Steaming Up

[ChrisUK01]

Thanks for the replays, I normally run the air con on all the time at 22c on all the cars I have owned.

Interesting comment about damp from preparing the car, I did not think about that.

I run the demise every few minutes to keep the screen clear.

However I have the car booked in on Monday to be checked out.

[itavaltalainen]

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.

What headlights do you have?
Halogen, Xenon with halogen DRL or Xenon with LED DRL?

Do you drive with lights (driving lights not parking lights) or without?

[Finglonga]

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.

Guessing you have the HID's as my last two BMW's have had the exact same problem as goes the GTI now and looking around many other cars fitted with them do as well.

[GeoBog]

What headlights do you have?
Halogen, Xenon with halogen DRL or Xenon with LED DRL?

Do you drive with lights (driving lights not parking lights) or without?

Have the GTI headlights, so Xenon with LED DRL. I keep the lights on Auto all the time.

[GeoBog]

Guessing you have the HID's as my last two BMW's have had the exact same problem as goes the GTI now and looking around many other cars fitted with them do as well.

My Renault has Xenon headlights as well but I have never had problems with them getting steamy, not even at -20C, in rain or snow.

[itavaltalainen]

On Auto headlights don't come on all too often unless it's quite dark.

Try keeping them on manually for few days, should get rid of the moisture. If it still keeps coming back go to the dealer.

[ChrisUK01]

Car was looked at by VW on Monday and they have said .........

It is a trait of the car, time for silica gel packs!

[p3asa]

Car was looked at by VW on Monday and they have said .........

It is a trait of the car, time for silica gel packs!

Reminds me of any time my kids were really unwell and my Mrs went to the GP with them, "Its just a virus"

[Jammy1]

On Auto headlights don't come on all too often unless it's quite dark.

Try keeping them on manually for few days, should get rid of the moisture. If it still keeps coming back go to the dealer.

You can programme them to come on early in the settings though.  I have them set to 'early', possibly they come on slightly before I would turn them on myself, but rather that way than the other.

[itavaltalainen]

I know you can change it to early - did that before I coded them to be always on (scandinavian drl).

Rather be seen on the road