Two winter storms in two weeks and my relatively new S-60 cannot take a moderate snowfall in the first storm and a moderate sleet/freezing rain in a storm today without the windshield freezing up while underway. A
Have defrost set up full high and heat setting high as well; wipers and defroster just can't keep up and wondering if any others have same experience.
Unusual weather here in N. Virginia!
Rich in VA
In my experience with other cars of various makes, the defroster often can't keep up with freezing rain. Once a little ice gets under a wiper blade, you might as well stop and clean it off.
I would set it one notch off max defrost. When set to max, the AC is turned on to remove condensation on the inside of the window. You are effectively mixing air from the heater with air from the AC - luke warm, at best. One notch off max should give you the hottest air available.
John
In any car, sometimes you just have to get out and clean the wipers every few miles. Freezing rain is the worst. As you might expect, the heat from the defroster just blows on the inside of the windshield and side windows to remove fogging on the inside of the windows. It really can't do anything to melt ice on the windshield wipers. That would violate many laws of physics.
Back in the late 80's I saw a Mercury Sable that a guy I worked with brought back to CA from Chicago. It had a heated windshield which I thought was pretty neat. It had a strange tint which is why I asked him what was up with it and he told me it was an option he had ordered. Being on the West Coast I have never had a need for such an option. Any one else heard about internally heated windshields? If they had worked well I would have expected them to be a popular option for folks that live in the really cold areas. The replacement cost would be outrageous I am sure.
Chris V
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These windshields are probably made like the windshields of planes. The have a thin, transparent layer of conductive material. They are VERY expensive.
In Denmark, it has been possible to get Ford cars with heated windshield for years. It has very thin wires going vertically inside the glas. the wires can only sligtly be noticed when driving and as long you dont focus on them. My volvo does not have heated windshield, but even though living in one of the nordic contries I have never experienced the windshield freezing up. Using alcoholic mixed water in the windshield washing and the defroster on full blow has been sufficient.
Per Hauge
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