Refrigerator Use; Using The Controls - Maytag MRT118FZEM User Instructions

2. Open both doors again to make sure they close as easily as
you like. If not, tilt the refrigerator slightly more to the rear by
turning both leveling legs to the left; it may take several
more turns.
NOTE: To keep the refrigerator level, you should turn both
leveling legs the same amount.
3. Using a level, be sure that the refrigerator is still level side to
side. Readjust if necessary.
Door Aligning
If the space between your doors looks uneven, you can adjust it
using the following instructions:
1. Depending on your model, remove the Top Hinge cover.
2. Loosen the top hinge screws using a ⁵⁄₁₆" socket or wrench.
3. Have someone hold the door in place or put a spacer between
the doors while you tighten the top hinge screws.
4. Replace the Top Hinge cover if removed in Step 1.

REFRIGERATOR USE

Using the Controls

Your refrigerator has two controls that affect the temperature.
The Temperature control is located at the top front of
the refrigerator compartment and the Airflow control is located
on the back wall of the freezer compartment.
IMPORTANT:
The recommended setting should be correct for normal
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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
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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
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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
10
Cooling On/Off
To turn cooling off, press and hold TEMP SETTING for 4 seconds
until all lights turn ON for 1 second. To turn cooling back on,
press and hold TEMP SETTING again for 4 seconds.
NOTE: Neither compartment will cool when the control is set
to OFF.
Adjusting the Temperature Control
If you need to adjust the temperature in either the refrigerator or
freezer compartment, use the settings listed in the following chart
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 TEMP SETTING to toggle between the three LED lights
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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 three LEDs are illuminated.
NOTE: For the first to third setting, only one LED of the
three LEDs will be lit. All three LEDs will be lit when you have
reached the PowerCold™ setting (the coldest setting).
CONDITION/REASON:
REFRIGERATOR too warm
FREEZER to warm/too little
ice
REFRIGERATOR too cold
FREEZER too cold
Additional Feature
PowerCold™ Feature
The PowerCold™ feature sets the freezer and refrigerator to
the lowest temperature settings to assist with periods of high
refrigerator use, full grocery loads or temporarily warm
room temperatures.
To turn on the PowerCold feature, press TEMP SETTING
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continually until all the LED lights are illuminated. Press TEMP
SETTING again to return to the Cold set point.
NOTE: All three LED lights are on when the refrigerator is
in PowerCold mode. The PowerCold feature will turn off
automatically after 24 hours and the temperature will return
to the Coldestset point.
ADJUSTMENT:
TEMP SETTING Control one
setting higher
AIRFLOW or TEMP SETTING
Control one setting higher
TEMP SETTING Control one
setting lower
AIRFLOW or TEMP SETTING
Control one setting lower