Defroster - Kia Carnival 2022 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
NOTICE
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.
CAUTION
Conductors
To prevent damage to the conduc -
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 -
shield defrosting and defogging" on
page 4-194.
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
Windshield defrosting and defogging
off before operating the rear
defroster.
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To activate the rear window
defroster:
Press the rear window defroster
button located in the heater con -
trol panel.
The indicator on the rear window
defroster button illuminates
when the defroster is ON.
The rear window defroster auto -
matically turns off after approxi -
mately 20 minutes or when the
ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned off.
To turn off the defroster:
Press the rear window defroster
button again.
Outside mirror defroster (if
equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside mirror defrosters, they will
operate at the same time you turn
on the rear window defroster.
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