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title: "Electrolux DEMO on a freezer column: cooling is switched off for the showroom"
description: "What DEMO means on Electrolux DEMO on a freezer column: cooling is switched off for the showrooms, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at…"
url: "https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-demo/"
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# Electrolux DEMO on a freezer column: cooling is switched off for the showroom

DEMO on the IQ-Touch control of an Electrolux all-freezer column means showroom mode is on.

## What DEMO actually means.

DEMO on the IQ-Touch control of an Electrolux all-freezer column means showroom mode is on. In this mode the panel and lights work but cooling has stopped, so the column warms toward room temperature. It is cleared from the panel by holding minus and ICE MAKER together for ten seconds.

Electrolux freezer display · also shown as Demo mode

What to do when DEMO shows on the freezer

### Kind of code Mode, not a failure

A setting the freezer was put into, often by accident or by the store it came from, rather than a part that broke: a showroom or demo mode that lights the display while the compressor stays off, a fast freeze left running for days, a Sabbath setting that silences the alarms, a control lock, a door alarm reminding you the door stood open. Nothing has worn out, and the freezer's own buttons or manual put it back.

### Usually leads to No repair

Move any food that has softened to a working freezer or a cooler with ice.

### Shows up as Standalone Freezer Not Freezing

A standalone freezer not freezing shows it on a thermometer long before the food goes soft: packages give under your thumb, a tub of stock is slush at the center, and the cabinet air feels cool rather than biting.

### Make Electrolux

Electrolux freezers serviced where they stand, whether that is a kitchen, a pantry or a basement.

### Source Electrolux Freezer use and care guide A16366405, troubleshooting

Electrolux all-freezer columns covered by use and care guide A16366405 (IQ-Touch control display inside the cabinet).

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Electrolux's own guidance for DEMO on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Move any food that has softened to a working freezer or a cooler with ice.

02

Press and hold minus and ICE MAKER together for ten seconds until DEMO disappears.

03

Keep the door closed and allow up to 24 hours for the column to reach its setting.

04

Book a visit if DEMO keeps coming back or the column stays warm once it has cleared.

### Cleared?

The freezer is holding its temperature again and no part had to be replaced. If the same code comes back within a few days, or the packages start to soften again, book it as a fresh problem.

### What not to do

DEMO is not an Electrolux failure code, and no part needs replacing to clear it. If the display is normal and the column is still warm, the cause is in the cooling system, not the setting.

## What you may notice with it.

The freezer problems DEMO tends to arrive with. Answer these at the freezer before anyone is booked.

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

Before you call

### [Standalone Freezer Not Freezing](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-freezing/)

[All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-freezing/)

It also comes with

- [**Freezer Warming Up With Food Inside**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-thawing-food-at-risk/)
- [**Freezer Error Code**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-error-code/)

Food at risk now

### Standalone Freezer Not Freezing

6 causes, cheapest first

No repair indicated

## Nothing to repair.

A setting the freezer was put into, often by accident or by the store it came from, rather than a part that broke: a showroom or demo mode that lights the display while the compressor stays off, a fast freeze left running for days, a Sabbath setting that silences the alarms, a control lock, a door alarm reminding you the door stood open. Nothing has worn out, and the freezer's own buttons or manual put it back.

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

## Electrolux freezers.

Electrolux freezers serviced where they stand, whether that is a kitchen, a pantry or a basement.

[Electrolux freezer repair](https://freezerrepair.center/brands/electrolux/)

More Electrolux codes

[Sb](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-sb/) [HIGH TEMP](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-high-temp/) [POWER OUTAGE](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-power-outage/) [DOOR OPEN](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-door-open/)

Mode, not a failure on other makes

[Bertazzoni Door Unit OPEN](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-door-unit-open/) [Bosch Demo mode](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/bosch-demo-mode/) [Dacor oF](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-of/) [Fisher & Paykel Door alarm](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-door-alarm/) [Frigidaire Fb](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-fb/) [Fulgor Milano Door Unit OPEN](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-door-unit-open/) [Gaggenau Door alarm](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-door-alarm/) [GE Door Open](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-door-open/)

[All 55 codes of this kind](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

Electrolux builds this

### Freezer column

A built-in, full-height freezer that stands alone in the cabinetry, often beside a matching fresh-food column, with a stainless or panel-ready door and an electronic control.

## In Electrolux's own words

> The control is in DEMO mode. cooling has stopped functioning.

[Electrolux Freezer use and care guide A16366405, troubleshooting](https://frigidaire.bynder.com/m/51d891ebdfdde6fe/original/A16366405en-pdf.pdf) [Electrolux Freezer use and care guide A16366405, leaving DEMO](https://frigidaire.bynder.com/m/51d891ebdfdde6fe/original/A16366405en-pdf.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Electrolux all-freezer columns covered by use and care guide A16366405 (IQ-Touch control display inside the cabinet).

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## Questions about DEMO.

### Can I clear DEMO myself?

Move any food that has softened to a working freezer or a cooler with ice.

### Why would a brand-new Electrolux freezer column arrive in DEMO?

Floor models and some delivered units are left in showroom mode, where the display works but nothing cools. Clear it with the button combination before loading food.

### Is my Electrolux column damaged after running in DEMO for days?

No. It simply sat at room temperature. Once DEMO is cleared, give it a full day to pull down, and discard any food that warmed.

### The ice maker stopped too. Is that part of DEMO on an Electrolux freezer?

Without cooling the ice maker cannot freeze water, so it stops producing. Ice returns once the column is cold again.

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