With a heavy frost my windscreen takes probably between 1 - 2 minutes to completely defrost, I’ve not had an issue with condensation on the inside. Given the choice from VW, I think I would rather have had a chocolate teapot than the manual, clear as mud…
In an hour I will reach 30 degrees - the advantage of 4Kw is the quicker heat up! :)
I keep it set high so that the dogs and I can dry off after a walk and the entire van/windscreen is defrosted.
I used a left over length of 'sounds like a golf' rubber door seal to fill that gap by the windscreen ;)
EVERYTHING rattles in ours ...apart from that little rubber strip
FFS - just went to put my windscreen wipers on nothing and also no water squirt - I’m thinking they have messed something up in the electrics!
Any ideas?
Sounds like the starter battery is goosed.
Get a new one fitted and coded in.
Then find a way of keeping it charged up every now and again. Maybe add a solar panel in the windscreen or plug it into the mains charger once every month.
Checked 2024 Cafter(obviously MQB) and its windscreen wipers also stop in random position after switching ignition OFF.
Transporter T5.1, T6, T6.1 and Crafter(maybe more) are factory configured like that, but why? Commercial? But my Caravelle/Multivan is not.
Quo vadis Volkswagen?
Just seeing you mention a ceramic glass coating, are they any good?
As for the cleaning of the windscreen, completely agree!! I have been using a combination of a solvent (Bake cleaner/ isopropyl) and a mild cutting polish on my windscreens for years, makes driving in the rain (especially at...
Yes - definitely.
For instance on an older vehicle I changed my windscreen washer jets and the van kept going into limp mode.
Turns out I hadn't used the 'heated' version. Managed to fix it but - yes, there are some non-serious problems that will make limp mode.
...mods which adds some day2day comfort:
- front lens (https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/AMPELding-Wide-Angle-Island-Windshield/dp/B01JPDXCLG)
- windscreen gap seal (Windscreen To Dashboard Gap Filling Seal T 5 T 6 Transporter | eBay)
- ticket holder (2/4pcs Transparent Car Vehicle Parking Ticket...
My daughter is learning to drive now and they have to cover this stuff. I think they have to identify the windscreen washer fluid, oil etc and general stuff under the bonnet.
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