5
Temperature Controls
Note
•Your refrigerator will run continuously for several
hours when you first start it. This is normal.
•Let the refrigerator run at least four hours before
adding food.
Note
•During the automatic defrost cycle, you may notice
a red glow/reflection in the vents on the back wall
of the freezer compartment and you may hear the
sound of water droplets coming into contact with
the defrost heater. This is normal during the
defrost cycle.
•Turning the fresh food control to “OFF” stops cooling
in both compartments. It does not shut off power to
the refrigerator.

No Defrosting

Your refrigerator is designed to defrost automatically.
The fresh food control is located at the top of the fresh
food compartment.
COLDEST COLD
FREEZER CONTROL
INITIAL SETTING

Initial Settings

•The fresh food control has settings from 1 (cold) to
7 (coldest). Initially set this control on 4.
•The freezer control has settings from cold to coldest.
Initially set this control at the mid-line initial setting.

Adjusting the Temperature

Controls

• 24 hours after adding food, you may decide that one
or both compartments should be colder or warmer. If
so, adjust the control(s) as indicated in the following
table.
•Except when starting the refrigerator, do not change
either control more than one number at a time.
•Allow 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize before
resetting.
•Changing either control will have some effect on the
temperature of the other compartment.

Warm Cabinet Surfaces

At times, the front of the refrigerator cabinet may be
warm to the touch. This is a normal occurrence that
helps prevent moisture from condensing on the
cabinet. The condition will be more noticeable when
you first start the refrigerator, during hot weather and
after excessive or lengthy door openings.

TEMPE RATURE CONTROL GUIDE

Fresh Food
Compartment
too Warm
Fresh Food
Compartment
too Cold
Freezer too Warm
Freezer too Cold
Turn Refrigerator
“OFF”
Adjust fresh food control
to next higher setting.
Adjust fresh food control
to next lower setting.
Adjust freezer control to
next colder setting.
Adjust freezer control to
next warmer setting.
Set fresh food control to
“OFF”.*
The freezer control is located at the back of the freezer
compartment.