Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 111

The function is used to remove ice and mist-
ing from the windscreen, rear window and
door mirrors.
One press of the respective button starts the
heating. The light in the button indicates that
the function is active. Switch off the heating
as soon as the ice/misting is cleared in order
not to load the battery unnecessarily. How-
ever, the function is switched off automati-
cally after a certain time.
See also the section "Heated windscreen and
max. defroster" on page 229.
The door mirrors and rear window are demis-
ted/defrosted automatically if the car is
started in an outside temperature lower than
+7 °C. Automatic defrosting can be selected
in the menu system MY CAR under
Climate settings Auto start rear
On Off
defrost. Select between or
description of the menu system, see
page 214.
Interior rearview mirror
Control for dimming
Manual dimming
Bright light from behind could be reflected in
Settings
the rearview mirror and dazzle the driver. Use
dimming with the dimming control when
. For a
lights from behind are distracting:
1. Use dimming by moving the control in
towards the passenger compartment.
2. Return to normal position by moving the
control towards the windscreen.
Automatic dimming*
Bright light from behind is automatically
dimmed by the rearview mirror. The control
for manual dimming is not available on mir-
rors with automatic dimming.
03 Your driving environment
Windows, rearview and door mirrors
The rearview mirror contains two sensors -
one forward facing and one rearward facing -
that work together to identify and eliminate
dazzling light. The forward facing sensor
detects ambient light, while the rearward fac-
ing sensor detects the light from vehicle
headlights behind.
NOTE
If the sensors are obscured by e.g. parking
permits, transponders, sun visors or
objects in the seats or in the cargo area in
such a way that light is prevented from
reaching the sensors, then the dimming
function of the rearview mirror is reduced.
The compass* can only be specified for inte-
rior rearview mirror with automatic dimming,
see page 110.
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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