Care of Your Compact Discs; Care of Your Compact Disc Player; Backglass Antenna- Page 174

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Care of Your Compact Discs

Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases
or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight
and dust. If the surface of a disc is soiled, dampen a
clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and
clean it, wiping from the center to the edge.

Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handling
discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the
edge of the hole and the outer edge.

Care of Your Compact Disc Player

The use of CD lens cleaner discs is not advised, due to
the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with
lubricants internal to the CD mechanism.

Backglass Antenna

The AM

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FM antenna is integrated with the rear window

defogger, located in the rear window. Be sure that the
inside surface of the rear window is not scratched and
that the lines on the glass are not damaged. If the 
inside surface is damaged, it could interfere with radio
reception. Also, for proper radio reception, the antenna
connector at the top

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center of the rear window needs to

be properly attached to the post on the glass.

NOTICE:

Do not try to clear frost or other material from
the inside of the rear window with a razor blade
or anything else that is sharp. This may damage
the rear window defogger grid and affect your
radio’s ability to pick up stations clearly. The
repairs wouldn’t be covered by your warranty.

Because this antenna is built into your rear window,
there is a reduced risk of damage caused by car washes
and vandals.

If you choose to add a cellular telephone to your vehicle,
and the antenna needs to be attached to the glass, be sure
that you do not damage the grid lines for the AM

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FM

antenna. There is enough space between the lines to
attach a cellular telephone antenna without interfering
with radio reception.

Do not apply aftermarket glass tinting to the back glass.
The metallic film in some tinting materials will interfere
with or distort the incoming radio reception. Care must
be taken when cleaning the rear window because it
breaks in the resistive material heating element and 
will adversely affect radio and defogger performance.
See your dealer for details.