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Driving Your Vehicle4-38 Rear Windshield Wiper and Washer
(If Equipped)The rear window wiper and washer can be activated by
depressing the corresponding switch.
If you want to activate the rear wiper and washer
simultaneously, depress the lower switch. To activate the
rear wiper only, depress the upper switch.
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Rear Window Defroster (If Equipped)Type AThe defroster heats the window to remove frost, fog
and thin ice from the interior and exterior of the rear
window. The ignition switch must be ON for the
defroster to operate.
To activate the rear window defroster, press the rear
window defroster button located in the center console
switch panel. The instrument panel rear window
defroster indicator illuminates when the defroster is
ON.
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Hazard Warning Flasher
The hazard warning flasher causes the rear tail
lights and front turn signal lights to flash on and
off, which serves as a warning to other drivers to
exercise caution when approaching or passing
your vehicle.
To activate the flasher, depress the hazard warning
flasher switch. This switch operates in any igni-
tion switch position.
To turn the flashers off, depress the switch again.
4-39 Type B
The defroster heats the window to remove frost, fog
and thin ice from the interior and exterior of the rear
window. The ignition switch must be ON for the
defroster to operate.
To activate the rear window defroster, press the rear
window defroster button located in the center console
switch panel. The instrument panel rear window
defroster indicator illuminates when the defroster is ON.
The rear window defroster automatically turns OFF
after 20 minutes or when the ignition switch is turned
OFF. To turn off the defroster, press the rear window
defroster button again. If there is heavy accumulation
of snow on the rear window, brush it off before operat-
ing the rear defroster.
✽
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the conductors bonded to
the inside surface of the rear window, never use
sharp instruments or window cleaners containing
abrasives to clean the window.✽
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being discharged,
operate the defroster only while the engine is run-
ning.
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Road WarningHazard Warning FlasherThe hazard warning flasher serves as a warning to
other drivers to exercise extreme caution when
approaching, overtaking, or passing your vehicle. It
should be used whenever emergency repairs are being
made or when the vehicle is stopped near the edge of a
roadway.
Depress the flasher switch with the ignition switch in
any position. The flasher switch is located in the center
console. All turn signal lights will flash
simultaneously.
•The hazard warning flasher will operate whether
your vehicle is running or not.
The turn signals do not operate when the hazard
flasher is
ON
.
Care must be taken when using the hazard warning
flasher while the vehicle is being towed. Local
regulations may prohibit using it in this manner.
OverheatingIf your temperature gauge indicates overheating, if you
experience a loss of power, or if you hear a loud
knocking or pinging noise, the engine has probably
overheated. You should follow these procedures if you
experience any of these symptoms.
1. Turn the hazard warning flasher ON, then drive to
the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle; set
the automatic transaxle in P (Park), or shift the
manual transaxle to neutral and apply the parking
brake.
In Case Of An Emergency6-2
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