Printer Man
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Hi all, has anybody else had an issue with the front screen misting up regularly needing the screen demister to be used to remove.
Tesco has these in at the moment for the same price if anyone prefers to pick them up in person.Yes it does, you could leave the windows open slightly or look to purchase one of these as I have done today...it’s an Amazon link..
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Thank you for this very useful feedback, I will try this too.I have found that the readiness for the screen to mist can be can be down to a dirty screen (inside). It doesn't help that it's been so wet lately either. A film builds up on the inside of the screen and may not be apparent unless you are driving into a low sun when it becomes visible. To clean this off I use one of the screen cleaner sprays available for motor factors. I have read that this film can be caused by fumes given off the 'plastic' interior components and it has affected previous vehicles I have owned before the ZS EV. Before cleaning my screen the misting was very bad, after, negligible and quickly cleared with a blast of the aircon. Once the car was up to temp there are no further problems. I recommend that the screen is cleaned as part of your regular process. Oh, and if you constantly wipe the screen with your hand or cloth this will generally leave marks on the screen and make matters worse.
I find it worse with the recirculating mode on, better when I have fresh air coming in, but that’s me I’m strange anyway..I found that a normal hybrid (Lexus 450h) will take ages to heat up in the winter due to the car going into EV mode at every opportunity and thus the engine delaying heating up. However, my Prius PHV with a heat pump almost instantly heats up and demises the car. It also had the function to precondition the car even when plugged in, this using domestic electricity to heat the car.
My tip is to keep the car in recirculating mode to save on energy as you’re not constantly dehumidifying fresh air prior to in entering the cabin.