The patented system made its debut on the Ford Scorpio 26 years ago, yet remains a highly popular feature across Ford's entire range of cars. Twitter: / fordeu
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@TheCoolStuffHD7 жыл бұрын
2:02 "Clears it quickly and efficiently" but fog is still there, just pretend it's not.
@jonjohnson28446 жыл бұрын
Got this on mine, and it is great, but would be handy if it was on the side windows as well seeing as you need those for visibility as well!
@svampae6 жыл бұрын
Who the hell uses a credit card for scraping off the ice? Just use a normal ice scraper.
@svampae6 жыл бұрын
Well of course you clear the whole windshield, gotta have that clear sight brah.
@goddessmelanisia6 жыл бұрын
A long handled scraper with a brush.
@ervinzhou82516 жыл бұрын
I just lick it off
@caraudiosolutions6 жыл бұрын
I use my AA card the only thing its good for.
@Caelan-cx1md6 жыл бұрын
svampae it's if you don't have one
@SunMasterXIV6 жыл бұрын
I've had this in all my cars since 96. Can't live without it!
@twisterwiper8 жыл бұрын
I just looove this feature in my Mondeo. So nice on a cold winter morning! Now we just need heated door windows :-)
@Livereater6 жыл бұрын
The windshield with the defrost on and the rear window with the rear defrost isn't the issue... the side windows need some type of warming mechanism.
@Allibaby784 жыл бұрын
Livereater00 true !
@doberman.srb896 жыл бұрын
i have that on my Ford Focus 2002 (1.8 zetec) and it works like a charm during the winter.
@MonaichFother6 жыл бұрын
1:16 Won't be using the side windows then?
@nnnvvv56676 жыл бұрын
I love it! Use it with ice and wet conditions. In Transit custom very usefull with wet workwear. Or the smax with very muddy kids. No more foggy windows. Switch on the MAX button and its like magic. I dont see any lines, i just look at the road.
@phillipangell51316 жыл бұрын
My Transit van is 8 yrs old with this, wouldn't be without it now. Brilliant, pity it's not available to clear the side windows as well
@jacktumbleweed6 жыл бұрын
If it takes you more than 2 minutes to scrape all your windows clean you need a better scraper. Should take all of 20 seconds to have a windshield pretty much clean. If you live where it's cold, it's dumb not to have the tools for the cold.
@noreason27016 жыл бұрын
delinquentJACK you've never lived somewhere with real winters
@Saurucow6 жыл бұрын
I live in the northern part of Norway. Our winters last usually around 6 months. And you dont spend more then 20 seconds on scraping your windshield, if you do you need a better scraper.
@rxallan206 жыл бұрын
If it takes you more than 3 minutes to run to work you're doing it wrong. Cars are for loosers.
@artemkras6 жыл бұрын
Ha! 2 minutes! If you haven't lived in Siberia, you do not know what is a REAL ice on your windshield. And try it when it's -40 outside.
@sneddonish6 жыл бұрын
I've got this on my Focus. It's useful because you can clear all the side windows of ice whilst the car warms and the windscreen clears itself. Yeah it only saves a minute or two in the mornings, but leaving a wee bit quicker at rush hour can mean the difference between being 10 minutes early or 10 minutes late for work
@joeschlotthauer8406 жыл бұрын
As retired Ford technician, Ford did offer this, probably in a different form over 20 years ago, you could identify the cars from far away, from the yellow band around the perimeter of the window, and the orange, reddish, copper light tint at the window gave off, if you got a stone chip in your window it would break the circuit and the feature would not work, and insurance wouldn't pay for it. In the early 1990s a windshield could cost $2,200 for typical Town Car. Maybe today's technology has made it cheaper and more economical.
@maxwellpeter15986 жыл бұрын
joe Schlotthauer ya those where the gold windshield only disabled one in my career but man they did work well
@muffinlion62996 жыл бұрын
Well now you can buy after market glass for couple hundred or about 12 hundred for OEM glass
@DanJLeh6 жыл бұрын
You couldn't get an aftermarket quickclear windshield then and you can't now.
@BrassAxe6 жыл бұрын
"Quickclear" or whatever the patent says is just an alteration of Aviation technology. Aircraft have had heated glass for... Well for a long time... WWII I imagine.. and not the simple defrost type heated glass. I mean real optically clear heated glass. Ford probably just adapted it for lower voltages and temperatures. In aircraft the system is not practical for cars. There are some windshield made of different types of plastics and if you turn the heater on while it's on the ground you'll ruin the windshield. It'll get millions of bubbles in it because it gets so hot.
@emoo92646 жыл бұрын
joe Schlotthauer yep your right my mom had a 95 Lincoln Town car with that windshield and it got busted out after seeing the cost of a new one we just put in a regular windshield
@Nakke14412 жыл бұрын
We have this on our S-Max, its very handy up here in Finland.
@tobiasbierwas12 жыл бұрын
I live in a fairly cold valley near a mill pond and on my first Fiesta MK3 I had to scrape every day in winter. On the way to work it was really annoying because I came with a cold car in a warmer region with more humidity and then the windshield froze over and over again. For this reason, I have retrofitted the heated windshield and my 2006 Fiesta ST has it too. The best equipment option that Ford offers!
@KlipschHead2817 жыл бұрын
I guess the country that is the home of Ford doesn't need this, what the hell Ford?
@phobos2k26 жыл бұрын
Did you even watch that dolt try to clean his windshield? They need it more than we do!
@goddessmelanisia6 жыл бұрын
I own a long scraper with a brush on one end. Their "quick clear" takes too long.
@BeingMe236 жыл бұрын
German made Fords are very popular in Europe. But the US made Mustang had its first experience of Germany in 2017.
@mfk123406 жыл бұрын
Umm. Some of the US has a 6 month winter that has sub zero temperatures (Fahrenheit)
@fookayou86076 жыл бұрын
Ive had a ford focus for 10yrs and a 1990 fiesta i love ford so much i got a 2007 fiesta last year fingers crossed for a more up to date fiesta with heated screen 🤞🏼
@CynicalBastard5114 жыл бұрын
Just turn on the front windscreen defogger, the AC and the heater at full blast with the re-circulation ON.
@Luke.Skywodka2 жыл бұрын
Multiple Questions: Which AC compressor works down below zero? Is your engine able to heat the coolant in 10 seconds to blow warm air?
@paulbws1256 жыл бұрын
I love this feature on my Fiesta Zetec absolutely amazing and so quick
@Tinker.Studio6 жыл бұрын
This doesn't seem any more effective than starting the car a few minutes early and letting it warm. Plus, don't be one of the people that clears the windscreen and nothing else, you need full visibility to drive, this still requires you scrape all the other windows. Stop using your credit cards to scrape ice, go to the dollar store and for an ice scraper for $2.
@sacr36 жыл бұрын
Not really, I own a '14 300C V8, takes a long time in our -20C weather for the window to clear up, and during that period of time my V8 is chugging my damn gas. This is a nice feature, throw that on plus the rear and I only have to scrap my side windows. Saves a lot of time and hassle, specially with that damn fogging on the inside.
@Lofi.z346 жыл бұрын
You need to let your V8 warm up anyway, it's bad to drive a car on cold oil due to its viscosity being below optimal operating temperature.
@sacr36 жыл бұрын
That is a common myth, oil gets circulated rather quickly. The issue is that the engine takes a long time to heat up while idling, all that slop created by the cold (metal shrinks) causes more wear and tear over that 5-10 minute period of idling, then it does if you started driving 10-20 seconds after startup. The increased RPM's plus the engine being under load leaves for a warmer engine. Check it out, its worth reading. Really goes against common belief, took me a while to believe it.
@KBzPTGT6 жыл бұрын
Leave the temperature setting on the cold side. This takes the heater core out of the coolant circulation path and allows it to heat up faster
@Lofi.z346 жыл бұрын
@sacr3 Thanks I will look that up.
@PilotLyons3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else heated screen switch itself on? Mine does it every time I drive and it's a 3 year old ranger... the light doesn't come on but the elements are heating (you can see the slight blur) then I randomly switches itself off
@mjuhanil6 жыл бұрын
Why isn't this available in Canada..we regularly have temperatures is the -20 to -30 range
@subtlehal90616 жыл бұрын
Mine is a Pontiac from 2007 and it has this feature... I also have a van from dodge 2003 or 4 and it has this feature
@oddities-whatnot6 жыл бұрын
I had the heated screen in a new transit van. Worked brilliantly. Only problem is seeing the elements in the glass on foggy days, or when the sky is overcast
@1962Jivatone Жыл бұрын
The side windows always seem to take longer to clear on my car. Does the system clear these as well?
@WorkingOnRocks6 жыл бұрын
5 mins ? Thats it . Doesnt sound very impressive
@maddoxinc16426 жыл бұрын
Why would it matter if the motor is warmed up? This is an electric feature that could likely even run off the battery. It would work immediately, not after engine warmup. Also, five mins is not bad considering the wires are so thin you can't see them.
@robertsteich73626 жыл бұрын
You do realize that this defrosting took 5 minutes because the cars were in -25ºC/-13ºF. So I'm pretty sure that would be far less time when it's warmer outside. And at those temps, I guarantee you that the engine wouldn't be warm in 5 minutes either.
@paddyoclown6 жыл бұрын
try rubbing alcohol in a sray bottle with a 50/50 mix of water clear in about 3 secs
@georgethomasmarriott6 жыл бұрын
Or using a sheet and covering the windshield, takes approx 30 seconds to remove
@fcguy27786 жыл бұрын
I think the real point is that you get to sit in the car for 5 mins rather than scrape outside in the wind and snow. And you don't have to wait even longer for the engine to warm up to run the heat for defrost
@Pertamax7-HD7 жыл бұрын
nice sir
@maxmoors6 жыл бұрын
My 2011 mini also has that. It's just a bunch of hair-thin wires running up and down the windscreen to heat it up.
@daviddawkins28295 жыл бұрын
How does it do on nose prints?
@billybellend11556 жыл бұрын
My dads 1985 ford Scorpio had this Duplex heated screen.
@Yimello Жыл бұрын
Fantastic when the elements don't break. Which they do ALL THE TIME.
@sebastiangiller309410 жыл бұрын
Why have I never seen this in Canada on any Fords or other brands? What gives!
@nic123446 жыл бұрын
Because we have tools made for that job that are WAY faster than a credit card or electric heater!
@user-cf1hw2pi5k6 жыл бұрын
Sebastian Giller the europian ford cars are not the same that the other americans
@maddoxinc16426 жыл бұрын
American cars are years behind, we don't have a lot of what europe has.
@xIntoThePitx6 жыл бұрын
I had a Buick Park Avenue, that had it, but it didn't work lol
@gregbaird75826 жыл бұрын
It was available. Most people didnt order it. My grandpa had it on his towncar, a vehicle that was always garaged and rarely driven in snow, making the feature somewhat redundant. Europe does not have a large amount of heated 2 car garages on the side of every other house like we do.
@Knivesandstuff46 жыл бұрын
And how much is a replacemnet windshield?
@Chris-Viper2 жыл бұрын
2:04 that dog has seen terrible things and suffering from PTSD
@zachmiller91756 жыл бұрын
Do you not have ice scraper/snow brushes in Britain? Pretty much a necessity in most northern US states.
@FireplayerDB6 жыл бұрын
I would not like to miss this feature anymore.
@Palla29112 жыл бұрын
I have it and I LOVE IT!!!
@paullacey29992 жыл бұрын
I love it in the morning when my wifes car is frozen but mine isnt!Time for a Ford my lovely:)
@PatLizJohnson6 жыл бұрын
Do they not have snow brushes in the UK??
@paulbrowne76046 жыл бұрын
He didn't mention that the windshield washer jet's are also heated.
@TheR3negadeMaster6 жыл бұрын
1:50 - Demonstrated nothing. You cannot jump cut scenes and expect us to believe anything. This is just an over-marketed heated screen button. Utter joke.
@TechToderici6 жыл бұрын
Alfie Moon actually Wrong, although I agree about the editing part, I use this option to defrost my windshield and works amazingly fast, but for you it doesn't work, but great for ice
@artemkras6 жыл бұрын
and the earth is flat
@johnatron41405 жыл бұрын
Hmm how come it works within 2 mins at -5*c on my Ford Focus everyday without fault...
@jennydonne89463 жыл бұрын
This works very well and quickly, I have a Fiesta Titanium with it, really useful feature
@bootloopss26186 жыл бұрын
That windshields proablably x10 more too
@aronbraswell15896 жыл бұрын
question : what is the drain like on the battery for this tech and why isn't it standard equipment on all ford vihicles?
@hajjdawood6 жыл бұрын
Expensive to replace the windshield
@markdaken70966 жыл бұрын
What about the side window?
@Puppunanne2 жыл бұрын
I love this dog ! Sweet !
@ItsJosh9 жыл бұрын
They need to make this available in the US Ford cars. This is only available on the Transit van line.
@makethman0075 жыл бұрын
actually works at least for the first 3 years then the elements fail and leave you with frozen streaks also it dazzles when driving straight into the sun i know i have one
@TheNugler7 жыл бұрын
How about using an actual Winter brush that has an ice scraper on the end instead of a credit card. What a dumb test!
@TheBUGZNTA6 жыл бұрын
Why would you test something that 3% of drivers do? Wouldn't it make more sense to test what the majority of drivers do? Hence why they did.
@rootvalley26 жыл бұрын
yea exactly, i've never seen anyone use anything than an ice scraper ever.
@DuBstep1156 жыл бұрын
I dunno about you brits but in winter we use webasto or defa to warm our cars and engines
@MrThewhip3336 жыл бұрын
I don’t know where you live but here in northern Canada takes a lot longer then 20 seconds
@JuanCruz9016 жыл бұрын
Great dog
@tigertron00712 жыл бұрын
God bless Ford for this invention. It makes winter more bareable for me.
@nickclark60016 жыл бұрын
tigertron ford did not invent this! They said it has been around since 1985 but Triplex had it on cars in the 1960's !
@clooperman37453 жыл бұрын
Ford didn't invent this technology and they weren't the first to introduce on cars, VW were making it an option in the early sixties if not earlier!
@supergray20012 жыл бұрын
Amazing that it has been around 26 years (Or is that about 36 now?). Amazing that it only clears 50% of my windscreen (Passenger-side) due to a defect. Admittedly my car is an 08 Focus but it's been apparent for years...
@Luke.Skywodka2 жыл бұрын
1 of 2 fuses broke?
@sanjeevb21786 жыл бұрын
Nice doggo
@dougsavery54425 жыл бұрын
Amazing fords finally figured out how to aim the heater at the window congrats
@TheDennisfitch3 жыл бұрын
You're lucky to have one that works, I've got a 19 plate Galaxy, and as far as i know it's not worked from new, as when i tested everything when i bought it, i noticed the engine revs did not drop when it was turned on, came to use it after a hard frost, nothing, local dealership most unhelpful.
@jojojoman786 жыл бұрын
i love this :) no more freezing fingers
@Andy82ist12 жыл бұрын
I' d never buy a car without Quick Clear. In winter I use it daily.
@Noukz374 жыл бұрын
@2:02 Sunny had way too many tranquilizers that day.
@TomasRenner12 жыл бұрын
Can't live without that feature. Shame for other car brands;-)
@miragetime22416 жыл бұрын
“He said he used stilettos?” What the hell?
@luckyshots58766 жыл бұрын
Where is this in the US?
@procrastinatingnerd5 жыл бұрын
Been around for 26 years?? Why is this the first time I have heard about this?
@gwot6 жыл бұрын
it's a good thing Canada doesn't snow or get's below freezing, or else that feature would be great if it was offered here.
@perfecz55486 жыл бұрын
Takes me 15 seconds to scrape my windshield clean I’ll take that over 5 minutes lmao
@michaelrichter89736 жыл бұрын
I had a 2012 peterbuilt with this feature really nice good truck but I hated the troublesome px8 engine!
@dartlymclean39976 жыл бұрын
Back in the day a plastic cassette tape case worked wonders
@pelumefe7 жыл бұрын
Genial tendré que meterlo en un frigorífico para probarlo.
@_JoeMomma6 жыл бұрын
wonder how man recalls will be out for this
@jimmy4x4socal446 жыл бұрын
I’ve never scrapped ice it doesn’t get that cold here
@MrSaemichlaus6 жыл бұрын
Seriously who scratches their windscreen with a credit card? Get a decent scraper and gloves! Also, besides the windshield you should also scrape the rear window, the mirrors (if necessary) and the front side windows, if not also the rear side windows.
@SCIFIguy646 жыл бұрын
Isn't this essentially a defrost heater?
@dookieday17 жыл бұрын
Didn't ford use this on the Sierra cosworth
@michaelbeilsmith7946 жыл бұрын
Not sure about the Cosworth but it was available om Lincolns in the mid to late 70s. Required an optional alternator system at the time.
6 жыл бұрын
all Eu fords had this for a option from 1985
@jeffreyt47096 жыл бұрын
I olso have the option in our C-max. Works great, we have a garage😂
@thesparewheel6 жыл бұрын
that was really light frost on those windows
@bashir4426 жыл бұрын
Just pour some room temp water on it and use your wipers right away to clear it out. Works everytime
@Loooooooooooooooool6 жыл бұрын
Normal defroster and the ole snowbrush/scraper never more than 5 mins if there isnt actual snow on the car.
@hayksamvelyan12 жыл бұрын
What breed of dog is that?
@carkotta6 жыл бұрын
Kia had it in there 2005 Sedona and you couldn’t tell
@JimboRustles3 жыл бұрын
So I am the only one that takes 10 seconds to put one of those shiny thermal covers on the windscreen when I know it'll be cold that night? Never have to deal with ice on the windscreen ever.
@lonelysoldier17 Жыл бұрын
When I put on my cover, it rains and my cover is wet. When I forget to put it on or I think it will be warm enough, my windshield freezes :D
@hellcat19886 жыл бұрын
So when are ford going to put in those heated rear gates I heard so much about? You know, so you can push them when the head gasket causes the engine to overheat and kill the car...
@adonitslamniku7906 жыл бұрын
Nearly every car has this feature even back in 2011
@ThomasDeWinter1177 жыл бұрын
Damage the glass?? You can only scratch glass with some very hard materials so as long as you use a plastic scrubber you're fine.
@ThomasDeWinter1177 жыл бұрын
That's true, but I was talking about scraping the ice of the glass with a plastic object/scrubber. You'd be an idiot to throw boiling water on a frozen windshield.
@ThomasDeWinter1177 жыл бұрын
***** But let's be honest, who in their right mind would throw boiling hot water on glass? It's just a poor excuse to justify their technology. My Ford Focus also has this function but I'm still faster with a simple plastic scraper.
@EdwardJamesBickels7 жыл бұрын
You'd be surprised.
@noobtheprogramer17653 жыл бұрын
Because in Australia is Winter!
@richardc19836 жыл бұрын
Yes ford disable the use of the air con below 5c and in the UK that's when you need it most to clear humidity from inside the car. So the side windows all steam up and your forever using the quick clear. Why can't we use the air con compressor just cos it's cold doesn't mean the humidity is low.
@wetlettuce47686 жыл бұрын
That's madness I'm glad my Ford era Volvo allows aircon to always work.
6 жыл бұрын
HELLO! NO aircon Works at that low tempratures! KOKO
@richardc19836 жыл бұрын
Incorrect, my vauxhall astra used to keep the compressor on at all temps, it would just turn the compressor on and off once the pressure was at the right level. Older fords also used to keep the compressor on. Just cos its below 5c doesnt mean the air con no longer works. Yes you might not need to cool the cabin as the outside air is cool enough but the air con drys the air also to remove moisture. Google it!
@maddoxinc16426 жыл бұрын
I swear, I was just thinking about this on my way into work this morning! OMG I should have been an engineer. I have THIS VERY IDEA when i was driving, to use wire so thin its not visible or even a tint like film that's sliced into a zig-zag pattern, sandwiched between two layers of glass. I really LOVE toyota for their reliability but to be honest, im tired of their BS. Every new model has nothing new to offer and to get something that other cars have had for years, Toyota owners have to wait for at least five years and it likely wont be available in anything but the most expensive cars. Toyota needs to step up their game. Ford has a LOT of features that I really love.
@dixxie4204 жыл бұрын
The dogs bone dry you absolute weapon :)
@mreed3536 жыл бұрын
My Chevrolet pickup has this feature. It’s called defrost!
@spotonndiyvids60656 жыл бұрын
That’s also because the environment is no longer -25 degrees they probably had it at 💯 degrees but still slow 2min I don’t have time lol
@peglor6 жыл бұрын
I can be away and driving with all my windows scraped clear in less than a minute using a 6" scraper I keep in the door pocket. The defogging function might be more useful, but with the sheer number of cuts in the footage of this working, I suspect it's also painfully slow, or certainly no faster than blowing air at the windscreen. I definitely haven't the patience to sit around for 5 minutes waiting for the car to defrost - leaving a car to idle outside the house for that long is, I think, illegal in some countries due to the pollution it creates anyway.
@hajjdawood6 жыл бұрын
Blowing hot air on a windshield will never be as efficient as electric coils in the windshield itself. The problem is the cost of replacement is very high
@skylinehdo76026 жыл бұрын
My 2012 Volvo v60 clears the screen from snow and ice in 90 seconds
@RooniusMaximus5 жыл бұрын
That's because when the V60 was developed, Ford owned Volvo as well as the patent for the tech. You only ever see this on Ford cars or other brands they own/or have partnered with as they want too much to licence it to other manufacturers.
@pauldavison71056 жыл бұрын
But you still have to scrape your side windows( its the law in the UK ALL windows have to be clear)
@clooperman37453 жыл бұрын
@ Not a stupid law, just stupid drivers that drive along looking out of a porthole on the windscreen and not even bothering with the side windows!!!!!
@mikejames55907 жыл бұрын
The quick clear screen is supburb on a cold winter morning just start the car press the button wait a minute and drive off. People who knock don't have it.
@SpikeXtreme8 жыл бұрын
makes me want to replace my 8yr old Fiesta before winter
@dontwantnospam6 жыл бұрын
Cold room, below freezing and no foggy breath. Even looked like they might be sweating a bit.
@Ben-Rogue6 жыл бұрын
Why not just have a built in heating element in the HVAC? Would be more cost effective and faster.
@bincockwell26106 жыл бұрын
Did I just watch another Ford commercial?
@tripjet9996 жыл бұрын
This "paint-tinted" feature... What?
@truepyro286 жыл бұрын
So basically defrost button? Haha smooth
@_JamesBrown6 жыл бұрын
Those ski's aren't safe for the mountain.
@nigelcox14516 жыл бұрын
I have this on a UK Fiesta. Wonderful clearing the screen, but horrible to look through. The heating wires are very visible, creating a view through a grid. At night, every wire glints in oncoming headlamps. Hate it. I've driven VW Group vehicles where the wires are almost impossible to see. Presumably they were willing to spend more money.
@messemphanger6 жыл бұрын
Cadillac had this technology way back when.
@htimsid6 жыл бұрын
On which cars and model years?
@messemphanger6 жыл бұрын
I believe the pre 1996 Deville, Eldorado and Seville's.