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Disco 4 Heated Front Windscreen
Hi chaps, as I'm quite new to the Disco scene, I thought I would enjoy this frosty morn and put on the front heated windscreen. It was great, apart from it only cleared the drivers side.
Reading around suggests that there is only one fuse for the heated windscreen so it leans towards a duff element on that side of the screen.
Thought I would check here before I invoked the warranty...!
Thanks
6th Nov 2014 8:25 am
discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1477
No I am sure there are two fuses for the front screen, one for each side. Fuses 15 and 18 engine compartment for a 2010 D4 according to the manual.
6th Nov 2014 10:51 am
Lucero
Member Since: 07 Oct 2014
Location: South
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Ahh sweet!
Are there spare fuses floating around too?
6th Nov 2014 10:57 am
Lucero
Member Since: 07 Oct 2014
Location: South
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ok, my manual states 15 for heated front windscreen and 18 for front washer jets.
Seems I might have to look further...
6th Nov 2014 1:11 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8243
Check the connections at the bottom of the A pillar, particularly the earth, fuses are 15 and 18 30amp
Member Since: 07 Oct 2014
Location: South
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both fuses look OK.
I'll have to have a look at the connections at the bottom of the screen and see what's what. FML!
6th Nov 2014 1:40 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
On a D4 (mine anyway) there are some small cube like boxes nothing like a fuse but they are the protection for the screen, one went on mine a while back. Do a search for D4 heated screen issues under my name and you will find the informationMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
6th Nov 2014 1:47 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
Here you go have a read through this
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic107122....ted+screenMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
6th Nov 2014 1:48 pm
Lucero
Member Since: 07 Oct 2014
Location: South
Posts: 121
Ahh cool. My fuse layout mirrors yours almost exactly in that 15 for me is boot opener (although there is a fuse there) and 18 is power headlamp.
Can you not remotely open your boot with the key then?
I'll check the smaller cube fuses, but guess you can't tell just by looking at them. I could swap them over I suppose and see what side melts in the morning...haha
6th Nov 2014 1:57 pm
Lucero
Member Since: 07 Oct 2014
Location: South
Posts: 121
Yep, nailed it. Nothing like 15 or 18, the manual is basically complete garbage as far as that is concerned.
It was number 6 of the fused links (capsule fuse) so I swapped with number 8 which appeared to be the electronic handbrake. Guess what, both sides heat up now, and the handbrake didn't work (stuck on) and also the car reported that it was completely empty of fuel..lol
So I swapped back the fuse, and have got a replacement sorted.
In short, 2012, possibly earlier models and later, heated windscreen is looked after by capsule fuse 2 and 6 in the engine bay fuse compartment.
The correct fuse type is called a JCASE low profile fuse
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