I specifically purchased this washer for the child lock feature.  I desperately needed this feature as my mom, who has Alzheimer washed her depends in our old washer and  burnt out the motor.  The child lock is advertised as prevent children and from operating the washer, by locking the washer and preventing any operations when it is activated.  After replacing the washer several time, the last tech that came out said the feature only stops high water levels.  The same feature on the matching dyer works perfectly.  It locks the dryer door and does not allow any functions to work when the child lock in enabled