Heated windshield*, rear window and door mirror defrosters
Press button (1) to defrost/de-ice the windshield and/or button (2) to defrost the rear window and door mirrors. The indicator lights in the respective buttons indicate that the function is active. Switch the function off when then windshield/rear window/mirrors have cleared to help avoid battery drain. The heating function will also switch off automatically after a certain amount of time.
The rear window is then defogged/de-iced (the function will switch on and off automatically until the ignition is switched off) if the ambient temperature remains below 45 °F (7 °C).
Auto-defrosting for the rear window and door mirrors (if the vehicle is started when the ambient temperature is below 45 °F (7 °C) can be selected in MY CAR under .
If the Engine Remote Start (ERS)* function is used, the electrically heated windshield function will be activated automatically at temperatures below approx. 40 °F (+5 °C) if auto-defrosting has been selected in the MY CAR menu.
See My Car – introduction for a description of the menu system.