2 questions; Key fob battery and steamy windows

[Restlessnative]

Hi sorry for not replying earlier been mad busy with work. Thanks for the advice battery sorted now 

However tonight the lower part of my windscreen is frozen with a thin layer of ice, it's driving me mad 

Just a long shot.If you go into your climate menu.Your auto air recycle button isn't set to 'on' is it?.
If it is,that might account for a build up of moisture inside your car.It should be set to 'off' as standard.

[Wrex22]

No it's set to off. Thing is I haven't even driven it today, just popped out before to get something out the boot and noticed ice on the inside  thing is it steams up even when it's not raining so I don't know where the moisture is, air con pipes maybe

[Restlessnative]

No it's set to off. Thing is I haven't even driven it today, just popped out before to get something out the boot and noticed ice on the inside  thing is it steams up even when it's not raining so I don't know where the moisture is, air con pipes maybe

I can't think of anything else Wrex.I know what a ball-ache ice on the inside[/b ]is.Hade it on my old Cavalier when the sunroof used to leak.Used to leave a Tesco plastic bag on the seat to collect the water.
You expect it on the outside-not the inside.
You could always get a few bags of silica gel and dot them around the car till you find out where the moisture is coming from.They are really good at absorbing any moisture in the vicinity.
Good luck with your quest!.

[cosmos]

I find my windscreen steams up very quickly unless I have the air conditioning on or a window open all the time. This morning I had to defrost the windscreen outside AND in so there is clearly a lot of moisture in the car - there are no leaks or anything though so I'm not sure why it's prone to this.

[Wrex22]

If I had some battered 15 year corsa I'd accept it, but for a car that retails at over £27k it's unacceptable 

[cosmos]

Funny you should say that, I did have a 54 plate Corsa before my Golf and these were notorious for leaky seals behind the brake servo so I was driving around for ages with soggy carpets before having the car dried and sealed up!

It's nowhere near as bad as that but like you say, you don't expect it with a £27k new car.

[fredgroves]

It has rained a lot lately though - did you put a wet passenger/umbrella/coat/dog in the car at all? It doesn't take much moisture to cause condensation.

The thing I notice the most with the Mk7 is that with 3 or more occupants it does mist up like a bastid, you have to be constantly pushing the max windscreen blower button. I'd like a mod to make that button steeringwheel mounted

[Gnasher]

Well got into mine tonight and realised that the inside was steamed up, not the outside.

Can't ever remember that happening in any car that I'd had (unless I'd got into it recently with a wet coat or rain had got on the inside of the door when it was open).

I'll have to see if it turns to ice when it gets colder.

[corgi]

re steaming up...

Is it due a service any time soon... It might be worth having the pollen filter replaced... when these become blocked one of the symptoms is that the windows steam up...

[Diehammer]

I have replaced the batteries in both keys and i have only had the car 17 months