramic glass cooktop. KitchenAid warrants that the ceramic glass cooktop will not discolor, the cooktop pattern will not wear off, the rubber seal between the ceramic glass cooktop and porcelain edge will not crack, the ceramic glass cooktop will not crack due to thermal shock and the surface unit elements will not burn out. On gas ranges and gas cooktops, in the second through fifth years from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts for any gas burner to correct defects in materials or workmanship. On ranges and built-in ovens, in the second through fifth years from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts for the porcelain oven cavity/inner door if the part rusts through due to defects in materials or workmanship. KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts for solid state touch control system and magnetron tube in combination ovens to correct defects in materials or workmanship. SIXTH THROUGH TENTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON PRO LINE� RANGES AND BUILT-IN OVENS PORCELAIN OVEN CAVITY/INNER DOOR On PRO LINE� ranges and built-in ovens only, in the sixth through tenth years from date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts for the oven cavity/inner door if the part rusts through due to defects in materials or workmanship. KitchenAid will not pay for: 1. Service calls to correct the installation of your appliance, to instruct you how to use your appliance, to replace house fuses or correct house wiring, or to replace owner-accessible light bulbs. 2. Repairs when your appliance is used in other than normal, single-family household use. 3. Pickup and delivery. Your appliance is designed to be repaired in the home. 4. Damage resulting from accident, alteration, misuse, abuse, fire, flood, improper installation, acts of God or use of products not approved by KitchenAid. 5. Repairs to parts or systems resulting from unauthorized modifications made to the appliance. 6. Replacement parts or repair labor costs for units operated outside the United States. 7. Any labor costs during the limited warranty periods. KITCHENAID SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion or limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Outside the 50 United States, this warranty does not apply. Contact your authorized KitchenAid dealer to determine if another warranty applies. If you need service, first see the �Troubleshooting� section of this book. After checking �Troubleshooting,� additional help can be found by checking the �Assistance or Service� section or by calling the KitchenAid Customer Interaction Center, 1-800-422-1230 (toll-free), from anywhere in the U.S.A. 4/01 Keep this book and your sales slip together for future reference. You must provide proof of purchase or installation date for in-warranty service. Write down the following information about your appliance to better help you obtain assistance or service if you ever need it. You will need to know your complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number label/plate, located on your appliance as shown in the �Parts and Features� section.
Dealer name____________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________ Phone number __________________________________________________ Model number __________________________________________________ Serial number __________________________________________________ Purchase date __________________________________________________

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