Rear window demister

[chrisRibiza]

Anyone else find the rear window demister is rubbish? I often switch mine on and drive for 10mins and it doesn't seem to have cleared the window at all.

Anyone else's the same or is mine just really slow?

 

[Biker]

I used mine for the first time last night, I wouldn't go as far as saying it is rubbish but it did take longer than I would have expected to clear the window.

 

[AndrewJB]

There is most likely some settings in VCDS that can be changed, there was on the MK2

 

[Rob2k68]

Yes the time for auto power off can be changed on the mk3.

 

[simonali]

Don't think I've used mine yet!

 

[Seastormer]

Mine seems to clear the window ok, but not sure if the heated mirrors are working, can they be set to off, independent of the rear screen.

 

[kevj66]

The mirrors are controlled independantly of the heated rear screen.

You need to turn the electric window joystick round to face the front of the car - thats the heating position.

Should be confirmed on a tech pack model on the current consumers screen as mirror heating

Hope this helps

 

[Seastormer]

Mine seems to clear the window ok, but not sure if the heated mirrors are working, can they be set to off, independent of the rear screen.

Forget the bit about mirrors, I forgot the switch has to be set to the heated bit. Just been leaving the switch set to the mid position, as I am sure in the Ibiza I never did anything other than put the heated screen on.

 

[Rob2k68]

The mirrors are controlled independantly of the heated rear screen.

You need to turn the electric window joystick round to face the front of the car - thats the heating position.

Should be confirmed on a tech pack model on the current consumers screen as mirror heating

Hope this helps

Didn't know that - thanks !!

 

[niggle]

HRW seems to work OK on our FR but running the A/C at full blast through the face-level vents only will clear it quicker.

 

[Rokerlad]

HRW seems to work OK on our FR but running the A/C at full blast through the face-level vents only will clear it quicker.

True...but no good when the temperature dips and the A/C resorts to pumping moist air round the car. The HRW on the Mk 3's does seem to be a bit average.

 

[Andy]

Anyone else's the same or is mine just really slow?

Been using mine a lot the past few weeks and it is slow to clear, it gets there ...eventually.

 

[chrisRibiza]

Mine must be normal. It seems to take ages to start and then once it starts to clear (after about 15mins) it clears quite quickly.

 

[RabRS]

Mine works really well! No complaints.

 

[Buzzlightyear]

Another vote for crap from me. Can't believe how long it takes to clear, and notice only seems to clear around the horizontal elements. Vertical elements don't appear to heat/have any effect. Is that normal or could there be an issue here which would explain why some report good and others bad?

 

[Itspaul]

Are the vertical elements the dab aerial ?

 

[Buzzlightyear]

I'm not sure if they're part of the aerial or not, but if it there was ever a choice between a small roof aerial and a rear windscreen de-mister that worked efficiently I know which I 'd prefer...

 

[Seastormer]

This morning 3 degrees and damp, and within 2 miles and 3 mins the rear window was completely clear, I have changed no settings, the cars is as supplied. The vertical "elements" are the arial and have made no differance to clearing time compared to my last two Biza Cupras.

 

[marjohn56]

Agree with Seastormer... mines fine, equally as quick if note quicker than my previous car - Lexus.

 

[Deleted member 95757]

New Leon FR Mk3. I have a 20 minute drive to work and the heated rear screen isn't able to clear the rear window in that time. For a new car this is rubbish - perhaps there's some guidance in the manual somewhere that says you have to drive at leat 100 miles to allow the rear screen to clear

Tony