Heated Windscreen

[Col M]

So basically it’s the de-mist button!

It would be interesting to know how much faster it is compared to standard, probably not much I’d imagine

I have a Land Rover with heated windscreen. It's very quick and effective. However, I find that sunlight reflections on the tiny filaments in the screen can be visually distracting.

VW group version is wire free. I believe it uses a transparent layer of silver.

[Tracky]

So basically it’s the de-mist button!

It would be interesting to know how much faster it is compared to standard, probably not much I’d imagine

I have a Land Rover with heated windscreen. It's very quick and effective. However, I find that sunlight reflections on the tiny filaments in the screen can be visually distracting.

When we ordered our new car we were told not to bother as it was nothing like as effective as the JLR/ford option which I assume was patented

[RAA]

In the new 2019 Macan (I have had the S model since May), the heated windscreen has a clear layer of gel, in-between two layers of glass. When the windscreen defrost/mist button is pressed, the gel heats up to melt outside frost/ice/snow, and the inside of the windscreen is blasted with dry (air-con) air to demist the condensation on the inside. A double whamee !

So, NO filaments: windscreen clear in sunlight.

Haven't had a chance to test it against frost or ice yet, but it works wonders on the inside condensation.

Bob (Surrey)

[Fusion1966]

all good info and should have been in the manual really.

I also found out that when you press the rear de-mist button this also turns on the heated wing mirrors. Again this has always been a separate button in other cars I've owned. Not like Porsche to miss the chance to add more buttons!

[happy days]

I also found out that when you press the rear de-mist button this also turns on the heated wing mirrors. Again this has always been a separate button in other cars I've owned. Not like Porsche to miss the chance to add more buttons!

Really? I wonder what sort of car? All my cars have had the heated mirrors (if fitted) coming on with the HRW.

[paulmac]

My Golf VI has a separate control to heat the wing mirrors. Much better than a combined button and used regularly through the winter when rear screen defrost not required.

Surprised Porsche didn't follow suit.

Paul

[happy days]

My Golf VI has a separate control to heat the wing mirrors. Much better than a combined button. Surprised didn't follow suit.

Paul

I had about 10 golfs in a row from the Mk II onwards to the Mk VII - they all had heated mirrors activated by the HRW switch.

[paulmac]

In my Golf VI I use the following control to simply heat the wing mirrors alone. I don't have folding mirrors so the straight up position is only used for the heating option.

Paul

[Tracky]

I vaguely remember they on my Mrs old Audi’s TT

[happy days]

In my Golf VI I use the following control to simply heat the wing mirrors alone. I don't have folding mirrors so the straight up position is only used for the heating option.

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Paul

Yes, that's it. But you only activate the heating when you press the switch for the HRW. If you rotate the switch to the top, it does not activate the mirror heating; however if you rotate it to any other position than up top, the mirrors will not heat. Once I set the mirrors originally upon buying the car, I rotated the switch to the top and forgot about it.