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Features of your vehicle Windshield defrosting and defogging
When the Auto Defogging System is
canceled, defrost button indicator
will blink 3 times.
When the Auto Defogging System is
reset, defrost button indicator will
blink 6 times without a signal.
䳜 When the air conditioning is
turned on by Auto defogging sys
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tem, if you try to turn off the air
conditioning, the indicator will
blink 3 times and the air condi
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tioning will not be turned off.
䳜 To maintain the effectiveness and
efficiency of the Auto Defogging
System, do not select Recircula
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tion mode while the system is
operating.
䳜 When the Auto Defogging System
is operating, the fan speed
adjustment knob, the tempera
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ture adjustment knob, and the air
intake control button are all dis
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abled.
Do not remove the sensor cover
located on the upper end of the
driver side windshield glass.
Damage to system parts could
occur and may not be covered by
your vehicle warranty.
Defroster
The vehicle is equipped with a
defroster for removing frost or fog
from the rear window.
Conductors
To prevent damage to the conduc
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tors 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 "Wind
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shield defrosting and defogging" on
page 4-148.
Operating rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the rear window, while the engine is
on.
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow on the rear window, brush it
off before operating the rear
defroster.