Ice on windshield - INSIDE
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We had some heavy rain and snow here earlier in the week, and I drove my car to and from work all but one day this week.
Last night, it was clear and cold and there was a heavy frost. I had parked outside and needed to scrape the winshield and windows this morning before heading out. On the inside of the windshield, there was also decent coating of frost!? I don't ever recall experiencing such before in any other vehicle. FWIW, the weather was dry and sunny yeaterday and the car seemed dry inside as well - no obvious dampness or moisture source. Any thoughts on what might have caused this interior icing?
On a related but different note, I am befuddled by the heating and ventilation system, but I suppose I need to search the forum a little harder for insight into that topic.
Last night, it was clear and cold and there was a heavy frost. I had parked outside and needed to scrape the winshield and windows this morning before heading out. On the inside of the windshield, there was also decent coating of frost!? I don't ever recall experiencing such before in any other vehicle. FWIW, the weather was dry and sunny yeaterday and the car seemed dry inside as well - no obvious dampness or moisture source. Any thoughts on what might have caused this interior icing?
On a related but different note, I am befuddled by the heating and ventilation system, but I suppose I need to search the forum a little harder for insight into that topic.
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My understanding of max defrost is as follows:
Levers between seats up (controls volume of heated fresh air)
Bottom dash lever (red) all the way to right (this lever controls where the ambient air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Middle dash lever all the way to right (this lever controls where the heated air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Top dash lever all the way left or close to left (this lever controls ambient fresh air from inlet in front of windshield)
All heated air is outside air via the heat exchangers.
Here in Portland Oregon, I can pretty much cook myself out of the car when it is in the 30's outside.
Levers between seats up (controls volume of heated fresh air)
Bottom dash lever (red) all the way to right (this lever controls where the ambient air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Middle dash lever all the way to right (this lever controls where the heated air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Top dash lever all the way left or close to left (this lever controls ambient fresh air from inlet in front of windshield)
All heated air is outside air via the heat exchangers.
Here in Portland Oregon, I can pretty much cook myself out of the car when it is in the 30's outside.
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I have heard that keeping a box of baking soda open absorbs moisture, thereby not letting the water vapour settle down on the windshield. It doesn't add any extra odour. You might need to replace the powder when you notice frosting again though.
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My understanding of max defrost is as follows:
Levers between seats up (controls volume of heated fresh air)
Bottom dash lever (red) all the way to right (this lever controls where the ambient air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Middle dash lever all the way to right (this lever controls where the heated air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Top dash lever all the way left or close to left (this lever controls ambient fresh air from inlet in front of windshield)
All heated air is outside air via the heat exchangers.
Here in Portland Oregon, I can pretty much cook myself out of the car when it is in the 30's outside.
Levers between seats up (controls volume of heated fresh air)
Bottom dash lever (red) all the way to right (this lever controls where the ambient air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Middle dash lever all the way to right (this lever controls where the heated air is directed - right=defrost, left=foot wells)
Top dash lever all the way left or close to left (this lever controls ambient fresh air from inlet in front of windshield)
All heated air is outside air via the heat exchangers.
Here in Portland Oregon, I can pretty much cook myself out of the car when it is in the 30's outside.
Bottom dash lever (red) - I have it set to the right. However, if I pull it all the way to the left and hold it there, fan or blower speed and air movement ramps up noticeably. If I let it go though, it slips slightly to the right and fan or blower diminishes or ceases.
Middle dash lever - I have this set all the way to the right.
Top dash lever - There are actually two levers here. I have both of them set to the right. Maybe I should set one to the left and one to the right?
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Breathing also causes the windows to fog up ![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
They have Rain-X Anti-Fog http://www.rainx.com/products/Windsh.../Anti-Fog.aspx
Sometimes I actually let some fresh air from the outside ((Top lever just a hair to the right) to help clear up the windshield and that helped.
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They have Rain-X Anti-Fog http://www.rainx.com/products/Windsh.../Anti-Fog.aspx
Sometimes I actually let some fresh air from the outside ((Top lever just a hair to the right) to help clear up the windshield and that helped.
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I also re-discovered a card on the inside of the glove box door depicting (in various languages) how to operate the various dash ventilation levers. I noted that what it shows for "max defrost" or whatever is different than what I've been doing with the dash levers. I need to look it over again and tweak the levers accordingly.
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Breathing also causes the windows to fog up ![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
They have Rain-X Anti-Fog http://www.rainx.com/products/Windsh.../Anti-Fog.aspx
Sometimes I actually let some fresh air from the outside ((Top lever just a hair to the right) to help clear up the windshield and that helped.
![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
They have Rain-X Anti-Fog http://www.rainx.com/products/Windsh.../Anti-Fog.aspx
Sometimes I actually let some fresh air from the outside ((Top lever just a hair to the right) to help clear up the windshield and that helped.
In the meantime, as I mentioned above, I re-discovered the ventilation system instruction card attached to the inside of the glove box door. I need to look it over and get a better handle on the settings.