Washing a load of laundry _3702 WASHING A LOAD OF LAUNDRYUsing the Child Lock functionThe Child Lock function allows you to lock the buttons so that the wash cycle you’ve chosencan’t be changed.Child Lock is a function to prevent children or the infi rm from accidently operating thewasher and injuring themselves.If a child enters the washer, the child may become trapped and suffocate.Although the Child Lock function is activated, you must keep an eye on children nearby sothat they do not operate your washer.Activating the Child Lock functionFollow the steps below to activate the Child Lock function.• Hold down the Child Lock button (( ) for 3 seconds.The Child Lock Function is activated with a pop-up window that displays “Child Lock ON”,and the button changes from (( ) to (( ).Deactivating the Child Lock functionFollow the steps below to deactivate the Child Lock function.1. Hold down The Child Lock button (( ) for 3 seconds.The Child Lock Function is activated with the pop-up window displaying “Child Lock Pause”,and the button changes from (( ) to (( ).When the Child Lock state is Child Lock Pause, the Child Lock Pause (( ) buttonappears for 10 seconds. The Child Lock function will be activated again if the button isnot held down for another 3 seconds.2. Continue to hold down the Child Lock Pause (( ) button for another 3 seconds.The Child Lock function is deactivated completely and the button changes to theChild Lock OFF (( ) button.When the Child Lock function is activated, only the Child Lock button works. The ChildLock function remains on even after the power is turned on and off or after you disconnectand reconnect the power cord.Opening the door by force can result in injury due to damage to the product.To add laundry when the Child Lock function is activated, you have to fi rst pause ordeactivate the Child Lock function.When the Child Lock function is activated, the screen does not change visually (no dimmingor greying out). If you tap a button or any part of the screen, a tooltip reminder that theChild Lock function is turned on is displayed.CAUTIONWARNINGCAUTIONCAUTIONWF457ARG-03153A_EN.indd 37WF457ARG-03153A_EN.indd 37 2012-03-09 4:09:312012-03-09 4:09:31