Is it me, or do the fans in the MKIII leave a lot to be desired. I've started sitting at work every night for at least 10 minutes waiting for the bloody windscreen to demist... I remember in the Octavia MKIII it sounds like the fans would blow the bloody windscreen off of the car and it cleared in around 30 seconds...

Probably from the same parts bin as the horn....

Maybe put a Moisture Absorbing pack in the car & 1 in the boot and the windscreen might not need demisting.

£1 from ASDA and elsewhere.

Also try to keep the car dry inside.

Have you checked your pollen filter to see if it's full of leaves etc.?

Have you checked your pollen filter to see if it's full of leaves etc.?

I've had the car for about a month! Hope that isn't the case!

Any harm in looking? If it's like mk1/mk2 Fabias, it's very easy to check.

Get wind deflectors on the front doors and leave the windows open a crack, and, oh, don't breathe after you get in the car.

Same here car registered new September 1st

Major condensation in the morning and in the evening after work

Heated rear screen seems very slow to clear as well

I just don't understand why the fans can't be more powerful. The Octavia MKIII fans are stupidly powerful.

I'm a fan of the Mk3....oh...you mean a different sort of fan don't you!

Just seems to take an age to clear in the mornings

Webasto.

Just sayin'...

Southern England, keep the interior as dry as possible, use AC unless it is disabled due to very low ambient temperatures.

With climate control there is a demist max switch....will almost take out the windscreen. Main trick is to keep the inside of the screen/windows spotlessly clean. Traffic film holds moisture longer than clean glass.

With climate control there is a demist max switch....will almost take out the windscreen. Main trick is to keep the inside of the screen/windows spotlessly clean. Traffic film holds moisture longer than clean glass.

I'll have to give the windscreen a clean then. Because I'm using this option and it's still taking 15-20 minutes.

I'll have to give the windscreen a clean then. Because I'm using this option and it's still taking 15-20 minutes.

Just one thing, after you clean it leave the climate control on for a while to extract the moisture used in cleaning. 

Standard Air Con set up in mine no major issues for me....

I've taken to using the A/C constantly when the weather is more damp. Seems to help. It's a bit quicker than my old 2002 Polo, which doesn't have A/C.  The back end of the car seems to mist up more than the Polo did though. Might get some of those silica gel pads, and I should really give the windscreen a good clean! Any recommendations for a decent glass cleaner? Or is Windex fine? I've also heard about people using RainX on the inside of the glass to help prevent it misting in the first place. Thoughts?

Was out on Friday evening when I got back to the car 2 hours later the front screen was misted up.  I tried using the aircon only on full blast it cleared the windscreen much quicker than pressing the demist button. I also have a bag of absorbing crystals on the dashboard and try and keep the glass inside as clean as possible helps Joe

 

EDIT I have the 2015 Fabia hatch dont know if that makes any difference

Edited 14 November, 20169 yr by JoePeddos

I've certainly noticed that on full power, the fan on my Fabia is a LOT quieter than my previous car.

Would be interested to know if RainX makes a difference. Any RainX (or similar) users recommend it for the outside of the screen?