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Heated Glass Element: Description and Operation

Rear window is equipped with heating elements that clear condensation, frost and light show. Baked inside surface, heating elements, or grid lines, are connected to vertical buss bar lines that comprise an electrical circuit.

When dash-mounted switch is pressed, electric current is supplied through defrost relay in fuse box of engine compartment. Should rear glass not be cleared, switch must be pressed again for another 15 minutes heating cycle.