goldenboi79
Posts: 55
Joined: Nov 2012
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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RE: Quick clear windscreen?
I have to say, I almost took mine into be looked at because the heated windscreen seemed slow to clear. On my last Jag, it seemed much faster and more effective. I don't mind if it is slow, as long as it is actually working.
2013 Range Rover Evoque Si4 Prestige: 5 Door, Santorini Black, Tan Interior, Cold Weather Package, Park Assist, 20" Style 6 Wheels.
Build date: 21 August 2012
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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mark_n
Posts: 1,720
Joined: Jul 2011
Location: London
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RE: Quick clear windscreen?
I was very pleasantly surprised during the recent bad weather in the UK how quickly it cleared. A few tens of seconds and the ice detached itself from the windscreen and the wipers cleared it. All done in less time than it took me to clear the side windows.
As for the fact that multiple buttons are not recognised at the same time, I find it hard to believe anyone expects that to happen.
Mark
Evoque was great, now in an RRS SVR
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RacingSnake
Posts: 1,267
Joined: Sep 2011
Location: Reading
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RE: Quick clear windscreen?
I too was quite impressed with the speed my screen cleared during the ice, and I also had the seats on full whack too, and they were starting to warm up at the same time. No complaints on the heated 'stuff' from this side 
Ordered: Fuji Dynamic Lux Coupe / style 7 wheels / Privacy glass / adaptive xenons / something else which I've forgotton.
Should be end of April (was March, then April, then end of May/June).
Collected, Friday 13th  April 2012
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scalle
Posts: 98
Joined: Oct 2012
Location: belgium
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RE: Quick clear windscreen?
belgium model 2013, i can put everything on at the same time (seats, screens, steering wheel)
RRE TD4 Prestige 4WD AUT, santorini black, element interior, tech pack, cold climate pack, pano roof, privacy glass, brushed alu, auto high beam assist, airco vents rear, auto dim mirror, camera, home link, 20" style 7, 18" spare, debugged, roof rails,replaced side vents, grille in glossy black and center cap wheels with RR, black lettering
Also stunning Fiat 500 Cabrio GUCCI edition, black/gold metallic, and red Fiat Panda 1992 selecta (var. transmission).
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jdiamond
Posts: 26
Joined: Jan 2013
Location: UK
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RE: Quick clear windscreen?
Sorks brilliantly on my car. Can have rear, front demises on at the same time as the heated seats - no problem.
Fuji White Evoque SD4 Dynamic Coupe Automatic, Black Interior, Panoramic Roof, Auto Dimming Mirrors, Adaptive Headlights, All Round Cameras, Meridian 825w Surround System and......spare wheel
Ordered: 25th November 2012
Delivered: 12th January 2013
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AndyF
Posts: 10
Joined: Apr 2012
Location: UK
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RE: Quick clear windscreen?
I've have previously owned a Ford with heated windscreen and that could clear the screen after about 15 secs. My RRE struggles to do anything in 3 mins, but very occasionally does make a difference in roughly 1 min. I started to suspect that the car wasn't providing full power to prevent excessive drain on the battery (having just started the engine), so I experimented with pausing before switching the windscreen on to give the battery a chance to recover and then only switching the windscreen on. I concluded that it made no difference.
The only thing I learnt was that switching on the heated windscreen did cause the engine note to drop (as you would expect), so it seems the electricity is going somewhere.
Typically the fan manages to clear the lower windscreen before there is any evidence of the windscreen heater working.
Sometimes the heated windscreen has switched itself off before managing to defrost the screen.
The lowest temperature it has had to cope with so far is -10C.
Also my car seats are far slower to heat up than any other car with heated seats that I've owned.
5dr, SD4 Dynamic, Auto, Lux.
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Quick clear windscreen?
