What is the correct Maytag dishwasher reset button sequence?

In this Maytag dishwasher reset button sequence guide, I will show you how you can quickly reset your dishwasher using the control panel buttons.

For the most part, resetting helps in troubleshooting and fixing most problems your Maytag dishwasher might run into.

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Maytag dishwasher reset button sequence

Usually, the reset button sequence will vary from one Maytag dishwasher model to the other.

As such, there are several different sequences you can try.

With that in mind, let us start by looking at the most common method (it will work on most Maytag dishwashers)…

With the dishwasher in standby mode, open its door.
In quick succession, press the following buttons: Heated Dry → Normal → Heated Dry → Normal.

If the method is successful, the indicator lights will light up in unison.

Pro tip: Be sure to complete pressing these buttons within three seconds.

Close the door.
The appliance should start running on its own – let it run to completion (takes a couple of minutes).

Something else: If your model does not have the Heated Dry option, you can use the Air Dry or Energy Saver Dry keys.

Alternative Maytag dishwasher reset button sequence you can try

Open and close the dishwasher’s door.
In quick succession, press and release the Rinse button five times.
Press the Drain/Off key two times (in rapid succession).

Doing so will deactivate Demo mode (it might be resulting in your dishwasher acting up) and the dishwasher should now run normally.

Below are a few more reset sequences that you can try for specific Maytag dishwasher models…

Maytag MDB7749CBM dishwasher reset sequence

With your dishwasher in standby mode (and the door open), do the following:

Press the Start button to wake up the dishwasher’s control panel.
Press the Hi Temp → Sanitize → Heated dry buttons successively while repeating this two more times.

Alternatively, press any other three buttons using the sequence 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3.

Pro tip: When pressing this button sequence, be sure to do so in rapid succession.

If you are successful, all the indicator lights should now light up.
Close the door to start the service diagnostics.

This method works because invoking the service diagnostics will clear (reset) your dishwasher’s memory and restore the defaults.

Maytag MDB8959AWS5 dishwasher reset button sequence

With the door open and the dishwasher in standby mode, do the following:

In quick succession, press these buttons: Hi Temp Wash → Heat Dry (Extra Dry) → Hi Temp Wash → Heat Dry.
If successful, all the indicator lights will light.
Close the door to enter diagnostic mode.

The dishwasher will now run the diagnostic mode (for a couple of minutes) before resetting the control board.

Maytag MDB7749AWB2 reset button sequence

Turn off the power to the dishwasher by tripping the circuit breaker.
Open the dishwasher’s door and let it sit like that for at least five minutes.
Restore the power.
Close the door and press Heat Dry six times (in quick succession) and then press the Start

Pro tip: Make sure that you are pressing this button sequence in eight (or less) seconds.

Let the dishwasher run for some time (it is in diagnostic mode). It will reset upon completion of the mode.

How to reset Maytag 300 dishwasher series

With the dishwasher in standby mode (and the door open), do the following:

In quick succession, press Heat Dry → Normal → Heat Dry → Normal.
If you are successful, the indicator lights should all light up.
Close the dishwasher’s door and let it run for at least five minutes before you attempt to use it.

Maytag Quiet series 200 dishwasher reset steps

Disconnect the dishwasher from the power outlet and let it sit for at least five minutes.

Alternatively, you can turn off the circuit breaker to the dishwasher… And again, let the appliance sit for around five minutes before you reconnect the power.

Alternative method you can use to reset your Maytag dishwasher

If you have tried the above button sequences and none seems to be working on your dishwasher model, you can try hard resetting (power cycling) it.

To do so, disconnect your dishwasher from the power outlet and let it sit for at least five minutes before reconnecting it.

Pro tip: If you do not have direct access to the power outlet, trip the circuit breaker and let it stay like that for at least five minutes.

Once the five minutes elapse, reconnect your Maytag dishwasher back to power and run a test cycle.

In case you are wondering why this works, it is because at times the dishwasher acts up due to the presence of static/flea charges on the control board.

And, the five minutes with no power going through the board allows these charges to flow out.

Is there a reset button on a Maytag dishwasher?

No. Maytag dishwashers do not have a dedicated reset button.

But luckily, they do have reset button sequences that you can use to reset the appliance (as we have seen above).

Maytag dishwasher reset button sequence – parting words

As you might have noted, some of the above reset sequences involved using the diagnostic mode to reset the dishwasher.

Now, if your dishwasher aborts and produces an error code (or one or more lights start flashing repeatedly), it means that something is causing your dishwasher to act up.

In such a case, you should look up the code in the owner’s manual to better troubleshoot the possible cause of the problem.