Kenmore 970.C4804 Series, Use & Care Manual

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Cycle Selection, continued

Operating Instructions

Heavy/Bulky

Use this cycle for heavily soiled, durable garments - such 

as towels, sports gear, or fabric tote bags. For best soil 

and stain removal, use the hottest water safe for the 

fabrics being washed.

Normal

Use this load for cotton, linen, towels, shirts, sheets, den-

ims and mixed loads.

Casual

Use this cycle for cottons and blends with a permanent 

press or no-iron 

fi

 nish.

Handwash

Use this cycle to provide intermittent, gentle tumbling for 

items labeled “Hand Wash”.

Delicates

Use this cycle for lightly soiled knits and delicates which 

require gentle washing.

Express Wash

Quickly wash a small, lightly soiled load in 25 minutes.

Jeans

Wash an entire load of denim jeans with the 

Jeans

 cycle. 

It provides 20 minutes of reversing tumble wash action.

Rinse & Spin

Select 

Rinse & Spin

 for loads that need a cold water 

rinse or to add fabric softener that may have been omit-

ted in a regular cycle. Add the fabric softener to the 

dispenser chamber. Select the spin speed appropriate 

for the load.

Spin Only

Use the 

Spin Only

 cycle anytime you want to drain water 

from the washer and spin out the load or as a follow-up 

to a 

No Spin

 selection. Select the spin speed appropriate 

to the load.

Clean Washer

To clean and freshen the washer, perform the 

Clean 

Washer

 cycle. If you wish to begin the cycle, empty the 

drum, add bleach and press 

START

. This maintenance 

cycle removes residue that may cause odor. See 

Inside 

Routine Cleaning (Preventive)

 for detailed information 

about the 

Clean Washer

 cycle.

Cycle Settings

Appropriate wash temperature, spin speeds, soil level and 

options will automatically be displayed for each cycle. The 

settings can be changed before the cycle is started.

Auto Temp wash water temperatures are automatically 

regulated to maximize detergent e

ff

 ectiveness and im-

prove washing performance. The water heater setting and 

its distance from the washer, water usage in other parts of 

the home, and seasonally low ground water temperature in 

some geographic areas can a

ff

 ect water temperature.

Hot

Use this setting for heavily soiled colorfast fabrics such 

as towels, bedding, and children’s clothing.

Warm

Use this setting for normally soiled white or colorfast cot-

tons and blends.

Cool

Use this setting for normally soiled sheets, casual items 

and washable woolens.

Cold

Some warm water will automatically blend with cold tap 

supply to achieve a precise Auto Temp Cold. Use this set-

ting for lightly soiled non-colorfast items, knits, delicates, 

and hand washables.

Cold Clean

Wash and rinse temperatures are equivalent to tem-

perature of cold tap supply. Use this selection for lightly 

soiled non-colorfast items, knits, delicates, and hand 

washables and other fabrics and colors that are prone to 

dye transfer. For use with cold water 

 detergents.

Follow the fabric care label instructions 

on items to be washed.

For best results

NOTE

To change the temperature once the cycle has begun, 

press the 

PAUSE

 button, make the new selection and 

press 

START

 again.

WASH WATER TEMPERATURE

To change the preset temperature, press the 

Auto Temp

button to scroll to the desired setting. Select a wash water 

temperature according to 

fi

 ber content, colorfastness and 

soil level. A cold water rinse saves energy and reduces 

wrinkling.
To protect your fabrics, not all temperatures are available 

with every cycle. The indicator will not light if the setting is 

not available with that cycle.
The temperature selected for the cycle will be remembered 

and recalled each time that cycle is selected in the future. To 

return to factory settings, press the 

START/PAUS

E and 

Select

buttons at the same time and hold until the signal sounds.