XC60 / Everyday controls
How to clear a misted windscreen in a Volvo XC60
CHECK YOUR CARVolvo XC60 2025, UK online manual (2025), as reviewed 25 October 2026. Match the menu labels and installed software in your car.
Clear the windscreen and side windows before driving. Heated-windscreen equipment and physical button sequences differ between models.
THE QUICK ANSWER
Maximum defrost increases fan speed and temperature, turns on air conditioning, and prevents air recirculation while it runs. The climate display provides a direct way to activate it. When maximum defrost is switched off, previous climate levels return.
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Common questions
Why is recirculation unavailable?+
Maximum defrost uses air conditioning and disables recirculation while active to help clear the glass.
SOURCES & SCOPE
Where this guide comes from
Written from the official references below, reviewed on 25 October 2026. This is a source-based guide, not a claim of hands-on vehicle testing.
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