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Pamlico · Dec 22nd, 2003, 12:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by wobert123

Switch your heated rear window on for a few minutes........then touch the glass in the wing mirrors......they should be "warm" to the touch!

Robert

I believe the heating elements are independent of the the rear window element and are always active. Also, the heater for the windshield washer serves to keep the nozzles free of ice and not to warm the fluid.

Dec 22nd, 2003, 12:27 AM	#11
Pamlico Dead Man's Curve? Feh. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Local Time: 07:32 PM Posts: 1,176 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by wobert123 Switch your heated rear window on for a few minutes........then touch the glass in the wing mirrors......they should be "warm" to the touch! Robert I believe the heating elements are independent of the the rear window element and are always active. Also, the heater for the windshield washer serves to keep the nozzles free of ice and not to warm the fluid.