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Welcome ................................................... 1
Safety Instructions ................................ 2
Instal lation ............................................... 3
Features at a Glance ............................. 4
Features at a Glance .............................. 5
Temperature Controls ........................... 6
Looking Inside 7-13 • • •
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ice Service ........................................ .
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Ice & Water Service ............... 15_16 •
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Models: 2154 • 2257 • 2354 • 2356 • 2554 * 2556 • 2754 • 2756 " 2757 • 2957 Welcome .... .................................................................. Congratulations on the purchase Please attach your sales receipt here. Keep of a Maytag refrigerator. Your this information for your records (should refrigerator has been carefully you ever need warranty service). engineered to provide many years of excellent, dependable performance. Your satisfaction is very impor- tant to us, so please read
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Important Safety Instructions .................................... WARNING -- When using your appliance, always follow basic precautions, I including the following: l • Use the refrigerator only for its intended purpose. Important: Child entrapment and suffocation are • To prevent possibility of hazard due to electrical not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned shock, never plug the refrigerator into a receptacle refrigerators are still dangerous.., even if they will which has not been groun
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Installation .......................................................... Your new refrigerator was packed carefully for ship- Leveling ment. Remove and discard shelf packing clips (if used) located just above each shelf where they hook onto the To enhance appearance and to maintain optimal perfo_ frame. To remove plastic clips wiggle the clips sideways mance, the refrigerator must be level. Your refrigerat_ and pull straight out. has wheels which can be adjusted for leveling: Location • Remove th
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Features at a Glance ............................................. Ice Access Door Refrigerator Dual Cool TM Ice Bin Lights Freshness Design Slide Control I _ Compartment Butter Dish Pick-off Door Bins Freezer Light )illCatcher TM Adjustable Shelves Shelves Multi-Use _ .ack Snack Center l Drawer Do( / I Humidity Controlled Crisper I Retainer Freezer Baskets Meat and Cheese Lower Hinge Base Grille Drawer Covers Temperature Control for the Meat and Cheese Drawer Features may vary according to mode
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_ Features at a Glance ............................................ PuriClean" Ice Access Door ChillKeeper" Filter Dual Cool" Control Freshness Design Ice Bin Slide Control Dairy Compartmenl Elevator" Freezer Shelf Light SpillCatcher TM Shelves Freezer 12-pack Rack Drop Down Basket Adjusti-Temp Drawer Fixed Door Humidity Controlled Bins Crispers Door Bin StairStep _ Freezer Baskets Lower Hinge Base Grille Covers Features may vary according to model. 5
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Temperature Controls ........................................... Your refrigerator has Maytag's Dual Cool TM freshness design to control fresh and frozen food temperatures. The con- trols are located at the top front of the fresh food compartment. To adjust the controls, move the slide to the left or right as desired. Initial Dual Cool" Control Settings Adjusting the Dual CooF Controls • The refrigerator control has settings from 1 (warmest) • 24 hours after adding food, you may decide that one
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Looking Inside ....................................................... Shelves Fresh Food Compartment and Door The shelves in this compartment are adjustable so the interior of the fresh food compartment can be cus- The fresh food compartment is equipped with tomized for varying food storage needs. adjustable, Spill-Catcher TM shelves. These shelves have a spill retainer edge for easy clean up. To remove a shelf: In some models, these shelves have the slide out feature. • completely unload the s
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The Pick-Off Door Bins are roomy enough to handle gallon-plus sized containers. They are adjustable and can be easily removed. To remove: • Lift the shelf front up until it clears the retainers on the door liner. • Pull the bin straight out. To replace: • Reverse the above procedure. In some models, the bottom door bin is fixed so it is not adjustable. ollooooeoollooo Some Pick-Off Door Bins have Keepers to secure bot- tles and other containers in place when the door is being opened or closed. T
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_o_oo_Q_o_o__oO_o_oo_o_e_oo_o_o_o__o_o_ Tilt Out Door Bin The Tilt Out Refrigerator Door Bin (certain models) is ideal for storing awkward containers such as liter bot- tles and bagged items. By tilting the bin outward, space / is opened up to conveniently load or retrieve contents. / Freezer Compartment The freezer of the model you have chosen has either wire or glass shelves. The shelves rest on support rails which are molded into the wall of the freezer. Some models have freezer shelves that
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_O_ooI_0o•_I_o_o_OooIoo_ooo_O_o_o_ooo_oo_Io4oOooo_Qo_oo_OQoooo_oeoQ_oo_o_oo_o_ StairStep TMFreezer Baskets Certain models feature StairStep'" baskets for the bottom two freezer baskets. These two baskets interact for easier accessibility. To use: • Pull the lower basket forward to gain access to its contents. Continue pulling the lower basket to open the upper basket as well. Reverse the action to close both baskets. • Pulling forward the upper basket provides access to its contents. The lower b
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ooeeeoeegeei eoeoomoeooeOeeeoeeoioGoeeeoee4oooole ooeeeegoeeeoeeeoeooeoeooOeOooe4eOoo Special Storage Areas Your refrigerator has an Adjusti-Temp TM meat storage drawer. This drawer is designed to provide a short term storage area for fresh meats, cheeses and luncheon meats. The location of this drawer within the fresh food compartment varies, depending on the model you have chosen. In some models, the bottom drawer in the fresh food ; compartment is the Adjusti-Temp '_' temperature con- trolled
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To remove a drawer for cleaning: • Pull the drawer out until it stops. • Remove the glass insert, if the shelf is not sealed. • Tilt the front of the drawer up slightly and pull it out. • By supporting it underneath at both the front and the : rear, lift the shelf up off of the support pegs. To replace the drawer, reverse the above procedures. The cover of the top drawer serves as the lower refrig- • Tilt the shelf sideways and pull it straight out. erator shelf. To replace the cover: To remove
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_Io______o______oo____o___o___O_o_o___Qo__o__oo_oQ___o________OQ__o______________O To use the roomy Dairy Compartment, raise the cover. The dairy compartment may be equipped with a Butter Dish or a Keeper to secure food items in place. If your model has the dairy keeper, simply slide the Keeper from side to side for desired placement. eeooooo,oooOo Your refrigerator comes equipped with an Egg Cradle (style may vary) which holds a "dozen-plus" eggs. It can be removed to be washed or carried to a
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Ice Service .................................................. ........... Nondispenser Models To check the ice level or gain access to the ice bin, lift The freezer compartment of your refrigerator is open the door on the ice bin. equipped with ice cube trays and an ice storage bin. The To remove the bin, first turn off the ice maker. This is bin is designed to stack neatly on top of the stacked ice done by opening the door on the ice bin and moving the cube trays. To release the ice cubes from
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lce and Water Service ......................................... Automatic Ice and Water Dispenser Light Dispenser (certain models) When the actuator pad is pressed, the dispenser light automatically illuminates. To manually turn the light Dispensing Water and Ice on, press the [_2] pad. To dispense ice or water, position a glass against the top portion of the actuator pad and press. Hold the To turn the light off, press the pad again. glass high in the dispenser opening to avoid spills. To stop
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lce and Water Service .......................................... Ice Dispensing "tips crushed ice. This is normal because the ice is being • Some crushed ice may be dispensed even though channeled to the crusher. Crushed ice pieces will cubed ice was selected. This happens occasionally vary in size and shape. when a few cubes are accidentally channeled into the • Do not add ice to the storage bin which was not pro- crusher, duced by your ice maker, it may not crush and/or dis- . Likewise, when c
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e_______e_______e_o_e__e_______e_____o____o__o___e____e___o__________o__________________ Replacing the Filter Cartridge Periods of Non-Use Note: Leave the refrigerator door open while removing If the refrigerator has been out of use for more than 2 and installing filters or plugs; this will prevent water from weeks (ie: placed in storage or has been moved) the filter flowing through the system and running into the fresh should be replaced when the refrigerator is put back into food compartment.
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Care and Cleaning ................................................. surfaces with efore cleaning the freezer, allow it t o warm up,_ | to warm:up before immersing in warm water. _II ...... CAILITION: Disconnect ithe ...... , Do not touch ! Refrigerator Cleaning Chart _! Soap and water Base grille Mild liquid sprays Vacuum cleaner attachment Condenser Cleaning brush (Part No. No need for cleaning unless environment is particularly greasy, 20001017). Available dusty or there is significant pet tra
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Food Storage "tips ................................................. Fresh Food Storage Frozen Food Storage • The fresh food compartment of a refrigerator should • Tile freezer compartment of a refrigerator should be be kept between 34°F and 40°F with an optimum kept at 0°F or lower. To check the temperature, temperature of 37°F. To check the temperature, place an appliance thermometer between the frozen place an appliance thermometer in a glass of water packages and check after 24 hours. If the
