Kitchenaid Proline program light doesn't stay on & it won't auto start brewing

There is an error in the manual. Following the directions will, as you discovered, start brewing immediately.

To complete the auto-start programming, in step 8 of "Programming Auto-Start" you should NOT "press the PROGRAM button."

Instead, as soon as you have set the desired minute of the Start Time (step 7 in the manual), press the START / CANCEL button.


The LCD screen will then dim and display 'PROGRAM ON' to indicate that the Auto-Start feature has been successfully turned on.

Hope this helps.

- Owen.

Sounds like it is broken. Should be under the manufacturer's warranty. Go to the store and get it exchanged. Or contact KitchenAid.

I have one. It's easy. Push the program button. The little green light in the lower left corner will flash. The only tricky part is that you only have about 3 seconds to begin setting your time. After that the light stops flashing and you will be changing the regular time. While you are pushing the Hour or Minute buttons you have all the time you need to set your brew time, but once you stop you're back to the 3 second timer. Remember, if the light in the upper left side is on, the time is PM. To turn the timer on, push the Auto button and the little light in the lower left will come on and stay on. To turn it off, just push the Auto button again. Another caution, there is no "safety" for the Hour and Minute buttons. If you push either of those buttons while the lower left light is flashing you are changing the brew start time. If it is not flashing you are changing the real time. In other words, if you push either of those buttons at any time, you are always changing something. Happy brewing.

To Program Automatic Brew
1. Make sure clock is set for correct
time of day.
2. Press PROG button and digits will
flash.
3. Press H and M buttons until desired
brewing time is reached.
4. Press PROG button to confirm setting.
Digits will stop flashing and
return to set time of day.
5. Once brewing time has been set,
follow this procedure:
• Follow steps in "How to Make
Coffee."
• Push AUTO-ON-OFF button once
and "Auto" will be shown in display
indicating the brew cycle will begin
at the set time.
NOTE: If AUTO-ON-OFF is pushed
twice, the light will glow and brewing
will begin immediately. Press AUTOON-
OFF once to turn off and once
more to set programming mode.

Go online to the Kitchenaid company, & check out site for replacement parts. Good luck.

To program the Auto On
1. Set the desired Brew-Start time.
a. Turn the FUNCTION KNOB to “Prog”.
b. Set the time you want coffee to begin
brewing by using the minute and hour
push-buttons. Follow the same instructions
you used to set the time of day, in
the To set the time section above.
2. Turn the FUNCTION knob to the “Auto On”
position. LCD will display the current time.
3. Lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green indicator light will come on to remind
you that the programming function is in use.
At the programmed time, the red light will
come on as well, indicating that the brew
cycle is starting. Both lights will go off when
keep warm cycle ends.
NOTE: To reactivate the auto-on feature to
start brew cycle at the same time another day,
simply lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green “auto-on” light will illuminate.

on my 12 cup kitchenaid coffee maker, i can press and hold the Auto button to enable/disable the alarm

1. Set the desired Brew-Start time.
a. Turn the FUNCTION KNOB to “Prog”.
b. Set the time you want coffee to begin
brewing by using the minute and hour
push-buttons. Follow the same instructions
you used to set the time of day, in
the To set the time section above.
2. Turn the FUNCTION knob to the “Auto On”
position. LCD will display the current time.
3. Lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green indicator light will come on to remind
you that the programming function is in use.
At the programmed time, the red light will
come on as well, indicating that the brew
cycle is starting. Both lights will go off when
keep warm cycle ends.
NOTE: To reactivate the auto-on feature to
start brew cycle at the same time another day,
simply lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green “auto-on” light will illuminate.

The manual can be found here:
http://www.cuisinart.com/share/man/25_man.pdf

It seems this coffeemaker insists on shutting itself off after 4 hours,
or whatever "auto-off" time you've programmed in. The only work-around I've found is to switch it to "Brew" and cycle the power switch off and on every time you pour a cup. That will start a new
4-hour timer cycle. Since the pot's still hot, it will go quickly to the
"brewing done" state and render 5 beeps.

what type of coffee maker? does it have a model number?