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• Ford Fiesta 1 litre Ecoboost - heated windscreens not working below 4 degrees 11 Jan 2025 (Forum)
  My fiesta heated front screens, mirrors & rear screens will not switch on or work when temp drops to below 4 degrees. Last winter I put my car to my local garage but at the time the temp was above this and they were unable to find any fault.
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 05 1.6 General Query: Heated Front Windscreen 2 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hello everyone hope you can help, I bought my mk6 fiesta in the summer and have now just found out (as I'm sure many people do at this time of year) that my heated front windscreen doesn't work correctly. from what i understand the passenger and driver side are split. it manages to de-mist quite a large chunk (but not all) on the passenger side but only a couple of thin lines on the drivers side. does anyone know of any troubleshooting steps i could take before i hand it over to Ford for them to charge me through the you know what. i've seen other posts where people say about checking the relay, checking the earth, checking the connections but from what i understand their HFS wasn't working at all.
• Hyundai ix35 - Hyundai ix35 heating 10 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Have had a 2011 1.7 ix35 for a few weeks. When I put the heating on the front windscreen to clear it in the morning, the fan goes on full and the air con turns on. Wondering whether this is a fault or intentional ?
• Vauxhall Grandland - no heated front screen fitted 10 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  We lease car on motorbility and specification says heated front windscreen,  we have a button that lights up when pressed but seems no heated screen. So when went in for first service asked garage to look at.
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 97 1.8 Heated windscreen only half working 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, My Escort Ghia X's heated front windscreen only works intermittently on the passenger half. The driver's side always works but with a few lines missing so I assume there are some minor scratches on the inside that have broken a few elements.
• What winter features are missing in your car? 5 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Changing lanes was frightening experience! I also wish I had heated front windscreen. My rear window clears faster than front one.... grrrr.....
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  How much will it cost to replace a failed Kuga heated windscreen? 4 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I’m about to sell my 2016 Kuga 2.0l Titanium sport 4wd and the heated front windscreen has packed up! What would be the cost of a replacement screen to...
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  Which makes have an electrically heated windscreen? 8 Feb 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I know most Fords do, but which other makes and models have an electrically heated windscreen?
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  Why do so few new cars have heated windscreens? 2 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Why do so few cars have heated windscreens? Surely Ford's patent must have expired by now. It is a brilliant feature.
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  Can I fit an electric heated windscreen? 13 Dec 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Can I get an electric heated windscreen fitted to my 2014 Volkswagen Golf SV?
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 Windscreen/Bluetooth Problem 23 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  A few weeks ago it was in for a service at the main dealer. It also needed a warranty job done which replaced a relay for the front heated windscreen. The dealer said this was the first such relay they can recall replacing on this type of car and as a result it took them a few minutes to find it. Everything seemed fine - job done - until the next time my father needed to use the windscreen and noticed it still wasnt working.
• Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - Windscreen misted up on the inside in the mornings 13 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  I have an issue in that most mornings the front windscreen is heavily misted up and needs wiping multiple times to get the water off and clearly on a frosty day you can spend 10mins defrosting the windscreen I'm assuming this is not normal and maybe I have an issue with the heating or could it be the AC gas.
• Focus - Heated front screen 25 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  All, I\'m just about to get a new (to me) Focus. It doesn\'t have a heated front windscreen although I\'d like to have one. Does anyone know whats involved apart from changing the screen itself. I\'ve spoken to a Ford dealer and was somewhat surprised at just how little they seemed to know.
• Merc heat reflecting windscreen - type? 3 May 2006 (Forum)
  His car does have a heat reflecting windscreen but is it athermic? (Sorry if they are one and the same!) It's an E270 auto Avantgarde about 2 years old. Andrew
• Windscreen - is it bonded or otherwise? 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1997 Escort which has a rather nasty stone chip to the heated front screen. I am told that it is not repairable. I am to get the screen replaced on my insurance policy. Can anyone tell me whether this screen is a bonded type or a normal rubber mounted gasket type?
• Heat (solar) reflecting windscreens 5 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Do heat reflecting windscreens work ? They seem to be common on Renaults. Does anyone have any experience of a car with and without ? Can a heat reflecting film be applied to existing glass in the same was as tints ?
• Volvo V70 - Windscreen and insurance 28 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  These cars have a heat bonded screen and mine is coming away slightly and letting water in. Insurance company  say as there is no crack or chip in the driving vision area its not down to them. This car has just about had a rebuild, smacked by a post office van, front a real mess, scraped by a lorry next, side dented... both no fault...Christmas Day reversed into a wall, my fault.
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  Windscreen demist with the engine off 13 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Can you tell me if BMW 5 Series 2.0D SE has a system to demist the front screen without the engine running? Or was this something they used to have?
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  What small car comes with heated seats and steering wheel? 25 Nov 2024 (Ask HJ)
  What small/medium size cars come with heated seats, screens and steering wheels either as standard or as extra winter packs?
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 07 1.8 Heated front screen 20 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Noticed that only half my HFS was working. Spoke to Ford for advice. Took off wipers and windscreen trim at base of screen. Saw the problem. The ribbon like electric connection was broken. Cannot be replaced as one end is bonded to the screen. Can anyone advise with a heath robinson way of connecting the two pieces of ribbon safely and able to make it work again.