Electrolux EI23BC37SS4, Use And Care Manual

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Controls - Non-Dispenser Models

IQ-Touch

TM

“Sabbath Mode” 

The Sabbath Mode is a feature that 

disables portions of the refrigerator and its 

controls for 

IQ-Touch

TM

, in accordance 

with observance of the weekly Sabbath 

and religious holidays within the Orthodox 

Jewish community.
Sabbath Mode is turned ON and OFF by 

simultaneously pressing and holding the 

freezer temp 

“-”

 and the refrigerator temp 

“+”

 indicators for five seconds. The display 

shows “Sb” while in Sabbath mode.
In the Sabbath Mode, the High Temp 

alarm is active for health reasons. For 

NOTE

During Sabbath Mode, the freezer ice 

maker will continue to work and must be 

manually turned off to be compliant with 

the Sabbath observances.

NOTE

While in Sabbath Mode, neither the 

lights nor the control panel will work until 

Sabbath Mode is deactivated.
Refrigerator stays in Sabbath Mode after 

power failure recovery. It must be deactivated 

with the buttons on the control panel.

NOTE

If the 

Perfect Temp

TM

 Drawer is not turned 

off prior to putting the unit into Sabbath 

Mode, it will continue to adjust itself to 

maintain the set point even if the display 

does not illuminate to show that it is still on.

Sabbath Mode and the Perfect Temp

TM

Drawer

The 

Perfect Temp

TM

 Drawer should be 

turned off for the Sabbath/Holidays. Before 

putting the refrigerator into the Sabbath mode, 

turn the 

Perfect Temp

TM

 Drawer off by 

pressing the drawer on/off button. The display 

will show “OFF” and the drawer will turn off. 

Then enter the Sabbath mode function on the 

main refrigerator display. See the 

IQ-Touch

“Sabbath Mode” section. When in Sabbath 

mode, the display will not illuminate and the 

drawer will remain off. The drawer can still be 

used as a non-temp controlled drawer in this 

mode. When the refrigerator is taken out of 

Sabbath mode, the 

Perfect Temp

TM

 Drawer 

will have to be turned back on.

Alarms

Door 

Ajar

If the door has been left open for 

an extended period of time, an 

alarm will sound and the door ajar 

indicator will display on the bottom 

display of the control panel. The 

alarm is turned off by closing the 

door. The mute sounds key will 

blink to prompt the reset of any 

active alarms. Press this key to 

reset any system alarms.

High 

Temp

In the event of a high temperature 

condition, the temperature display 

will blink and display “HI”. After 

20 minutes, the alarm will sound 

and the high temp indicator will 

be red on the bottom of the 

control panel. The mute sounds 

icon will illuminate until pressed, 

acknowledging the alarm, at which 

time the highest temperature 

reached will be displayed and the 

refrigerator will resume normal 

operation. In case the high temp 

alarm is not acknowledged at the 

first alarm sound time out, when 

the door is first opened, the alarm 

sound will be repeated.

Power 

Fail

In the event of a power failure, the 

power fail alert will be displayed 

and the temperature display will 

blink until the mute sounds icon is 

pressed, acknowledging the alarm. 

Other modes may be turned off 

until the alarm is acknowledged. 

The power fail alert is turned off 

and the refrigerator will resume 

normal operation. The high temp 

alarm may also be illuminated until 

a safe operating range temperature 

has been reached.

example, if the door is left ajar the High 

Temp alarm is activated. The refrigerator 

will function normally once the door 

is closed, without any violation of the 

Sabbath/Holidays. The High Temp alarm 

is permitted when cabinet temperature 

is outside the safe zone for 20 minutes. 

The alarm silences itself after 10 minutes 

while the High Temp icon stays lit until the 

Sabbath mode is exited.
For further assistance, guidelines for 

proper usage and a complete 

list of models with the Sabbath 

feature, please visit the web at 

http:\\www.star-k.org.