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title: "Viking Sabbath Mode: lights and alarms turned off on purpose"
description: "What Sabbath Mode means on Viking Sabbath Mode: lights and alarms turned off on purposes, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/viking-sabbath-mode/"
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# Viking Sabbath Mode: lights and alarms turned off on purpose

Viking's refrigeration manual describes Sabbath mode as a setting the household turns on itself, entered and exited with the same SAB button, which keeps the compressor and cooling running normally while the interior light and door alarms stay off.

## What Sabbath Mode actually means.

Viking's refrigeration manual describes Sabbath mode as a setting the household turns on itself, entered and exited with the same SAB button, which keeps the compressor and cooling running normally while the interior light and door alarms stay off.

Viking appliance display

What to do when Sabbath Mode shows on the appliance

### Kind of code Setup modes, not failures

Nothing is wrong with the new appliance; it has come out of the carton in a state the store or the factory left it in. A showroom or demo mode lights the display and the fans while the unit never cools or heats, a Sabbath setting holds the oven light and hides the controls, a control or shipping lock refuses every key, and some laundry and dish care machines ask for a first calibration cycle before normal use. The manual gives the key sequence that turns each one off; once it is off, the appliance runs as it should.

### Usually leads to No installation

Press the SAB button to enter or exit Sabbath mode; the button lights up blue while it is active.

### Shows up as Appliance Installation Code on a New Unit: Setup Modes and Hookup Messages

An appliance installation code is a message a new unit shows because of how it was set up: a demo mode, a water or drain alert, a vent warning or a power check.

### Make Viking

Viking installs are pro-style gas and dual-fuel ranges with their hoods, plus built-in refrigeration, wine storage and dishwashers in the same kitchen.

### Source Viking FBI7360W refrigeration manual

Confirmed on Viking's FBI7360W built-in refrigeration column; the SAB button re-enters the mode automatically if power is lost while it is active.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for Sabbath Mode on its appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Press the SAB button to enter or exit Sabbath mode; the button lights up blue while it is active.

02

Confirm the unit is still cooling normally, since Sabbath mode does not affect temperature control.

03

If the button will not toggle the mode, note that it re-enters Sabbath mode automatically after a power loss and try again once power is stable.

04

If cooling itself is affected, book a visit rather than continuing to toggle the mode.

### Cleared?

The message has gone from the display, the setting or connection behind it has been corrected, and the new appliance finishes a full first cycle without raising it again. A setup code that comes straight back after the hookup has been checked points to something the install missed, such as a kinked hose or a harness left unplugged, so note it when you book.

### What not to do

Sabbath mode only changes the lighting and alarm behavior; it is not a sign the control board has failed, and it is not the same as Showroom Mode, which does stop the unit from cooling.

## What you may notice with it.

The appliance problem Sabbath Mode tends to arrive with. Answer these at the appliance before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Appliance Installation Code on a New Unit: Setup Modes and Hookup Messages](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/appliance-installation-code/)

[All 8 causes, cheapest first](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/appliance-installation-code/)

Problem

### Appliance Installation Code on a New Unit: Setup Modes and Hookup Messages

8 causes, cheapest first

No installation indicated

## Nothing to install.

Nothing is wrong with the new appliance; it has come out of the carton in a state the store or the factory left it in. A showroom or demo mode lights the display and the fans while the unit never cools or heats, a Sabbath setting holds the oven light and hides the controls, a control or shipping lock refuses every key, and some laundry and dish care machines ask for a first calibration cycle before normal use. The manual gives the key sequence that turns each one off; once it is off, the appliance runs as it should.

[How to read what your appliance is telling you](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/appliance-installation-code/)

## Viking appliances.

Viking installs are pro-style gas and dual-fuel ranges with their hoods, plus built-in refrigeration, wine storage and dishwashers in the same kitchen.

[Viking appliance installation](https://applianceinstallation.center/brands/viking/)

More Viking codes

[Showroom Mode](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/viking-showroom-mode/) [High Temperature Alarm](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/viking-high-temperature-alarm/)

Setup modes, not failures on other makes

[ASKO SHO](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/asko-sho/) [Bertazzoni DEMO MODE](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-demo-mode/) [Bosch dE](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/bosch-de/) [Café SA](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/cafe-sa/) [Cove Sabbath](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/cove-sabbath-mode/) [Dacor oF](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/dacor-of/) [Electrolux SB SB](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/electrolux-sabbath-mode-refrigerator/) [Frigidaire SB SB](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/frigidaire-sb-sb/)

[All 40 codes of this kind](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

Viking builds this

### Cold storage

Setting a new refrigerator, freezer, wine or beverage unit or ice maker into its opening: measured, connected to water, leveled and started.

Viking builds this

### Cooking appliances

Hooking up ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, microwaves and hoods: gas connectors leak-tested, anti-tip brackets fastened, ducts sized and the first light checked.

Viking builds this

### Dish care

Fitting a new dishwasher or dish drawer under the counter: supply line, drain loop or air gap, power, mounting brackets and a first test cycle.

## In Viking's own words

> Sabbath mode is used to disable interior lights and alarms for observance of the Sabbath.

[Viking FBI7360W refrigeration manual](https://vikingrange.com/file/1174/Viking_FBI7360W_Refrigeration_Manual_1.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Confirmed on Viking's FBI7360W built-in refrigeration column; the SAB button re-enters the mode automatically if power is lost while it is active.

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## Questions about Sabbath Mode.

### Can I clear Sabbath Mode myself?

Press the SAB button to enter or exit Sabbath mode; the button lights up blue while it is active. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Does Viking Sabbath mode stop the cold-storage column from cooling?

No. The manual is explicit that only the interior lights and alarms are disabled; the compressor and temperature control keep running as normal.

### What happens to Sabbath mode on a Viking cold-storage column during a power outage?

The manual says the unit returns to Sabbath mode automatically once power comes back if it was active before the outage, so it does not need to be re-entered by hand.

### How is Sabbath mode turned off on a Viking cold-storage column?

The same SAB button that turns it on turns it off; pressing it again exits the mode and the button's blue light goes out.

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