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Features of your vehicle
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NOTICE
If you want to defrost and defog the
front windscreen, refer to
“Windscreen defrosting and defog-
ging” in this section.
Rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the rear window, whilst the engine is
running.
To activate the rear window
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button.
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 operating the rear defroster.
The rear window defroster automati-
cally turns off after approximately 20
minutes or when the ignition switch is
turned off. To turn off the defroster,
press the rear window defroster but-
ton again.
Outside rearview mirror defroster
(if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defrosters,
they will operate at the same time
you turn on the rear window
defroster.
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NOTICE
The rear window defroster may turn
off in the below conditions.
- Engine temperature is less than
25° C and the vehicle speed is from
1 ~ 10 km/h with the gear position
in “D” or “R”
If the vehicle stops or the vehicle
speed is over 10 km/h, the rear
window defroster turns on again.
DEFROSTER
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the con-
ductors bonded to the inside
surface of the rear window,
never use sharp instruments or
window cleaners containing
abrasives to clean the window.
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