Why is my Samsung oven locked? (2023)

 

Why is my Samsung oven locked? (2023)

                           

Introduction

 

Hello guys, how are you today, I hope you will be fine, so today is this article I'm going to tell you about why is my Samsung oven locked, so let's get started.

Table of content:

1. Your oven is in the cleaning mode
2. In your Samsung oven the child lock mode is activated
3. You set the delayed start mode on your Samsung oven
4. Error or Malfunction

So now I will tell you some reasons that your Samsung oven is locking itself and how you can you can solve those reasons:

 

1. Your oven is in the cleaning mode

 

So what is the cleaning mode?

 

Cleaning mode is a feature in your Samsung oven that cleans your oven automatically, and whenever this feature is turned on in your Samsung oven, the temperature of your oven becomes very high so that the food residues in your oven gets cleaned, and at this time your oven gets locked and remains locked until the temperature of your Samsung oven becomes low.

 

How long does the oven take to cool down after the cleaning cycle?

 

The answer of this question is, it's depend in many factors such as what is the model of your oven, at which level you have turned on the cleaning mode and what is the duration of the cleaning mode.

 

So right now I can only tell you that it may take hours for your oven to cool down because at this time the temperature of your Samsung oven is very high, so it will take hours for its temperature to cool down, so one more thing kept in mind that do not touch the oven during or after placing it in cleaning mode until your oven has thoroughly cooled down and its door is unlocked.

 

But some Samsung ovens come with a feature which will help your Samsung oven to cool down quickly.

 

How can you set cleaning mode on Your Samsung oven?

 

If you want to activate the cleaning mode on Samsung oven then you have to follow the below steps:

 

1. First of all, you have to empty the things inside your oven like racks or things that cannot tolerate high-temperature.

 

2. And after that you have to lock your oven door properly.

 

3. After that you have to find the option of "Clean" or "Self-Clean" in your oven which is present in the control panel.

 

4. And after that you have to click on that option.

 

5. After that you have to select the level or duration of the cleaning mode.

 

6. And then click on the "Start" button of your oven.

 

7. And as soon as the self-cleaning mode is activated in your Samsung oven, the temperature of your Samsung oven will become 260 to 480 degree Celsius.

 

8. During self-cleaning mode, dust may come out of your oven, so keep the windows of your house opened.

 

9. After that, as soon as the self-cleaning mode turns off and the temperature of your oven decreases, you can open the door of that oven and wipe away ash and residues.

 

Note: One more thing to keep in mind is that you should not touch your oven during self-cleaning and do not let your children stay near it because it can be very dangerous and do not put any cleaning chemicals into your oven during self-cleaning.

 

How to cancel the self-cleaning mode on Samsung oven?

 

If you set the self-cleaning mode on your Samsung oven and you want to cancel it then you have to follow the below steps:

 

1. So first of all you have to find the "Cancel" or "Off" button in the control panel of your Samsung oven and then click on that button.

 

2. After that you have to wait for some time so that your Samsung oven cools down.

 

3. After that you have to unplug your Samsung oven for a few minutes and then plug it back in so that your Samsung oven self-cleaning mode gets canceled completely.

 

4. And after that your Samsung oven will be unlocked and you can open the door of your Samsung oven easily.

 

Read more:  How to unlock a Samsung oven? (2023)

2. In your Samsung oven the child lock mode is activated

 

What is a child lock mode?

 

So the child lock mode is a feature of Samsung oven which is present in some Samsung ovens. Whatever the feature is activated in your Samsung oven, then the door and controls of your oven get locked.

 

Samsung Company had made this feature so that whenever Even if you go out of the house, your children should not be able to use the Samsung oven so that accidents can be avoided.

 

How can you deactivate the child lock mode on your Samsung oven?

 

If you activated the child Mode on your Samsung oven and now you want to deactivate it then you have to follow these steps:

 

1. So first of all you have to find the "Child Lock" button or the "Lock" like icon in the control panel of your Samsung oven and hold it for 3 seconds.

 

2. After that a message will appear on the display of your Samsung oven. This message will mean that the child lock mode of your Samsung oven is being deactivated.

 

3. And as soon as the child lock mode is deactivated inside your oven, the controls and door of your oven will be unlocked.

 

3. You set the delayed start mode on your Samsung oven

 

What is delayed start mode on Samsung oven?

 

Delayed start mode is a very advanced feature of Samsung oven. In this feature, you have to set when the cooking will start and when it will end. 

This means that you will have to set the time in the Samsung oven and then your oven will automatically turn on at the your set time and when your oven is on, your oven door will be locked and then automatically the oven will turn off at your set time and then your Samsung oven door will be unlocked.

 

How to cancel the delayed start mode on your Samsung oven?

 

If you set a delayed start time on your Samsung oven and now you want to cancel it then you have to follow the below steps:

 

1. So first of all you will get "Delayed start" or "Delay start" button, you will be clicking on that button which is located in the control panel so that you come inside the setting of delayed start mode.

 

2. And after that you have to click on the "Cancel" button which is present in the control panel.

 

3. And after that your Samsung oven delayed start mode will be deactivated.

 

4. Error or Malfunction

 

The last reason why your Samsung oven is locked is the error or malfunction that will lock up the controls of your Samsung oven. This is a technical issue. You will need to take your Samsung oven to a technician so that they can fix your oven issue and then your Samsung oven becomes unlocked.

 

Conclusion

 

So that is for today, I hope you learn about why is your Samsung oven locked and also how to unlock it by deactivating the Samsung oven self-cleaning mode, child lock mode and delayed start mode. So I hope you enjoyed this article, see you in the next article.