The metal lip should not touch the countertop; the weight of the appliance has to be born by its feet, not the flange. Whoever pushed it in without clearance is responsible for the scratches.

You may be better off living with the scratches than trying to top polish engineered stone. Getting the scratches out is easy; matching the factory finish is not.

Does your slide-in have a drawer you can pull to see what's holding it out?

There is a drawer at the bottom. I’m nervous about taking it out and not getting it back in. Are there legs that should be adjusted so it sits higher? Would I be able to adjust them myself?

Actually, I opened the drawer, and there’s a panel in the back, so I can’t see what’s behind. The range sits too low for me to access the feet.

I have a Bosch slide in dual fuel. Installed 2018. It sits 1/4 to 3/8 inch from the wall - the little side trim pieces for the very back hit the wall. With the warming drawer at the bottom, mine needs to be pulled out to adjust the feet.

I'm concerned about the very same thing for the Bosch induction range that I have on backorder. I could probably live with a 1/2" gap that @Marci has.

However, the induction range specs shows that a 25" depth is needed from the front of countertop to back. According to the diagram, this may leave an 11/16" gap at the back of the range--although a portion of that would be taken up by backsplash tile. If the countertop is the standard 25.5" That would create a gap of 1 3/16" which seems like a lot, so I am confused by this. My husband says not to worry, we'll retrofit something in the back if the gap is objectionable.

As far as moving the range in and out. We always slide something under the two front feet--a small rug, cardboard, furniture moving pads--to protect the floor. That of course won't help with countertop scratching. The installation instruction for the induction range recommends soaping the countertop to slide the range in, but I worry that soap will damage the countertop if not cleaned off after install, which seems impossible once the overhang lip is in place. I was hoping we could remove the warming drawer to adjust the back feet instead of doing the recommended soaping, but now worry that won't be possible according to what @Michele Marie said.

"Are there legs that should be adjusted so it sits higher?"

Yes. With the range pulled, measure from the floor to the top of the countertop in all four corners of the opening. Add 1/4" and dial the feet up to that dimension. Slide it in. Note how much too high each corner is, then pull the range, and dial the feet down until you have a consistent 1/16" gap between the flange and countertop. Place a 4' level in an "X" fashion over the top of the range as well as front to back and side to side. Adjust accordingly. You could apply a slight topical bead of clear silicone at the gap if you're a neat freak.

"Would I be able to adjust them myself?" Possibly, but it sounds like you and your crew are in a bit over your head as it is.

I tried figuring out how to adjust the feet myself. I couldn’t access them from underneath. I’ll take a look again today and try again with the warming drawer out. I don’t have a level, but it probably will be a worthwhile purchase.

Above Michele Marie says the side trim pieces for the back hit the back wall. So there’s side trim, that lip that goes over the counters on the right and left side. And there’s a little strip in the back that has vents for when you run the oven. Neither reach the back wall.

There are 2 very small “L” shaped pieces - stainless steel - one for the right side and one for the left side - that extend the trim to the back wall. These are about 1 inch long. When my Bosch was installed, the installers didn’t use them until I started complaining that something was not right as the gap was ugly - I could see a hole between the countertop and stove and the backsplash. I had to show them the installation booklet picture. They were going to throw them out.

@Michelle Marie I found something like that, but it doesn’t extend across the entire backside?

No, they are very small pieces and just are put at the back corners. So, yes, technically, stuff could slide behind the stove to the floor because there is about a fingertip space between that back vent thing and my backsplash. But with the small burners in the back, nothing has.

Thanks. They were able to inch it back a little bit more. It’s within a quarter inch now. It’s too far back to put these little things on, but I’m better with 1/4” than 1/2”.