Driving Your Mazda; Rear Window Defroster; Manual Type - Page 135

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Driving Your Mazda

Switches and Controls

Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

The rear defroster clears frost, fog, and 
thin ice from the rear window.

The ignition switch must be in the ON 
position.

Press the switch to turn on the rear 
window defroster. The rear window 
defroster operates for about 15 minutes 
and turns off.
The indicator light illuminates during 
operation.

To turn off the rear window defroster 
before the 15 minutes has elapsed, press 
the switch again.

Rear Window Defroster

Manual Type 
Air-Conditioning

Full-Automatic Type 
Air-Conditioning

Don’t use sharp instruments or 
window cleaners with abrasives to 
clean the inside of the rear window 
surface. They may damage the 
defroster grid inside the window.

NOTE

This defroster is not designed for 
melting snow. If there is an 
accumulation of snow on the rear 
window, brush it off before using the 
defroster.

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