Gaggenau child lock symbol: the display and control ring are locked
The child lock on Gaggenau's Expressive combi-microwave locks both the touch display and the stainless control ring, and it can be set even during cooking.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Gaggenau
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What Child lock
actually means.
The child lock on Gaggenau's Expressive combi-microwave locks both the touch display and the stainless control ring, and it can be set even during cooking. Releasing it takes a press-and-hold of about two seconds on the lock key.
Gaggenau microwave display · also shown as Childproof lock
What to do when Child lock shows on the microwaveKind of codeMode, not a failure
Something was switched on rather than something wearing out: a child or control lock set by a long press on the wrong pad, after which no key answers, a demo or showroom setting that lights the display and turns the plate while nothing warms, a Sabbath setting that dims the panel and mutes the beeps, or a clock left blinking after an outage that holds the keypad until it is set. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual switches it off again.
Usually leads toNo repair
Press and hold the child lock key for about 2 seconds.
Shows up asWhat a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You
A microwave error code may be a letter and a number on the display, a lock or demo word, a row of dashes, or a beep with a blinking clock, and it can show while the microwave still heats or block every key until it is cleared.
MakeGaggenau
Gaggenau microwaves and combination units examined on site, beginning with the mode that was chosen when the problem first showed up.
SourceGaggenau GM450/451 720 built-in microwave Use and Care Manual (Expressive series)
Expressive series GM450/451 720 (manual 9001954868). On the BMP 250/251 the lock is held for at least 6 seconds with the selector at 0.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Gaggenau's own guidance for Child lock on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Press and hold the child lock key for about 2 seconds.
Set the appliance as usual once the symbol goes out.
If the display stays unresponsive with no lock symbol, cut the breaker for about 10 seconds and restore it; book a visit if nothing changes.
Cleared?
The code has gone and a mug of water heats again without a new part. If it comes back this week, or the food starts coming out cold in the middle, mention in the booking that it came back.
What not to do
An unresponsive display with the lock symbol is not a failed touch panel. Without the symbol, it is a different problem and needs a power reset or a visit.
What you may
notice with it.
The microwave problems Child lock tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
Something was switched on rather than something wearing out: a child or control lock set by a long press on the wrong pad, after which no key answers, a demo or showroom setting that lights the display and turns the plate while nothing warms, a Sabbath setting that dims the panel and mutes the beeps, or a clock left blinking after an outage that holds the keypad until it is set. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual switches it off again.
Gaggenau
microwaves.
Gaggenau microwaves and combination units examined on site, beginning with the mode that was chosen when the problem first showed up.
Gaggenau microwave repairMore Gaggenau codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
In Gaggenau's own words
The Childproof lock is activated.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Expressive series GM450/451 720 (manual 9001954868). On the BMP 250/251 the lock is held for at least 6 seconds with the selector at 0.
Gaggenau Child lock microwave repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
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Questions
about Child lock.
Can I clear Child lock myself?
Why can't I turn the control ring on my Gaggenau?
Can the Gaggenau child lock be set while food is cooking?
How is the lock released on an older Gaggenau BMP model?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Child lock?
Three details make the booking useful: the characters or beeps just as they appeared, every character of the model number, and whether a cup of water still warms up. With those, the technician arrives already halfway to the answer.