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DRYER USE
Starting Your Dryer
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as
gasoline, away from dryer.
Do not dry anything that has ever had anything
flammable on it (even after washing).
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
explosion, or fire.
WARNING
Fire Hazard
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on
it (including cooking oils).
Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried
on a clothesline or by using an Air Cycle.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death
or fire.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.
This manual covers several different models. Your dry
er may not have all of the cycles and
features described.
Follow these basic steps to start your dryer. Please refer to specific sections of this manual for
more detailed information.
1. Clean
lint screen before each load. See “Cleaning the Lint Screen.”
NOTE: Y
our Maytag
®
dryer is equipped with an “Auto Wake-Up” feature. You may also
press any button (except Drum Light), turn the knob to select cycle, or open the dryer
door and the display will illuminate. If the dryer is not started within 5 minutes, the dryer
will turn off the display.
2. Place laundry in dry
er and shut door.
3. Press PO
WER/CANCEL.
4. Turn the knob to the selected cycle. The preset settings for Sensor, or Timed Cycles will
illuminate. The estimated (sensor cycle) or actual (timed) cycle time (in minutes) will
show in the display.
NOTE: A de
fault time is displayed when an automatic cycle is selected. During the first
few minutes of the drying process, the cycle time may automatically vary from the default
time based on the size and fabric type of the load. Toward the end of the drying process,
the estimated time display will adjust again, showing the final drying time.