Refrigerator Use; Using The Controls - Whirlpool WRT318FZDM User Instructions

Your refrigerator has two controls that affect the temperature.
T h e Temperature control located at the top front of the refrigerator
compartment and the Airflow control located on the back wall of
the freezer compartment.
IMPORTANT:
The recommended setting should be correct for normal
household refrigerator use. The controls are set correctly
when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream
is firm.
Wait 24 hours for your refrigerator to cool completely before
adding food. If you add food before the refrigerator has cooled
completely, your food may spoil.
NOTE: Adjusting the refrigerator and freezer temperature
controls to a colder than recommended setting will not cool
the compartments any faster.
If the temperature is too warm or too cold in the refrigerator or
freezer, first check the air vents to be sure they are not
blocked before adjusting the controls.
Temperature Control
For your convenience, the Temperature control is preset at the
factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make sure the
control is still preset as shown.
Recommended Setting
Cooling Off/On
To turn cooling off, press and hold the Setting button for
4 seconds until all lights are illuminated for 1 second. To turn
cooling back on, press and hold the Setting button again for
4 seconds.
NOTE: Neither compartment will cool when the control is set
to OFF.
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REFRIGERATOR USE

Using the Controls

Adjusting the Temperature Control
If you need to adjust the temperature in either the refrigerator or
freezer compartment, use the settings listed in the chart below as
a guide.
NOTE: Except when starting the refrigerator, do not adjust the
control more than one setting at a time. Wait 24 hours between
adjustments for the temperature to stabilize.
Press the SETTING button to toggle among the 4 LED
lights which indicate the temperature setting. Reading from
left to right, the LED in the first position is the least cold. The
LEDs indicate increasingly colder settings as you continue to
the right until all 4 LEDs are illuminated.
CONDITION/REASON:
REFRIGERATOR too warm
FREEZER too warm/Too little
ice
REFRIGERATOR too cold
FREEZER too cold
Airflow Control
The Airflow control regulates the amount of air flowing between
the freezer and the refrigerator compartments.
When you plug in the refrigerator for the first time, turn the Airflow
control to the Recommended setting.
Adjusting the Airflow Control
If you want to temporarily increase the cold airflow to a specific
compartment, adjust the control.
Max - Increase airflow to the freezer.
Min - Increase airflow to the refrigerator.
IMPORTANT: Once the performance is achieved, return the
Airflow control to the Recommended setting to keep the
refrigerator operating at optimum efficiency.
CONDITION/REASON:
Heavy ice use
Hot room temperature
Large quantity of groceries
ADJUSTMENT:
TEMPERATURE control one
setting higher
AIRFLOW or TEMPERATURE
control one setting higher
TEMPERATURE co ntrol one
setting lower
AIRFLOW or TEMPERATURE
control one setting lower
ADJUSTMENT:
Max
Max - to maintain ice making
production rate
Min - to quickly chill food and
beverages