KitchenAid Range Message "Start Button - Solid Light": Sabbath Mode lighting

What Start Button - Solid Light means

A solid Start button light on KitchenAid commercial-style ranges with knob controls and app connectivity, including the KFGC500JSS and KFGC506JSS, goes with Sabbath Mode. Sabbath Mode configures the oven so that certain features and modes are disabled or deactivated. While it is set, only the Start button stays illuminated. Owners see a dark control panel with one lit button and sometimes assume the range has lost power or stopped responding.

Common causes of Start Button - Solid Light

Sabbath Mode is set on the range
Features and modes are switched off by that setting, so the panel looks mostly dark
The range is not damaged, since the lighting is the expected look of the mode

✓ One safe check you can try

1. Check whether the Start button is the only lit control on the panel. 2. Remember that Sabbath Mode may have been set earlier, by you or someone in the household. 3. Cancel the mode using the steps that came with your range. 4. Once canceled, confirm the knob lights return when you select a mode. 5. If the panel stays dark or the Start light is out, check the breaker once, then call us.

! Why to stop there

A dark panel with one lit button is the designed look of Sabbath Mode, not a broken display
Swapping electronics would not remove a mode that is simply switched on
When the lighting does not return after the mode is canceled, we can diagnose it and give a written price before starting

Opening a panel yourself does not automatically cancel a manufacturer warranty, but it can cause accidental damage, and some manufacturers set their own service conditions. Check your warranty terms, or ask us, before deciding.

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Start Button - Solid LightStart Button - Solid Light questions

Why is only the Start button lit on my range?

With Sabbath Mode set, certain features and modes are disabled, and only the Start button is illuminated. The remaining indicator lights stay off until the mode is canceled.

Does the solid Start light mean the oven is heating?

Not by itself. It describes how the control looks in Sabbath Mode. Whether the oven is heating depends on the cycle that is running, so check the oven rather than relying on the light.

Can I turn the mode off myself?

Yes. Sabbath Mode is a user setting, and it is canceled from the control with the steps given for your range. If the normal lights do not return afterward, call us.

KitchenAid Range Message “Start Button – Solid Light”: Sabbath Mode lighting

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