KIA Sorento (2009) User Manual

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Driving your vehicle

If the rear hatch window is open (

),

the rear wiper will not operate. Check the
rear hatch window warning light in the
instrument cluster, and make sure the
rear hatch window is closed completely.

- Spraying washer fluid and wiping

OFF - Wiper is not in operation
INT - Intermittent wiper operation
ON - Normal wiper opertion

- Spraying washer fluid and wiping

The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from the
interior and exterior of the rear window,
while engine is running.

To activate the rear window defroster,
press the rear window defroster button
located in the center console switch
panel. The indicator on the cluster illumi-
nates when the defroster is ON.
If there is heavy accumulation of snow on
the rear window, brush it off before oper-
ating the rear defroster.
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.

Outside mirror heater (if equipped)

There is no control button for the outside
mirror heater, instead the outside mirror
heater automatically turns on when the
rear window defroster is turned on.

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CAUTION

• To prevent damage to the con-

ductors bonded to the inside sur-
face of the rear window, never use
sharp instruments or window
cleaners containing abrasives to
clean the window.

• To prevent the battery from being

discharged, the rear window
defroster will only operate when
the engine is running.

• If you want to defrost and defog

on the front windshield, refer to
“Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” in this section.

DEFROSTER (IF EQUIPPED)

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