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LG Washer - How to Use Control Lock on the WM6998

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At a Glance

The control lock feature disables control panel buttons and prevents children and others from changing cycle settings during a wash or dry cycle.

Note

Not your washer, please visit our LG Washer & Dryer - How to Use the Child Lock Feature (CL Error Code) article for further assistance.

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If the Control Lock is enabled, a notification message will appear on the screen.
All buttons, except the Power and the Settings buttons, are disabled while control lock is active.

image of the control lock being enaabled

How to lock buttons

1. Press the Settings button on the control panel.
2. Use the arrow button to move to Control Lock, and then press OK.
3. Use the arrow button to select Enable and press OK to enable Control Lock.

Control Lock Setup Order Image
Note

When Control Lock is enabled, no buttons except Power and Settings will work.
Pressing other buttons with Control Lock enabled will show a notification message.

How to unlock the buttons

1. Press the Settings button on the control panel.
2. Use the arrow button to move to Control Lock, and then press OK.
3. Using the arrow, select [Disable] and press OK to unlock buttons.

Control unlock order image

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.


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