In terms of releasing the layer of ice from the glass - 30 to 60 seconds. To melt all the ice - depends on the length of your string.A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
20th Jan 2011 7:30 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Sitting with your foot on the gas holding 2000 revs helps a lot. Top Tip from Gareth last year, or was it the one before.
20th Jan 2011 7:43 pm
bigdave Site Sponsor
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: Cornwall
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Not long,
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I have noticed that it depends on your battery charge.
After several cold mornings where I had used the FBH to warm the car I started to notice that the heated windscreen
did not work as well as before. I then topped up the battery and the heated screen did the job much faster.
Obviously the heated screen drains a lot of energy, keeping the revs up seems to help when the battery is low.
One of the theories I've seen on the net (everything on the net is true - isn't it?) is that the smart power management cuts out the heated screen if the current is too low, it is after all a luxury and not a necessity.
20th Jan 2011 9:04 pm
NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
True, I noticed mine was painfully slow to clear yesterday, but then the engine was just idling. I wasnt driving. But I also have a few wires that are evidently broken as there's a few strips in the centre that dont clear, including a 2" band on the far right which is directly in front of the driver. A bit annoying.
20th Jan 2011 9:08 pm
mwestcrew
Member Since: 24 May 2005
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 334
D4 owners may notice that the heated screen doe not come on straight away or at all, as part of the battery management system if the car thinks the battery is too low it wont allow the screen to power up.2011 D4 Landmark, Mini Cooper SD Clubman, Range Rover Vogue SE
21st Jan 2011 8:46 pm
Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
Hi Nick,
I'd get the screen swapped out (warranty).
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