--- title: "Viking SHOW lit: showroom mode, the freezer is not cooling" description: "What SHOW means on Viking SHOW lit: showroom mode, the freezer is not coolings, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-show/" --- # Viking SHOW lit: showroom mode, the freezer is not cooling In showroom mode, Viking’s electronic controls and interior lights work without the refrigeration system; on 5 Series built-ins the SHOW indicator is lit. ## What SHOW actually means. In showroom mode, Viking’s electronic controls and interior lights work without the refrigeration system; on 5 Series built-ins the SHOW indicator is lit. On 7 Series columns a showroom icon lights and every control, including temperature regulation, is disabled except the lights. Viking freezer display · also shown as Showroom Mode What to do when SHOW 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 If the freezer is warm, move food out first. ### 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 Viking Viking freezers repaired at home, with the frost, the fans and the door seal checked on the first visit. ### Source Viking Use & Care Manual, 5 Series built-in all refrigerators and all freezers (FDFB5303, VCFB5303 and siblings) Viking 5 Series and Professional built-in all freezers (FDFB5303, FDFB5363, VCFB5303, VCFB5363 and custom panel versions). Viking 7 Series integrated all freezer columns (VFI7180, VFI7240, FFI and MVFI versions). 7 Series columns show no error codes while in this mode. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for SHOW on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 If the freezer is warm, move food out first. 02 Use the showroom key combination from the manual to exit; on a 5 Series, three beeps confirm normal operation. 03 Check that the temperature falls over the next few hours, and book a visit if it does not. ### 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 SHOW is not a failed compressor, even though the freezer is warm. It is also not SAB, Sabbath mode, which keeps cooling. ## What you may notice with it. The freezer problems SHOW 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/) ## Viking freezers. Viking freezers repaired at home, with the frost, the fans and the door seal checked on the first visit. [Viking freezer repair](https://freezerrepair.center/brands/viking/) More Viking codes [oPn](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-opn/) [Shr](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-shr/) [HIGH TEMP](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-high-temp/) [DOOR OPEN](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-door-open/) [POWER](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-power/) [SAB](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-sab/) 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/) [Electrolux DEMO](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-demo/) [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/) [All 54 codes of this kind](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode) Viking 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 Viking's own words > Showroom mode allows electronic controls and interior lights to function independently of refrigeraton system. [Viking Use & Care Manual, 5 Series built-in all refrigerators and all freezers (FDFB5303, VCFB5303 and siblings)](https://vikingrange.com/file/716/m6760010_F21338_EN.pdf) [Viking Use & Care Manual, 5 Series built-in all refrigerators and all freezers (FDFB5303, VCFB5303 and siblings)](https://vikingrange.com/file/716/m6760010_F21338_EN.pdf) [Viking Use & Care Manual, 7 Series integrated all refrigerator and all freezer (VFI7180, VFI7240 and siblings)](https://vikingrange.com/file/562/m8530009_062222-000_EN.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Viking 5 Series and Professional built-in all freezers (FDFB5303, FDFB5363, VCFB5303, VCFB5363 and custom panel versions). Viking 7 Series integrated all freezer columns (VFI7180, VFI7240, FFI and MVFI versions). 7 Series columns show no error codes while in this mode. ## Viking SHOW freezer repair, where we come out. 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If the freezer is warm, move food out first. ### How do I get my Viking freezer out of showroom mode? Repeat the key combination that turned it on. On a 5 Series, you hold ACTIVATE CONTROLS and press HIGHER and ALARM OFF together; three beeps confirm. ### Why does my Viking show no errors in showroom mode? On 7 Series columns Viking disables error display in this mode. A warm freezer with no alarm is a strong hint that SHOW is on. ### Can showroom mode turn on during installation? It can, if the key combination is pressed by accident or the unit came from a display. Check for it before booking a repair on a new Viking. --- **[Read on the site: Viking SHOW lit: showroom mode, the freezer is not cooling](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-show/)** **[Book a visit with FreezerRepair.center](https://freezerrepair.center/schedule/)**