Whirlpool WGD80HEB User Guide

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

a cycle at any time.  

Use your dryer’s cycle control knob to select available 

cycles on your dryer. Turn the knob to select a cycle 

for your laundry load. See “Cycle Guide” for detailed 

descriptions of cycles.

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

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

When you select a cycle, its default settings will light up 

and the Estimated Time Remaining (for Automatic Cycles) 

or actual time remaining (for Manual Cycles) will be 

displayed. For times longer than 99 minutes, hours  

will be displayed followed by minutes.
Automatic Cycles are Heavy Duty, Normal, Bulky, Casual 

(on some models), Delicates, and Sanitize (on some 

models). Manual Cycles are Quick Dry and Timed Dry. The 

Steam Cycle (on some models) is Steam Refresh. Touch 

along the bottom of the display to adjust settings. Touch 

“+” or “–” with Manual Cycles to increase or decrease 

the length of a Timed Dry or Quick Dry cycle. See “Cycle 

Guide” for available settings on each cycle. Not all settings 

are available with all cycles.

The indicator bar at the top of the display will let you 

know what stage of the drying cycle is in process. 

For more information on each stage, see “Cycle Status 

Indicators.”
Temp

When using Manual Cycles, 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: Automatic Cycles use a preset temperature that 

is not adjustable. 
Dryness Level

You may adjust the Dryness Level on Automatic Cycles 

(except for the Sanitize cycle), if desired. 
NOTE: Dryness Level is for use with Automatic Cycles 

only. 
Damp Dry Signal (on some models)

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, Bulky, 

Casual, and Delicates cycles. The Damp Dry Signal is 

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

to manually reposition bulky loads midway through the 

cycle.
Wrinkle Shield

If you will be unable to remove a load immediately, 

touch Wrinkle Shield to add up to 140 minutes of 

periodic tumbling to help reduce wrinkling. You may 

select the “With Steam” setting (on some models) 

to add a short steam cycle after 60 minutes to help 

smooth out wrinkles.

Use to select available options for your dryer. Not all 

cycles and options are available on all models.

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. 
Cycle Signal (on some models)

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.
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.