Https://www.google.com search gives several method to unlock the dryer, depending upon which model you have.
Example of one model dryer:
"To lock the controls between or during cycles, press and hold the Add Steam button for S seconds. LOC
will be displayed if you attempt to wake up a "between
cycle" locked unit and LOC will alternate with
cycle time remaining in a "during cycle" locked unit.
Repeat to unlock the controls when you are ready to operate the dryer. Use this feature to reduce the likelihood of accidental operation by children."
There were several FIXYA questions in the past on this message, depending on the model you own:
https://www.fixya.com/support/t25098267-loc_mean_kenmore_elite_dryer
SOURCE: Kenmore Elite Oasis Dryer 6705 not start
I take the timed approach with appliance problems. If they occur 10 years after purchase, I buy a new one. If five years, I call a repair service and measure the cost of repair against the purchase of a replacement. If one year or less after purchase, I pile the expensive, offending, useless lump of an example of the decline of American workmanship into the back of my pickup and push it out on the doorstep of the store where I purchased it.
I find this method to be the most cost-effective and least troubling. And costs me about the same as calling the repair service.
In fact, right now I'm loading up my Kenmore Elite Oasis 6705, purchased March 13, 2007, (note that the problem began one month AFTER the warranty ran out) in the back of my pickup and I will make at quick stop at Sears to push it off the back of my truck (I find if I don't stop, but keep the truck rolling it makes for a much louder and attention grabbing drop off) then find the nearest hardware store so I can purchase some strong nylon line to string across my backyard so I can dry my clothes. I also purchase a bit of extra line so that I have enough to string up any Sears or Kenmore representatives who might stop by to inquire about the appliance they found on their doorstep.
SOURCE: Kenmore Elite quiet pak 9 dryer
Error message E1 indicates the temperature thermistor has failed.
SOURCE: Kenmore Elite Electric Range, Display stuck on LOC
I pressed the lock icon on the panel and held it for a few seconds and the display cleared.
SOURCE: Error message F44 in a Kenmore Elite Dryer. What
F-44 indicates a faulty blower motor controller. $169.00 from sears
or about $115.00 from an appliance parts store. Also note: the
service technicians repair guide is usually folded and tucked inside the top of the dryer console. It contains all the F codes and disassemble and reassemble and testing instructions. Part # for the service guide is (W10035270).
SOURCE: kenmore elite he4 quiet pak 9 dryer display code
PF - Power Failure - PF error code indicates a power failure during the dryer's cycle. Press and HOLD start to continue the cycle, or press off/pause to clear display.
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