I placed an order for a Yeti a few days ago, and look forward to taking delivery - eventually. One of the options I've chosen is the heated front screen, as I'm too lazy to clear out the garage so the car sits on the drive whatever the weather. I've had this feature on a couple of Fords I've owned in the past - a Mondeo, and I think my Puma had the so-called "Quick Clear" too. It worked well. Can anyone enlighten me about the Yeti's heated screen? I presume that it's like Ford's, with a grid of very fine heating elements embedded in the screen glass (I can't imagine how else one would engineer such a thing), but can anyone confirm, describe, or even illustrate what the Yeti has?

I placed an order for a Yeti a few days ago, and look forward to taking delivery - eventually. One of the options I've chosen is the heated front screen, as I'm too lazy to clear out the garage so the car sits on the drive whatever the weather. I've had this feature on a couple of Fords I've owned in the past - a Mondeo, and I think my Puma had the so-called "Quick Clear" too. It worked well. Can anyone enlighten me about the Yeti's heated screen? I presume that it's like Ford's, with a grid of very fine heating elements embedded in the screen glass (I can't imagine how else one would engineer such a thing), but can anyone confirm, describe, or even illustrate what the Yeti has?

Fine lines embeded in the screen. Only noticable if you look really hard.

Fine lines embeded in the screen. Only noticable if you look really hard.

Vertical?

They are vertical in a wavy pattern. Ypu do have to look hard to see them, about the thickness of spiders webs.

Andy

They are vertical in a wavy pattern. Ypu do have to look hard to see them, about the thickness of spiders webs.

Andy

It sounds identical to the very effective Ford system - thanks.

To see the elements just put a sheet of plain paper behind the screen!

personally I cant see (!) the necessity for a heated screen, having managed without any trip-ups for nearly 40 years driving in all weathers.

As we are forever saying - thank goodness we're all different.

personally I cant see (!) the necessity for a heated screen, having managed without any trip-ups for nearly 40 years driving in all weathers.

Like central locking, cruise control, electric windows etc etc etc, get on fine if you've never had them, but once you have experienced them, you'd miss them if they weren't there.

Stewart.

Like central locking, cruise control, electric windows etc etc etc, get on fine if you've never had them, but once you have experienced them, you'd miss them if they weren't there.

Stewart.

Spot on Stewart.

FRESHACRE has probably got one of those cars from the sixties when Wing Mirrors and Heaters were optional extras !

I have also read that that filament embedded heated screens effect signal reception for standalone Sat Navs.

Edited 6 February, 201115 yr by stanjackos

when Wing Mirrors and Heaters were optional extras !

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Ha! And you dipped the lights using a big metal button on the floor by the clutch pedal. And the gear change, with three gears, was attached to the steering column. And the wheel felt like a yard across and was as thin as a pencil.

....and a radio that doubled as a heater because of the valves.

Andy

.......and you had to thump the inside of the B pillar to get the indicator to come out. Great fun when turning left.....

Ha! And you dipped the lights using a big metal button on the floor by the clutch pedal. And the gear change, with three gears, was attached to the steering column. And the wheel felt like a yard across and was as thin as a pencil.

I still miss my floor dip switch,and the start button on the floor next to the handbrake!....(and my mini had the optional heater....luxury!)

I still miss my floor dip switch,and the start button on the floor next to the handbrake!....(and my mini had the optional heater....luxury!)

And my '65 Fiat 500 had no synchromesh so you had to double-declutch to change down gears

My first car didn't have a heater.I fitted a smiths recirculating heater.The windscreen was heated by a electric bar thingy stuck with rubber cups.

My Yeti has been ordered with a heated windscreen.

Old heaters.

http://www.oldclassi...car-heaters.htm

And my '65 Fiat 500 had no synchromesh so you had to double-declutch to change down gears

I learnt to drive in a 1966 500. Certainly taught you how to change gear smoothly..

Andy

I have also read that that filament embedded heated screens effect signal reception for standalone Sat Navs.

I use a TomTom in my Fiesta which has heated front screen and I can't say I have experienced any problems with poor reception.

It sits at the very right hand side of the instrument panel right above the vent, on a bean bag.

Stewart.

Edited 6 February, 201115 yr by StewartM

....and a radio that doubled as a heater because of the valves.

Andy

Especially when the inverter box for the HT was under the Drivers seat.

You can only really see the very fine lines at all if the sun catches the windscreen at an oblique angle in low winter sun. As to interference with satnav, no problem with my Garmin Nuvi - in fact it doesn't even need the external cable in my Yeti to pick up traffic notification. Could it even be acteing as an aerial??

Having had a Ford Fusion with heated front windscreen and now a Yeti with it I'd say they are both pretty similar in look and efficiency of clearing. Most of the time I'm not aware of the elements but they do in certain light conditions become a bit more noticeable but then you forget about them.

As posted in the Superb forum. This is what the elements look like:

Better than a screen covered in ice

As posted in the Superb forum. This is what the elements look like:

You found my post / photo quicker than i did Johann! - Maybe it's worth making this image a sitcky somewhere, as it's been re-posted many times now...

Al.