The touch control strip along the top of a glass-door wine cooler, a small padlock icon lit beside the temperature, unlabeled bottles lying on the wooden racks below.

Marvel Loc: the keypad is locked

Loc is not a problem at all.

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  • Mode, not a failure
  • No repair needed
  • Source: Marvel

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What Loc
actually means.

Loc is not a problem at all. On older Marvel keypad models, holding the Lock keypad locks the controls so settings cannot be changed by accident; the display reads Loc and the lock icon lights. Repeating the hold unlocks it, and the display reads nLc.

Marvel wine cooler display · also shown as nLc

What to do when Loc shows on the wine cooler

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from Marvel's own guidance for Loc on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Press and hold the Lock keypad until the display reads nLc, then release.

02

Check your settings once unlocked.

03

If the keypad still does not respond, book a visit.

Cleared?

The display has gone quiet and the cabinet is back at its setting without a new part. Should the code reappear this week, or the reds start feeling warm again, book a visit and mention that it came back.

What not to do

Loc is not a failure code. It is also not Vacation mode, which the display shows as VAC.

What you may
notice with it.

The wine cooler problems Loc tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked.

All problems

No repair indicated

Nothing to repair.

A setting someone switched on, often by leaning on the touch panel or left over from the showroom floor, rather than a part that wore out: a demo mode that lights the display and the rack lamps while the cooling never starts, a Sabbath setting that turns off the lights and alarms, a child or control lock that ignores every key press, a reminder that the glass door stood open. The cabinet is fine, and its own keys or its manual switch the mode back off.

In Marvel's own words

press and hold the "Lock" key-pad until the display reads "Loc"
Marvel owner’s guide 41013316 (ML24WB dual-zone wine and beverage unit and related models) Marvel owner’s guide 41013316 (ML24WB dual-zone wine and beverage unit and related models) Marvel owner’s guide 41013316 (ML24WB dual-zone wine and beverage unit and related models)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Older Marvel units covered by owner’s guide 41013316, which include the ML24WB dual-zone model whose upper zone is meant only for wine. These units use keypads with Loc, VAC and indicator lights; current models use different displays.

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Questions
about Loc.

Can I clear Loc myself?
Press and hold the Lock keypad until the display reads nLc, then release.
Why will my Marvel not reset its alarm?
If the control is locked, Marvel says it has to be unlocked before the keypad can reset an alarm.
What does nLc mean?
It confirms the lock is off.
Can a child lock the Marvel by accident?
Yes. A long press on the Lock keypad is all it takes.

Back to your everyday

Still showing Loc?

When you book, copy the code or the blink pattern as the display shows it, add the whole model number, and say whether the bottles still feel cool — a code gives the technician a head start.

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