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Can the auto-on demisters be disabled?
I have read how the seatbelt gong can be silenced.
Can the automatic switching on of the electric front and rear screens when the temp falls into the icy be disabled in a similarly simple manner?2016 D4 Landmark SDV6 (Euro6), Zanzibar (late run D4)
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Can I ask why you would need/want to do this?
Yours, curiously
chopdogs14 Disco 4 HSE
13th Dec 2010 12:28 pm
Reginald Molehusband
Member Since: 17 Nov 2009
Location: West Calder
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I rarely need my windows demisting or defrosting. I would like to give the battery less to do during starting. I would like not to have to turn off these devices each time I start up the car in cold weather with clear window. These things should be chosable from a menu, not mandatory. 2016 D4 Landmark SDV6 (Euro6), Zanzibar (late run D4)
2009 D4 HSE TDV6, Bali blue (first run D4)
2007 RRS TDV8 HSE, some blue
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Member Since: 09 Jul 2010
Location: Lowestoft
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I have to admit, that I find I turn them off instantly more than I would actually turn them on if they were not automatic. Therefore, it ceases to be an aid but a hassle.
The rear one especially is a pain as it stays on longer and the dirty spray water marks the window in the pattern of the heating bars.
Yes - I find it an irritation also, with definitely having to turn screens off more than I used to turn them on with the D3 However, I think the concept is good - it's simply LR's implementation that is flawed
At present if the temp is approx 5C then the heaters come on at EACH start up, even if you have only stopped for a minute or two. Surely it is not beyond LR to alter the start up temperature to say freezing when it would be much more needed and/or to not run the feature unless the car had been "switched off" for a prolonged period of time
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However, I think the concept is good - it's simply LR's implementation that is flawed 
