Kia Sportage: Windshield Deicer / Components and components location
Windshield deicer system prevent windshield wiper from freezing in the winter
season. It consists of deicer in the lower part of windshield, switch and relay.
Body control module receives an input signal from the front defroster switch,
then controls relay.
When the front defroster switch is switched ON, and the engine is running with
the alternator ON, the deicer will go ON for a maximum of 20 minutes.

1. Body control module
(BCM)
2. Windshield deicer switch (Manual Type)
3. Windshield deicer switch (Audio Type)
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4. Windshield deicer switch
(AVN Type)
5. Windshield deicer
6. Deicer connector
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Inspection
1.
Remove the cowl top cover.
(Refer to Body - "Cowl Top Cover")
2.
Disconnect the windshield deicer conne ...
Other information:
Component Location
1. AVN head unit (PIO Type)
2. Tweeter speaker
3. Front door speaker
4. Rear door speaker
5. Center speaker
6. Sub woofer speaker
7. External amplifier
8. Antenna feeder cable
9. Antenna cable connector
10. Ro ...
Troubleshooting
Symptom
Suspect Area
Remedy (Refer to page)
Water leaks from panorama sunroof
Deteriorated roof lid weatherstrip
Replace
Excessive roof lid-to-body clearance and improperl ...