Maytag MED5100DW Use & Care Manual | Page 7

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OPTIONS 

Use to select available options for your dryer. Not all cycles 

and options are available on all models.

Drum Light

Touch to turn the LED drum light on or off. The light  

will also turn on when the door is open, and turn off  

automatically after about 5 minutes. 
Reduce Static

Touch to add the Reduce Static option to selected  

Sensor cycles (see “Cycle Guide”). The dryer will  

automatically tumble, pause, and introduce a small amount 

of moisture into the load to help reduce static. This option 

adds approximately 8 minutes to the total cycle time.
Steam Boost

Steam Boost adds steam to the end of the Heavy Duty, 

Bedding, or Normal cycle to help smooth wrinkles. Steam 

Boost can be used with High or Medium heat settings. 

This option adds approximately 15 minutes to the total 

cycle time.
Wrinkle Prevent

If you will be unable to remove a load immediately, touch 

Wrinkle Prevent to add up to 140 minutes of periodic 

tumbling to help reduce wrinkling. On some cycles, you 

may select the “With Steam” setting to add a short steam 

cycle after 60 minutes to help smooth out wrinkles.
Damp Dry Signal

Touch to select the Damp Dry Signal. When selected, a 

series of beeps will sound when the load is damp, but not 

completely dry. This will allow you to take clothes out of 

the load that do not need to dry completely. This option 

is available on Heavy Duty, Normal, Wrinkle Control, 

Bedding, and Delicates cycles. The Damp Dry Signal is 

selected as a default for the Bedding cycle, as a reminder 

to manually reposition bedding loads midway through the 

cycle.
Cycle Signal

Use this to turn the signal indicating the end of a drying 

cycle on or off.
NOTE: You may also turn off the tones that sound when  

a feature, setting, or option is touched. Touch and hold 

Cycle Signal for about one second to turn sounds on  

or off.
Control Lock

Use to lock the controls of the dryer and avoid  

an accidental change in cycle options or preferences 

during a drying cycle.
Touch and hold CONTROL LOCK for 3 seconds to lock 

or unlock the controls of the dryer. During this time, the 

LED Display will count down 3-2-1. Once the controls  

are locked, the LED Display will display “Lc” or “Loc.”
NOTE: The Control Lock function may be enabled when 

recovering from a power failure. To unlock the control, 

touch and hold CONTROL LOCK for at least 3 seconds.

CYCLE STATUS LIGHTS

The indicator bar on the right side of the control will let you 

know what stage of the drying cycle is in process. For more 

information on each stage, see “Cycle Status Indicators.”

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POWER/CANCEL

Touch to turn the dryer on and off. Touch to stop/cancel  

a cycle at any time.  

CYCLE CONTROL KNOB

Turn the knob to select a cycle for your laundry load. Sensor 

Cycles are Heavy Duty, Normal, Delicates, Sanitize (on some 

models), Bedding (on some models), and Wrinkle Control  

(on some models). Timed Cycles are Timed Dry and Rapid 

Dry. The Steam Cycle (on some models) is Refresh. See 

“Cycle Guide” for detailed descriptions of cycles.

START/PAUSE

Touch and hold until the LED comes on to start a cycle,  

or touch once while a cycle is in process to pause it.

LED DISPLAY AND SETTINGS

When you select a cycle, its settings will light up and the 

Estimated Cycle Time (for Sensor Cycles) or actual time 

remaining (for Timed Cycles) will be displayed. On 2-digit 

displays, for times longer than 99 minutes, hours will be 

displayed followed by minutes.
See “Cycle Guide” for available settings on each cycle.  

Not all settings are available with all cycles.

–/+ (Timed Dry Adjust)

Touch “+” or “–” with Timed Cycles to increase or 

decrease the length of a Timed Dry or Rapid Dry cycle. 
Temperature

When using Timed Cycles or Refresh, you may select a 

dry temperature based on the type of load you are drying. 

Use the warmest setting safe for the garments in the load. 

Follow garment label instructions.
NOTE: Sensor Cycles use a preset temperature that is  

not adjustable. 
Dryness Level

When using Sensor Cycles (except for the Sanitize cycle), 

you may select a Dryness Level based on the type of load 

you are drying.
NOTE: Dryness Level is for use with Sensor Cycles only. 
Wrinkle Prevent

If you will be unable to remove a load immediately, touch 

Wrinkle Prevent to add up to 140 minutes of periodic 

tumbling to help reduce wrinkling. On some cycles, you 

may select the “With Steam” setting to add a short steam 

cycle after 60 minutes to help smooth out wrinkles.
Energy Saver

Touch to activate the Energy Saver option, which allows 

you to increase your energy savings by using a slightly 

lower heat level. For automatic cycles, Energy Saver will 

increase drying times by approximately 40 minutes; the 

LED Display will reflect this time. 
Energy Saver will default on for Normal. For optimal energy, 

turn on the Energy Saver option. For optimal time, turn off 

the Energy Saver option.
NOTE: Energy savings may vary across loads and cycles.

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