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The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from the
interior and exterior of the rear window,
while engine is running.
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NOTICE
• To prevent damage to the conductors
bonded to the inside surface of the
rear window, never use sharp instru-
ments or window cleaners containing
abrasives to clean the window.
• To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, the rear window defroster
will only operate when the engine is
running.
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• If you want to defrost and defog on
the front windshield, refer
to
“Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” in this section.
To activate the rear window defroster,
press the rear window defroster button
located in the center console switch
panel. The indicator on the rear window
defroster button illuminates when the
defroster is ON.
If there is heavy accumulation of snow on
the rear window, brush it off before oper-
ating the rear defroster.
The rear window defroster automatically
turns off after 20 minutes or when the
ignition switch is turned off. To turn off the
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button again.
Outside mirror heater
(if equipped)
There is no control button for the outside
mirror heater; instead the outside mirror
heater automatically turns on when the
rear window defroster is turned on.
The hazard warning flasher causes the
rear tail lights and front turn signal lights
to flash on and off, which serves as a
warning to other drivers to exercise cau-
tion when approaching or passing your
vehicle.
To activate the flasher, depress the haz-
ard warning flasher switch. This switch
operates in any ignition switch position.
To turn the flashers off, depress the
switch again.
DEFROSTER
1JBN4022
HAZARD WARNING FLASHER
1JBN6001
