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Rear Defroster Question? How long is the rear defroster suppose to stay on?

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Old 11-25-2000, 01:48 AM
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Default Rear Defroster Question? How long is the rear defroster suppose to stay on?

I turned it on and arrived at work like 30 minutes later and it is still on. I have to manually turn it off. It there a problem? TIA
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Isn't it 10 mins ????? i read that somewhere
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I guess I better get it checked it stayed on for 30 minutes.....
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Default Is it somehow dependent on other things...

I take the same route everyday and noticed that on warmer days, the rear defroster would turn off around 10-15 minutes after is switched on. Then lately, is been colder in Toronto, and the rear defroster would stay on until I got home, which is like a 30 minute drive.

So I was wondering if it depends on the temperature or something else, anyone care to comment...
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I had a rear window blow out of a Tercel cause the defroster was stuck on...get it checked.
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I noticed this too. It must be temperature dependant.
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