DePlane
Member
I just bought a used 2014 Golf TDI w/sunroof and nav. So far I love the car. It is my first diesel vehicle.
I will be parking outside this winter - something I am not used to doing. I used to park in a garage.
A gas powered car can warm up enough at idle to start to defrost the windshield, e.g. while you are scraping the windshield. I know the diesels do not warm up while sitting at idle.
After I scrape my windshield, are there any tips on keeping the windshield from frosting over again while driving off and waiting for the diesel engine to warm up?
I will switch the vent to defrost of course and also turn the temp all the way to hot and turn the fan on.
Is there anything else I can do?
Does turning the knob on the driver's door to heat the side mirrors help? I think I read that also heats the windshield wiper fluid nozzles (is that true?), but I don't think heating the wiper fluid nozzles helps the windshield directly.
Thanks!
I will be parking outside this winter - something I am not used to doing. I used to park in a garage.
A gas powered car can warm up enough at idle to start to defrost the windshield, e.g. while you are scraping the windshield. I know the diesels do not warm up while sitting at idle.
After I scrape my windshield, are there any tips on keeping the windshield from frosting over again while driving off and waiting for the diesel engine to warm up?
I will switch the vent to defrost of course and also turn the temp all the way to hot and turn the fan on.
Is there anything else I can do?
Does turning the knob on the driver's door to heat the side mirrors help? I think I read that also heats the windshield wiper fluid nozzles (is that true?), but I don't think heating the wiper fluid nozzles helps the windshield directly.
Thanks!