Steaming Up

[AlanH]

Best not to drive immediately after showering. 

[corgi]

I've found if I use air con its a vicious circle. I'm guaranteed the next time I get in the car the windows will be steamed up again.
However if I just use the blower to clear the windows, the next time I get in the car they won't have automatically steamed up.

So I never use the air con and the only time I have steamed up windows is if I get in the car wet.

I know what you are saying is your experience but it doesn't make an awful lot of sense.

What you are saying just heats up the air in the car to get rid of condensation which, when you leave the car and it cools, will reappear. If you persist with air-conditioning it will, in my experience, dry the air in the car out reducing the propensity for condensation to re-appear...

However, they are cars, they get damp and at this time of year they will steam up...

[dubber36]

Get a couple of large silca gel packs and keep them in the door pockets. They cost very little from ebay and help no end with getting rid of moisture. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silica-Gel-500-grms-5-x-100grm-Sachets-Dessicant-NEW-/121454966123?pt=UK_Packaging_Materials&hash=item1c4747b56b

I keep one in each car and alternate them with ones that dry out in the airing cupboard.

[C2K]

I don't have any problem now, but it did mist up in the rain for the first week or two. My car stood for some time at the dealer though until March 1st. Just aircon to squeeze it out.

If it persists, check your boot floor isn't damp as Kevinm on here found a wet boot floor thanks to a faulty boot hinge seal.

[p3asa]

I know what you are saying is your experience but it doesn't make an awful lot of sense.

What you are saying just heats up the air in the car to get rid of condensation which, when you leave the car and it cools, will reappear. If you persist with air-conditioning it will, in my experience, dry the air in the car out reducing the propensity for condensation to re-appear...

However, they are cars, they get damp and at this time of year they will steam up...

I don't know the actual process involved but I can guarantee if I've used the air conditioning on a journey, the very next time I get in to use the car the screen will either already be misted up or will mist up as soon as I drive off regardless of the outside conditions.

However if I have just had the blowers on for a journey, the next time I get in the car, it won't automatically mist up like the AC does.

I just find with the AC its a vicious circle and feel I'm much better off not using it.

[mcmaddy]

If you keep the inside and outside of the screen clean it doesnt fog up as much if at all. i find not using the climate control instigates a misted up screen in the morning.

[adekil]

My screens always steam up, usually when its been raining. Takes ages to clear down as well that I usually have to open the front door windows to see when turning in case I hit something.

[AlanH]

I usually find a quick burst of the screen demist button clears condensation in seconds.

[itavaltalainen]

Mine doesn't really mist up at all - always use AC in Auto setting at 20-22 degrees.

Obviously the heated front screen would take care of any fog but I don't have any even in the morning after car's been parked in rain all night.

[GeoBog]

I don't have a problem with the windscreen but i have a BIG problem with steamy headlights. I find it unacceptable for a car of 3 months old to have steamy headlights. I haven't had steamy headlights on my old Renault in over 7 years of ownership and I have them now on the GTI and it looks awful, just like old '90s cars. I think I'll give it back to the dealers, really p****d off right now.