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    YOU MUST READ THIS OWNER’S GUIDE BEFORE OPERATING YOUR GAS GRILL. m DANGER If you smell gas: 1. Shut off gas to the appliance. 2. Extinguish any open flames. 3. Open lid. 4. If odor continues, keep away from the appliance and immediately call your gas supplier or your fire department. Leaking gas may cause a fire or explosion which can cause seri[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 2 DaNGers aND w arNiNGs m DANGER Failure to follow the Dangers, Warnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’s Manual may result in serious bodily injury or death, or in a fire or an explosion causing damage to property. m WARNINGS m Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid propane cylinder under or near this barbecue. m Im[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 3 3 w arraNty Weber-Stephen Products Co. (Weber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this Weber ® gas grill that it will be free of defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: Aluminum castings 25-years (2 years on paint; excludes fading) Stainless steel Shroud, 25-years; Porcelain-enameled[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 4 8 9 11 12 41 43 42 44 45 7 46 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 10 2 3 4 5 6 1 S460_NG_US 47 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 48 49 50 51 53 52 54 55 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 22 expl oDeD view s-460[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 5 5 Shroud Har dw are 1. Shroud 2. Thermometer 3. Thermometer Bezel 4. Handle 5. Grill Out 6. TM Handle Light Rotisser ie Motor 7. Rotisser ie Brac ket 8. W arming Rac k 9. Cooking Grat es 1 0. Flav orizer 11. ® Bars Burner T ubes 1 2. Control P anel Wiring Harness 1 3. Manifold 1 4. Control P anel 1 5. Small Knob Bezel 1 6. Sma[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 6 OPERATING The natural gas supply is easy to use and gives you more cooking control than charcoal fuel. • Theseinstructionswillgiveyoutheminimumrequirementsforassemblingyour Weber ® gas barbecue. Please read the instructions carefully before using your Weber ® gas barbecue. Improper assemb[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 7 7 Slide out Bottom tray - Remove excess grease, then wash with warm soapy water, then rinse. Flavorizer ® bars and Cooking grates - Clean with a suitable stainless steel bristle brush. As needed, remove from grill and wash with warm soapy water, then rinse with water. Catch pan - Disposable foil trays are available, or you can[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 8 Gas iNstruc tioNs CHECK FOR GA S LEAKS m W ARNING: The gas connections of y our Summit ® gas grill hav e been factory test ed. We do ho we ver r ecommend that you leak c heck all gas connections bef ore oper ating y our Summit ® gas grill. REMO VE CONTROL P ANEL P ar t r equired: Phillips Screwdriv er . 1) Remov e the bur ner[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 9 9 3) Remov e the control panel. Tilt panel f orwar d and lift up and a wa y from grill. Be careful not t o break or disconnect the wires f or the control panel lights. Rest the contr ol panel against the lef t side of the grill (A) exposing the v alv es, b urners, igniter , and manifold. Gas iNstruc tioNs CHECK FOR GA S LEAKS m[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 10 3 1 2 7 6 4 5 * The grill illustrated may have slight differences than the model purchased. Check: 1) Main g as line to manif old connection. 2) R otisserie (I.R. Burner) gas line connection. 3) Bulkhead and g as supply hose connection. 4) Bulkhead t o regulator connection. 5) R egulator to hose connection. m W ARNING: If ther[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 11 11 A B C D E SNAP IGNITION OPERATION m Always open the lid before igniting the burners Each control knob has its own igniter electrode built in. To create a spark you must push the control knob in (A) and turn to “START/High” (B) . This action will generate gas flow and a spark to the burner lighting tube (C) . You will he[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 12 1 2 3 4 5 * The grill illustrated may have slight differences than the model purchased. LIGHTING Summary lighting instructions are inside the left hand cabinet door. m DANGER Failure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may r[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 13 13 1 3 4 5 2 6 * The grill illustrated may have slight differences than the model purchased. MAIN BURNER MANUAL LIGHTING m DANGER Failure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’s burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up which can caus[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 14 opera tiNG iNstructioNs The most important thing to know about grilling is which cooking method to use for a specific food, Direct or Indirect. The difference is simple: place the food directly over the fire, or arrange the fire on either side of it. Using the right method is the shortest route to great results—and the best [...]

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    www . weber.com ® 15 15 opera tiNG iNstructioNs USING THE SEAR S T A TION ™ Y our W eber ® gas barbecue includes a sear burner for searing meats such as st eak, poultry par ts, fish, and chops). Searing is a direct grilling technique which br owns the surf ace of the food at a high temperatur e. By searing or browning both sides of the meat you[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 16 opera tiNG iNstructioNs 1) Open the lid. 2) Make sur e all burner control knobs are turned of f. (Push contr ol knob in and turn clockwise t o ensure that it is in the “OFF” position.) 3) Turn on the gas supply at source. m W ARNING: Do not lean ov er the open barbecue. 4) Ignite each adjacent Sear Station ™ main b urner[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 17 17 SEAR ST A TION ™ BURNER MANU AL LIGHTING m D ANGER Failur e to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’ s burner s, or not waiting 5 min utes to allo w the gas to c lear if the barbecue does not light, may r esult in an explosiv e f lame-up which can cause serious bodil y injury or death. The Sear Station ™ burner ha[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 18 opera tiNG iNstructioNs LIGHTING THE SMOKER BURNER SMOKER BURNER SNAP IGNITION Note: The control knob snap igniter creates a spark from the igniter electrode to the burner lighting tube. You generate the energy for the spark by pushing in the control knob and turning to “START/HI”. This will ignite the smoker burner. m WAR[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 19 19 opera tiNG iNstructioNs 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MANUALLY LIGHTING THE SMOKER BURNER 1) Open the lid. m DANGER Failure to open the lid while igniting the grill, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the grill does not light, may result in an explosive flare-up which can cause serious bodily injury or death. * The[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 20 m WARNING: Setup up the rotisserie with food before lighting rotisserie burner. OPERATING 1) Plug power cor d into pow er source. m C A UTION: Inspect power cord before each use. If cord is damaged, do not use. Contact the Customer Service Representative in your area using the contact information on our web site. Log onto www.[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 21 21 opera tiNG iNstructioNs LIGHTING THE ROTISSERIE BURNER ROTISSERIE BURNER SNAP IGNITION Note: Each control knob snap igniter creates a spark from the igniter electrode to the burner lighting tube. You generate the energy for the spark by pushing in the control knob and turning to “START/HI”. This will ignite each individ[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 22 opera tiNG iNstructioNs MANUALLY LIGHTING THE ROTISSERIE BURNER m ATTENTION: READ BEFORE LIGHTING ROTISSERIE BURNER After a period of non-use, before lighting the Rotisserie Burner, a few seconds must pass for the gas supply line to fill. When holding a match to the rotisserie burner you will see a flash of flames moving from [...]

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    www . weber.com ® 23 23 OPERATING THE HANDLE LIGHT The Weber Grill Out ™ Handle Light has a built-in “Tilt Sensor.” With the power button (a) activated, the light will come on when the grill lid is open. The light will turn off when the lid is closed. For daytime use, deactivate the sensor by pressing power button (a) . haNDle liGht troubles[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 24 PROBLEM CHECK CURE Rotisserie burner does not light. Did you hold the burner control knob in and hold in for 20 seconds until after burner ignited? Try to relight burner by holding burner control knob in and continue holding in until 20 seconds after burner has ignited. Did you wait to see the entire ceramic surface become ali[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 25 25 maiNteNaNce MAIN BURNER CLEANING PROCEDURE TURN OFF THE GAS SUPPLY. Remove the manifold (See “Replacing Main Burners”). Look inside each burner with a flashlight. Clean the inside of the burners with a wire (a straightened-out coat hanger will work). Check and clean the air shutter opening at the ends of the burners. Ch[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 26 maiNteNaNce Be careful not t o break or disconnect the wires f or the control panel lights. Rest the contr ol panel against the lef t side of the grill (A) exposing the v alv es, b urners, igniter , and manifold. 8) Remov ethet woscre wsthatsecurethemanif oldtothecookbo x. Pullmanif old?[...]

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    www . weber.com ® 27 27 ANNUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF THE SPIDER/INSECT SCREENS To inspect the Spider/Insect screens, remove the control panel. If there is dust or dirt on the screens, remove the burners for cleaning the screens. Brush the Spider/Insect screens lightly with a soft bristle brush (i.e. an old toothbrush). m CAUTION: [...]

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    ©2009The following tr ademarks are register ed in the name ofWeber -Stephen P roducts Co ., an Illinois corporation, located at 200 East D aniels Road, P alatine, Illinois 60067 U .S.A.  Austr alia;  Smok eyJoe,W eber ,Ket tleSilhouette ,Genesis,A us[...]

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     PLEASE CONTINUE ON BACK / POR F A VOR CONTINÚE EN EL REVERSO / VE UILLEZ CONTINUER A U VERSO. ➤ ➤ ➤  thaNK you F or purchasiNG a weber ® Grill. you’ve maDe a wise iNvestmeNt , Now t aKe a Few miNutes aND protec t it by re GisteriNG your proDuct . Gracias por comprar uNa barba coa weber ® . usteD ha he cho uNa acert aDa iNversiÓN;[...]

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    ©2008 We ber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reser v ed. Printed in U.S.A. 557 98_0708   Thanks for sha ring your contact inform ation with us. Aga in, it all stays strictly between us — Weber does not sh are customers’ names with anyone else. If you need replacement pa r ts or ha ve questions about the assembly , use or mai ntenance of [...]