ok guys i was just at Acuras website and was looking at the 06 TL...was browsing around and came across "interior features" and it said "side window defoggers." I just got my 06 TL a month ago and I dont see any buttons for a side window defogger nor do I see the defogger strips on any "side windows". Anyone know about this ?

 

I think it is refering to the small triangular vents on the corners of the front dash. They are directing air to the front side windows when the defroster is activated.

 

^ Yep.

 

Really? I have that side window defogger button.











j/k

 

where is the button located? i wasn't able to find it. the only button available is the mirror switch and next to it is the heater on/off for the mirrors.

 

he was just kidding

 

Its called the 'auto' button on your temperature system. I noticed when it kicks on it sometimes vents the windows first.

 

I wonder if you mean the side rearview windows; the ones that are capable of tilting down when you reverse. For my car, there is a button next to the L-off-R toggle switch. Pressing this button defrosts the side rearview windows.

 

This could be it also, but he states it was an INTERIOR FEATURE. They both sound & do similiar things.

 

I guess this is a gimic since its not actually a "defogger" like the strips we see on the back window.

 

It's defroster.

I don't think it's a gimmick. It kicks in with the front defog so you can see the sideview mirrors instead of wiping it off with your hands while driving.

But yeah, there's no switch/button solely for this function.

EDIT: I just re-read your original post, and I think you have defog and defrost confused... defrosters are the ones in the back with the heat lines, defog works with air.

 

lol I think youre right....thanx for clearing it up

 

Err, rearview mirror?

Mike

 

my post about the rearview window should be corrected to say rearview mirror. I noticed it this morning when I reread the thread. I was more awake.

Technically, it could be an interior feature since the button to control the defrosters are inside the car.

I've used this feature once and I remember seeing it defrost in the shape of an oval shaped ring. Maybe there is a ring of heat bands behind the mirrors.