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Dispenser Drawer
Slowly open the dispenser drawer by pulling it out until 
it stops. After adding laundry products, slowly close the 
dispenser drawer. Closing the drawer too quickly could 
result in early dispensing of the bleach, fabric softener or 
detergent.
You may see water in the detergent, bleach and fabric 
softener compartments at the end of the cycle. This is a 
result of the flushing/siphoning action and is part of the 
normal operation of the washer.
Do NOT put detergent packets in the dispenser drawer.
NOTE: Use only liquid or powder HE detergents and 
additives in the dispenser drawer. Laundry detergent 
packets should only be added directly to the wash 
basket following the manufacturer’s directions.
Using the washer
USING THE WASHER
Use only HE  
High-Efficiency 
detergent
SmartDispense™ (on some models)
When selected, this feature will automatically add 
detergent to the wash, eliminating the need to add 
detergent for each load.
The detergent amount selection on the control 
panel will default to AUTO when first powering up 
the washing machine. When AUTO is selected, the 
amount of detergent needed for each laundry load will 
automatically be determined based on the size of the 
load the machine senses.
For AUTO, the washer will dispense approximately 1.5 oz 
of detergent for an 8 lb normal load. For other loads, 
it will adjust proportionally based on the size of load 
and garment type. If you select LESS, the amount of 
detergent will be reduced by 40%. This may be desired 
for higher concentrate detergents or if you have very soft 
water. For heavily soiled loads, you may want to select 
MORE to add 40% more detergent than the AUTO level. 
You can set the brand/type of detergent in the SmartHQ 
App so that the washer can make adjustments based on 
detergent manufacturers recommendations.
NOTE: Not all cycles will allow the use of the 
SmartDispense feature. If the light is not illuminated and 
pressing the SMART DISPENSE pad results in a beeping 
tone, then SmartDispense is not allowed for the cycle 
that has been selected. Detergent will need to be added 
directly to the detergent compartment for these cycles.
If it is desired to manually add detergent for a 
particular load: 
1.  Press the SMART DISPENSE pad on the control 
panel until its light turns off which indicates the 
SmartDispense feature has been turned off.
2.  Set the flap in the detergent compartment to the 
type of detergent to be used - Powder or Liquid. 
See the Detergent Compartment section.
3.  Add the desired amount of detergent into the 
detergent compartment.
If the display indicates that the SmartDispense tank is 
estimating there is insufficient detergent to wash a load, 
the SmartDispense light will flash. The washer can still 
run a cycle, but it suggested that you add detergent 
in the manual detergent compartment or refill the 
SmartDispense tank.
Use only HE  
High-Efficiency 
liquid detergent
Softener
Detergent 
Flap Selector
Bleach
SmartDispense
Prewash Compartment (on some models)
Only use the prewash compartment if you are selecting 
the PreWash cycle for heavily soiled clothes. Add measured
 
detergent or prewash additive to the back left prewash 
compartment of the dispenser drawer.
•  Detergent or prewash additive is flushed from the 
dispenser in the PreWash (if selected).
•  Detergent usage may need to be adjusted for water 
temperature, water hardness, size and soil level of the 
load. Avoid using too much detergent in your washer 
as it can lead to over sudsing and detergent residue 
being left on the clothes.
Softener
Detergent 
Flap Selector
Bleach
Add PreWash to 
this compartment