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# Thermador LOCK ON: the MicroDrawer panel and automatic door are locked

Thermador's Panel Lock goes further than a keypad lock: it also disables the motor that opens and closes the MicroDrawer, which is the point in a kitchen with small children.

## What LOCK ON actually means.

Thermador's Panel Lock goes further than a keypad lock: it also disables the motor that opens and closes the MicroDrawer, which is the point in a kitchen with small children. It is set and released by holding 5 for three seconds and is canceled whenever the power drops.

Thermador microwave display · also shown as LOCK OFF

What to do when LOCK ON shows on the microwave

### Kind of code Mode, 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 to No repair

Hold the number 5 key for 3 seconds until LOCK OFF appears.

### Shows up as What 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.

### Make Thermador

Thermador microwaves diagnosed in place, from a drawer that will not glide open to a built-in unit that runs with no heat.

### Source Thermador MD24BS / MD30BS MicroDrawer Use and Care Guide

Thermador MicroDrawer MD24BS and MD30BS (Use and Care Guide 8001299202).

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Thermador's own guidance for LOCK ON on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Hold the number 5 key for 3 seconds until LOCK OFF appears.

02

Try the Open key again.

03

If the display says LOCK OFF and the drawer still does not move, book a visit for the drawer drive.

### 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

LOCK ON is not a jammed drawer. Because an outage clears the lock, a MicroDrawer that is locked every morning is being locked by someone in the house.

## What you may notice with it.

The microwave problems LOCK ON tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Microwave Drawer Won't Open or Close**](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-drawer-not-opening/)
- [**Microwave Touchpad Ignores Key Presses**](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-touchpad-not-responding/)

Problem

### What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You

7 causes, cheapest first

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.

[How to read what your microwave is telling you](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/)

## Thermador microwaves.

Thermador microwaves diagnosed in place, from a drawer that will not glide open to a built-in unit that runs with no heat.

[Thermador microwave repair](https://microwaverepair.center/brands/thermador/)

More Thermador codes

[E](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/thermador-e-number/) [E11](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/thermador-e11/) [ERROR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/thermador-error/) [DEMO ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/thermador-demo-on/) [ENJOY YOUR MICROWAVE TOUCH CLEAR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/thermador-enjoy-your-microwave/)

Mode, not a failure on other makes

[Bertazzoni LOCK](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-lock/) [Bosch LOCK ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-lock-on/) [Café CONTROL LOCKED](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/cafe-control-locked/) [Dacor LOCK ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-lock-on/) [Fisher & Paykel LOCK](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-lock/) [Fulgor Milano LOCK ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-lock-on/) [Gaggenau Demo mode](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-demo-mode/) [GE Profile LOC](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-loc/)

[All 46 codes of this kind](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

Thermador builds this

### Microwave hood combination

The microwave that hangs from the wall cabinets above the burners, heating food in its cavity while its own fan, light and filters handle the steam and grease rising from the pans beneath it.

Thermador builds this

### Built-in microwave

A microwave set into a tall cabinet or a wall of cabinetry at eye level, either a countertop body wrapped in a trim kit or a true built-in model, including speed and convection microwaves that brown as well as heat.

Thermador builds this

### Microwave drawer

A microwave built under a counter or into a kitchen island that opens like a drawer at the touch of a key, with a motor and gears sliding its cavity out toward you.

## In Thermador's own words

> the automatic door mechanism are deactivated or locked.

[Thermador MD24BS / MD30BS MicroDrawer Use and Care Guide](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001299202_B.pdf) [Thermador MD24BS / MD30BS MicroDrawer Use and Care Guide](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001299202_B.pdf) [Thermador MD24BS / MD30BS MicroDrawer Use and Care Guide](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001299202_B.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Thermador MicroDrawer MD24BS and MD30BS (Use and Care Guide 8001299202).

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For the heart of your home.

## Questions about LOCK ON.

### Can I clear LOCK ON myself?

Hold the number 5 key for 3 seconds until LOCK OFF appears.

### Why won't my Thermador MicroDrawer open when I press Open?

Check for LOCK ON. The lock blocks the automatic door as well as the keys.

### How do I unlock a Thermador MicroDrawer?

Hold the 5 key for three seconds; the display confirms with LOCK OFF.

### Does the Thermador lock survive a power outage?

No. Thermador states the Panel Lock is canceled when power is interrupted.

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