Understanding The Status Indicators - Whirlpool SERIES 980 Use And Care Manual

Understanding the status indicators

Lock Out
The Lock Out feature lets you lock out the
function of the control
LOCK OUT LOCK OUT pads. When using Lock
Out, you cannot start
the dishwasher.
To use Lock Out:
•
Press and hold Air Dry (about 5 seconds)
until the Lock Out indicator glows.
AIR DRY AIR DRY
To turn off Lock Out:
• Press and hold Air Dry (about 5 seconds)
until the Lock Out indicator turns off.
Washing
The Washing indicator glows at the start
of the first fill of any cycle
(except Rinse/Wash
WASHING
Later) and remains
on until the end of the
main wash.
Water Heating
The Water Heating indicator glows when-
ever water is heated
WATER HEATING WATER HEATING during a cycle.
SE TTI NG TH E CON T ROL S
Rinsing
The Rinsing indicator glows during the
last two rinses of all
RINSING
cycles.
Drying
The Drying indicator glows during the
drying portion of each
DRYING
cycle – even if you select
Air Dry. It turns off at
the end of the cycle. If
dishes are not as dry as you expected when
using Air Dry, either allow longer drying
times (overnight) or do not use Air Dry.
Add-A-Dish
The Add-A-Dish indicator glows as soon
as the dishwasher starts
and keeps glowing until
ADD-A-DISH
the main wash portion of
the cycle begins. You
can add an additional item while the indica-
tor is on.
Clean
The Clean indicator glows at the end of a
cycle to show that the
load is clean. All other
CLEAN
indicators turn off. The
Clean indicator glows
until you press Cancel/Drain or any other
control pad.
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