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ashley2909 · Feb 15, 2011

Hi everyone,

I have what seems like a stupid question but hey i'm gonna ask anyway!
I've had my 500 Lounge for about 2 and a half months now and have noticed that all windows in the car are pretty much constantly steamed up, every time I get in I have to wait for the steam to go and when i'm driving I have to keep opening the window as can't bear having the heater on constantly! Once it's gone away and I close the windows/turn off heaters it comes back again after a couple of minutes. I thought it was just down to the weather we've had but it doesn't seem to be stopping and after going on a little tour of Scotland at the weekend I have become more and more annoyed by it after having to freeze all the way back to Newcastle with having windows open!

I have got a demister pad in the car so that I can wipe the condensation off the windows when I get in but now my windows are covered in marks from the droplets of water etc - so annoying!!!

Does anyone else have this issue?

SmoothHound · Feb 15, 2011

No I dont. All the windows clear after a few moments. I stick the air con on to clear the windows.......and thats it. It doesn't come back. Do you have air con?

RobinPJ · Feb 15, 2011

ashley2909 said:
Hi everyone,

I have what seems like a stupid question but hey i'm gonna ask anyway!
I've had my 500 Lounge for about 2 and a half months now and have noticed that all windows in the car are pretty much constantly steamed up, every time I get in I have to wait for the steam to go and when i'm driving I have to keep opening the window as can't bear having the heater on constantly! Once it's gone away and I close the windows/turn off heaters it comes back again after a couple of minutes. I thought it was just down to the weather we've had but it doesn't seem to be stopping and after going on a little tour of Scotland at the weekend I have become more and more annoyed by it after having to freeze all the way back to Newcastle with having windows open!

I have got a demister pad in the car so that I can wipe the condensation off the windows when I get in but now my windows are covered in marks from the droplets of water etc - so annoying!!!

Does anyone else have this issue?

First, your demister pad kept in the car is in effect keeping all the moisture in the car - take it out when you get out.

Second, do you have the heater set to recirculate? If you do, this is probably causing the problem. Set it to "fresh air" and the problem may go away.

Third (this is like a Kinder Egg) do you have your aircon on? This helps keep condensation away.

If none of these work you might just have a leaky window seal somewhere.

KaZetec · Feb 15, 2011

Is any of the floor carpet wet?

Also the pollen filter can be known to cause this problem.

ashley2909 · Feb 15, 2011

Thanks for the replies.

I do have it set to recirculate and I do leave the demister in the car haha. I'll change it to fresh air tonight and see if that helps. I do have aircon but don't really use it I just use the heater. Hopefully I can sort it.

Thanks again.

ashley2909 · Feb 15, 2011

KaZetec said:
Is any of the floor carpet wet?

Also the pollen filter can be known to cause this problem.

Nah carpets aren't wet, I keep checking as thought that would be the issue but the mats and the carpet itself are dry.

306maxi · Feb 15, 2011

ashley2909 said:
Thanks for the replies.

I do have it set to recirculate and I do leave the demister in the car haha. I'll change it to fresh air tonight and see if that helps. I do have aircon but don't really use it I just use the heater. Hopefully I can sort it.

Thanks again.

That will solve it

rallycinq · Feb 15, 2011

As suggested, use the aircon to dry the air in the car and never use recirculation unless you are

a) following a really smokey truck/bus, or

b) trying to defrost it.

Cheers

D

Melanabb · Feb 15, 2011

rallycinq said:
As suggested, use the aircon to dry the air in the car and never use recirculation unless you are

a) following a really smokey truck/bus, or

b) trying to defrost it.

Cheers

D

or

c) fart a lot

306maxi · Feb 15, 2011

Melanabb said:
or

c) fart a lot

Depends if it's a moist fart or a dry one....

RobinPJ · Feb 15, 2011

306maxi said:
Depends if it's a moist fart or a dry one....

Spoken like a true Australian.

rallycinq · Feb 15, 2011

You know you are on recirculation when you smell the same fart for the third time.

Cheers

D

grimwau · Feb 16, 2011

Melanabb said:
or

c) fart a lot

Mel!

Melanabb · Feb 16, 2011

Honestly not me! But two kiddies in the back...:shrug: Anyway, never keep it on recirc, just in case...

alexGS · Feb 20, 2011

On a loosely related note, I've found in several cars other than the 500 that the windows mist up worse than ever after the air conditioning is switched off (in an effort to save fuel).

In other words, aircon clears the windows, but then you can't turn the aircon off - once it's on, it has to stay on. I imagine the 500 might be the same.

-Alex

mariacallas · Feb 21, 2011

I read on this forum a while back that you should always switch the aircon off about 5 mins before you reach home, so that it has time to get rid of the moisture it has collected. Would that help in this case or would it just pump the moisture back into the car?

306maxi · Feb 21, 2011

mariacallas said:
I read on this forum a while back that you should always switch the aircon off about 5 mins before you reach home, so that it has time to get rid of the moisture it has collected. Would that help in this case or would it just pump the moisture back into the car?

That is correct. Basically because the air con evaporator is so cold, it will get condensation on it and when you park up this will evaporate and mist the car up and if you'ven got the heater on when you get in the car next and the engine is still warm, the warm air will evaporate this water and your screen will mist up nice and quick!

D4nny8oy · Feb 21, 2011

You guys do know that there's a drainage tube on A/C models running from the heater box to under the car to allow condensation to drain out?

306maxi · Feb 21, 2011

yes, but the condensation does evaporate sometimes and end up in the car

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