The checked 796.3151#21# top-load manual identifies CL as Control Lock. Its button instruction is specific to that panel; a Kenmore badge alone is not enough to choose a button.
Match the model and panel first
Find the full model on the appliance label and compare the controls with the applicable manual. The checked panel labels DRAIN & SPIN with Control Lock beneath it. If that button or marking is absent, stop using this family’s instruction and obtain the correct guide.
For a matching documented panel
Use the documented five-second hold only after matching the panel and model-family instructions. Then observe whether ordinary control selection returns. Do not press unrelated button combinations or enter service mode to remove a normal control-lock setting.
Separate control selection from a physically locked lid
CL concerns the control setting in this source. If the lid will not release, record whether a cycle is active, whether the basket is moving and whether water remains. Wait for normal release; do not pry the lid or bypass its interlock.
If the setting does not clear
Record the exact button used, the observed panel response and the complete model. A recurring or unresponsive display needs the correct manual or service assistance. Repeated power cycling is not evidence of a failed board, and this page does not prescribe an all-Kenmore reset.
What the checked manual establishes
Printed page 23 says CL indicates Control Lock, which can remain set after power-off. For this panel, hold DRAIN & SPIN five seconds to toggle it.
Source scope: Kenmore Elite top-loading family 796.3151#21#, where # denotes color. The checked document is MFL67221339. Other Kenmore families and exact replacement-part fitment require separate verification.
Source and applicability
Kenmore Elite Top-Loading Automatic Washer Use & Care Guide MFL67221339. Cover; printed p23 Control Lock and panel illustration. Reviewed October 16, 2026. The retrieved PDF has incomplete/reordered pagination; the cited cover and pages were visually checked. No front-load applicability is asserted.