Anne, just had the same thing. CL is for child lock. On the front of the machine there should be a picture of a child and a lock that indicate two buttons. Hold both of the buttons and it should be ok.
Colton
May 2008
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my lg intellowasher won't wash - it displays code CL how can I fix it?
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