Maytag MRT519SZDM - Manual (Page 13)

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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
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 off cooling, 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
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).
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
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 COLDEST set point.
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.
CONDITION/REASON: ADJUSTMENT:
REFRIGERATOR too warm TEMP SETTING Control
one setting higher
FREEZER too warm/too little ice AIRFLOW or TEMP
SETTING Control one
setting higher
REFRIGERATOR too cold TEMP SETTING Control
one setting lower
FREEZER too cold AIRFLOW or TEMP
SETTING Control one
setting lower