KitchenAid Commercial-Style Range Blinking Amber Light: Reading the error tone

What Blinking Amber Light means

On KitchenAid commercial-style ranges with knob controls and app connectivity, such as the KFGC500JSS or the KFGC506JSS in the KFGC and KFDC lines from 2021 on, blinking amber lights followed by a tone indicate an error. The lights do not name the problem by themselves. Once the error code is determined, it is looked up on the error code chart for the range.

Common causes of Blinking Amber Light

Range reporting an error through its knob lights
Specific error code still to be read
Condition that needs the chart for that code

✓ One safe check you can try

1. Turn every knob to Off. 2. Note how the amber lights blink and whether a tone follows. 3. Check the app on your phone for a code if your range is connected. 4. Look up that code on the matching page of our site. 5. If lights keep blinking after you switch the breaker off for a minute and on again, stop cooking and call us.

! Why to stop there

The lights tell us an error exists, not which one, so a code read comes first.
Gas ranges: if you smell gas, leave the house and call the gas utility from outside.
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Blinking Amber LightBlinking Amber Light questions

What does a blinking amber light followed by a tone mean?

It indicates an error on the range. The next step is to determine the specific error code and then use the error code chart to see what that code means.

How do I find the code?

Note the blink pattern and check the connected app if your range has one. Then match the code to its page on our site. If you cannot read it, call us and we will help.

Is it safe to cook?

Turn the controls off first. If you smell gas at any time, leave the house and call the gas utility from outside. Otherwise, wait for the code before cooking again.