--- title: "Thermador SAB: Sabbath mode is on, so lights and alarms are off" description: "What SAB means on Thermador SAB: Sabbath mode is on, so lights and alarms are offs, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/thermador-sab/" --- # Thermador SAB: Sabbath mode is on, so lights and alarms are off Sabbath mode on the under-counter Wine Reserve shows SAB on the display for a few seconds and lights the SABBATH key. ## What SAB actually means. Sabbath mode on the under-counter Wine Reserve shows SAB on the display for a few seconds and lights the SABBATH key. While it is on, the interior and exterior lights stay dark, every key except ON/OFF is ignored, and the audible and visual alarms are switched off. Cooling continues. The Freedom columns also have a Sabbath mode, set from the settings menu for a chosen time. Thermador wine cooler display · also shown as Sabbath mode, SABBATH light What to do when SAB shows on the wine cooler ### Kind of code Mode, not a failure 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. ### Usually leads to No repair On the Wine Reserve, hold SABBATH for 3 seconds to leave the mode; the keys, lights and alarms come back. ### Shows up as Wine Cooler Error Code A wine cooler error code appears as letters and digits on the display, a flashing temperature, dashes where a number should be or a blinking symbol, sometimes with an alarm tone and sometimes while the cabinet stays perfectly cool. ### Make Thermador Thermador wine cooler service for cabinets that run cold, run warm or fog up behind the glass. ### Source Thermador Wine Reserve Use & Care Guide, Sabbath mode T24UW under-counter Wine Reserve (SAB on the display, SABBATH key) and Freedom T18IW905SP and T24IW905SP columns (Sabbath mode in the settings menu). ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Thermador's own guidance for SAB on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 On the Wine Reserve, hold SABBATH for 3 seconds to leave the mode; the keys, lights and alarms come back. 02 On a Freedom column, end Sabbath mode from its screen or wait for the time you set to run out. 03 If the unit still ignores its keys after Sabbath mode is off, check that LOCK is not lit as well. ### 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 Sabbath mode is not a broken light or a dead control panel. Because the alarms are silent while it runs, a warm cabinet will not warn you, so check the temperature on the display after a long Sabbath period. ## What you may notice with it. The wine cooler problems SAB tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Wine Cooler Error Code](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Wine Cooler Display Not Working**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-display-not-working/) Problem ### Wine Cooler Error Code 7 causes, cheapest first 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. [How to read what your wine cooler is telling you](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/) ## Thermador wine coolers. Thermador wine cooler service for cabinets that run cold, run warm or fog up behind the glass. 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Thermador builds this ### Wine column A full-height built-in wine cabinet, 18 to 30 inches wide, set flush into tall cabinetry or paired with a matching column, with a glass or panel door and dozens to well over a hundred bottles inside. Thermador builds this ### Dual-zone wine cooler A wine cooler with two separately set compartments, upper and lower or side by side, so reds and whites or a storage zone and a serving zone each keep their own temperature. ## In Thermador's own words > the display will show SAB for a few seconds. [Thermador Wine Reserve Use & Care Guide, Sabbath mode](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/9001700388_B.pdf) [Thermador Wine Reserve Use & Care Guide, Sabbath mode effects](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/9001700388_B.pdf) [Thermador Wine Reserve Use & Care Guide, troubleshooting](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/9001700388_B.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. T24UW under-counter Wine Reserve (SAB on the display, SABBATH key) and Freedom T18IW905SP and T24IW905SP columns (Sabbath mode in the settings menu). ## Thermador SAB wine cooler repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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On the Wine Reserve, hold SABBATH for 3 seconds to leave the mode; the keys, lights and alarms come back. ### Why are the lights out in my Thermador Wine Reserve? Thermador's own first answer is Sabbath mode. Hold SABBATH for 3 seconds; if the lights stay dark afterward, the LED strip needs a technician, because Thermador reserves it for service. ### Does a Thermador wine unit keep cooling in Sabbath mode? Yes. Only the lights, keys and alarms are switched off, so the wine stays at its set temperature. ### How do I get SAB off the display? Hold the SABBATH key for 3 seconds. The key-press sound confirms it, and the lights and alarms return. --- **[Read on the site: Thermador SAB: Sabbath mode is on, so lights and alarms are off](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/thermador-sab/)** **[Book a visit with WineCoolerRepair.center](https://winecoolerrepair.center/schedule/)**