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Originally Posted by civicsport56
Hi mate, just stick your hand on the back screen outside and it will feel warm. Found out mine was on because I did'nt have to press the button to demist the window.  |
this is what is worrying me slightly (on your behalf
)
It is a feature of the Civ that at outside temperatures below (we think) 10C, when you start the car, it
automatically turns on the heated rear window - without the button lighting up.
If you (manually) turn on the heated rear window (hrw from here, too much typing!), then it stays turned on for ages - about 30mins from experience (unless you manually turn it off, obviously!)
what I haven't tried, and I don't think anyone else has mentioned, is working out how long the hrw stays on for if the Civic has turned it on automatically.
which is where my concern for you sets in.
the 'auto hrw' is a Honda "surprise and delight" feature - something which is not documented anywhere, so the owner is "surprised and delighted" when the rear screen starts to clear itself without the driver needing to do anything.
Unfortunately, it would appear that Honda either forgot to mention this to the dlrs, or the dlrs simply forgot about it...
I'm
not saying
for certain that your particular dlr is ignorant of the feature - but if they are, they might be ripping your car apart to fit the new control module when there is in fact no need to do so...
And I'm sure there is every chance that after doing so, they will put it all back together perfectly - but I don't want your next thread to be "dlr fixed my hrw, but now have squeaks and creaks
"
hope that makes some sort of sense!
