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Features of your vehicle Defroster
Defroster
The vehicle is equipped with a defroster
for removing frost or fog from the rear
window.
CAUTION
Conductors
To prevent damage to the conductors
bonded to the inside surface of the rear
window, never use sharp instruments or
window cleaners containing abrasives to
clean the window.
If you want to defrost and defog the
front windshield, refer to "Windshield
defrosting and defogging" on page 4-
104.
Operating rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from the
rear window, while the vehicle is on.
If there is heavy accumulation of snow
on the rear window, brush it off before
operating the rear defroster.
Type A
Type B
To activate the rear window defroster:
僅 Press the rear window defroster but
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ton located in the center fascia switch
panel.
The indicator on the rear window
defroster button appears when the
defroster is ON.
The rear window defroster automati
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cally turns off after approximately 20
minutes or when the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned off.
To turn off the defroster:
僅 Press the rear window defroster but
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ton again.
Outside mirror defroster
If your vehicle is equipped with the out
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side rearview mirror defrosters, they will
operate at the same time you turn on
the rear window defroster.
NOTICE
The rear window defroster may turn off
in the below conditions.
僅 Engine temperature is less than 77 °F
(25 °C) and the vehicle speed is from
1~10 km/h (1~6 mph) with the gear
position in "D" or "R".
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