--- title: "GE upright freezer Control Lock ON: the buttons are locked" description: "What Control Lock ON means on GE upright freezer Control Lock ON: the buttons are lockeds, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-control-lock-on/" --- # GE upright freezer Control Lock ON: the buttons are locked On GE FUF uprights, holding Control Lock for 3 seconds locks the panel and turns on its ON light. ## What Control Lock ON actually means. On GE FUF uprights, holding Control Lock for 3 seconds locks the panel and turns on its ON light. While it is lit, the temperature setting cannot be changed; holding Control Lock for 3 seconds again unlocks it. GE freezer display · also shown as Control Lock light What to do when Control Lock ON 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 Press and hold Control Lock for 3 seconds until its ON light goes out. ### Shows up as Freezer Running Too Cold A freezer too cold reads far below its setting, ice cream turns rock hard, the door is hard to open, and frost forms fast around the seal. ### Make GE GE freezers repaired at home, including the ones kept out in garages and basements. ### Source GE owner's manual 49-60763, FUF upright freezers GE FUF14, FUF17 and FUF21 frost-free upright freezers with the electronic control on the door. Uprights with a dial control have no such panel. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from GE's own guidance for Control Lock ON on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Press and hold Control Lock for 3 seconds until its ON light goes out. 02 Set the temperature you want with the plus or minus pad. 03 If the panel still ignores every button when unlocked, unplug the freezer for a minute, then book a visit if nothing changes. ### 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 A locked panel is not a dead control board. The freezer keeps cooling normally the whole time the lock is on. ## What you may notice with it. The freezer problems Control Lock ON tends to arrive with. Answer these at the freezer before anyone is booked. 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[How to read what your freezer is telling you](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-error-code/) ## GE freezers. GE freezers repaired at home, including the ones kept out in garages and basements. 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GE builds this ### Chest freezer A low, wide box with a lid that lifts from the top, cooled by coils wrapped inside its walls, the long-term freezer of basements, garages and utility rooms. ## In GE's own words > To lock the controls, press Control Lock and hold for 3 seconds [GE owner's manual 49-60763, FUF upright freezers](https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/s--IW0JdO1p--/dabb50f3437587ea65b07876cf2ec0977cfc4c56.pdf) [GE owner's manual 49-60763, FUF upright freezers](https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/s--IW0JdO1p--/dabb50f3437587ea65b07876cf2ec0977cfc4c56.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. GE FUF14, FUF17 and FUF21 frost-free upright freezers with the electronic control on the door. Uprights with a dial control have no such panel. ## GE Control Lock ON freezer 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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Press and hold Control Lock for 3 seconds until its ON light goes out. ### Why won't my GE upright freezer let me change the temperature? Check the Control Lock ON light. If it is lit, hold Control Lock for 3 seconds to unlock the panel. ### Does Control Lock turn off my GE freezer's alarms? No. It only stops setting changes. The High Temp and Door Open alarms work as usual. ### The Control Lock light is off but my GE panel still does not respond. What now? Unplug the freezer for a minute to reset the control. If the buttons still do nothing, the control needs a technician. --- **[Read on the site: GE upright freezer Control Lock ON: the buttons are locked](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-control-lock-on/)** **[Book a visit with FreezerRepair.center](https://freezerrepair.center/schedule/)**