2019 Ceed - frozen inside
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A lot of cars 'steamed-up' this time of year, unfortunately, especially so with people driving less. It's not a problem unique to KIA from what I've seen on our street!
How often are you going on a decent drive to air the interior? Do you keep the aircon on every time you go out?
Of course it could be something else, like rain getting in through a door seal, but that's less likely.
A lot of cars 'steamed-up' this time of year, unfortunately, especially so with people driving less. It's not a problem unique to KIA from what I've seen on our street!
How often are you going on a decent drive to air the interior? Do you keep the aircon on every time you go out?
Of course it could be something else, like rain getting in through a door seal, but that's less likely.
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Thanks for the reply!Hi, welcome to the forum
A lot of cars 'steamed-up' this time of year, unfortunately, especially so with people driving less. It's not a problem unique to KIA from what I've seen on our street!
How often are you going on a decent drive to air the interior? Do you keep the aircon on every time you go out?
Of course it could be something else, like rain getting in through a door seal, but that's less likely.
Generally driving to work and back 20 minutes each way, so not getting a long drive currently. I mostly just have the heating AC on.
Hopefully not a leak or anything. I just didn't expect it to be frozen.
If I were you I'd keep the aircon on all the time to draw the moisture from the interior fabrics, at least until we get to March or April. It will also help to keep the system lubed, reducing chance of losing refrigerant.
Years ago I had ice on the inside of my windscreen and my wife's car (no aircon) still suffers, but it has to be sustained low temperatures and sat round for a few days.
Years ago I had ice on the inside of my windscreen and my wife's car (no aircon) still suffers, but it has to be sustained low temperatures and sat round for a few days.
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Mine does the same. Remember you are looking a a single layer of glass, so it will freeze inside especially when your wet getting to the car & having heating on. Or like me have a car that get full blown sun on it in the morning, so steams up, then when the sun disappears all the moisture gets frozen when it freezes..
I have a moisture absorbing bag in the car. Helps no end. Just leave it on the dash.
I have a moisture absorbing bag in the car. Helps no end. Just leave it on the dash.
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Although I use the a/c in winter, I find it beneficial to switch the a/c off ten minutes or so before I get to my destination. This reduces the moisture that can accumulate on the a/c condenser that can cause more moisture to build up on the inside of the screen. I then press auto or the defrost button the next time I get in the car which turns the a/c back on and helps demist.
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Its the UK, the all do that sir, its a feature...
Have you changed the pollen filter recently?
My experience with dealer servicing is they don't (despite what they may charge you for).
A blocked pollen filter can make a difference.
As others have said, keep air con on.
Out of interest, My daughter has a 2007 Honda Jazz which was suffering terribly with condensation. Changed the pollen filter and that helped. But we also let her have our Karcher Window vac. Within a week it has made a huge difference and I think points to the fact that it isn't enough to just clean up and then do what most people do and leave wet cloths in the car etc, you need to be sucking the water out and disposing of it.
I'm guessing with my daughters car she has now got the point where enough water in the seats etc has condensed out to make it not a problem..
If you are interested as an example of how much water can get "lost" in a car interior.
Next time it rains, stand outside with a waterproof coat on and then come in and let it drip onto a plastic bag , preferably in a room where you won't lose much by evaporation. And then when you see how much drips off, consider that is what goes into your car interior when you get in wet. It's a bit more than people think and physics means that has to condense somewhere when the weather is colder.
Have you changed the pollen filter recently?
My experience with dealer servicing is they don't (despite what they may charge you for).
A blocked pollen filter can make a difference.
As others have said, keep air con on.
Out of interest, My daughter has a 2007 Honda Jazz which was suffering terribly with condensation. Changed the pollen filter and that helped. But we also let her have our Karcher Window vac. Within a week it has made a huge difference and I think points to the fact that it isn't enough to just clean up and then do what most people do and leave wet cloths in the car etc, you need to be sucking the water out and disposing of it.
I'm guessing with my daughters car she has now got the point where enough water in the seats etc has condensed out to make it not a problem..
If you are interested as an example of how much water can get "lost" in a car interior.
Next time it rains, stand outside with a waterproof coat on and then come in and let it drip onto a plastic bag , preferably in a room where you won't lose much by evaporation. And then when you see how much drips off, consider that is what goes into your car interior when you get in wet. It's a bit more than people think and physics means that has to condense somewhere when the weather is colder.
Further to that, I switch my a/c to recirculate before switching off the ignition, just to stop the interior 'breathing' through the intake. [Yes, I know there are vents in the rear but at least you minimise the amount of new damp air getting into the car].
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Just to clarify, I was referring specifically to the freezing of the windscreen overnight
Yes, just wanted the OP to minimise how much moisture was in the car. A micron of ice is fine, a centimetre isn't!
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Yes, that’s a good idea. Hadn’t thought of that
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Maybe experts here, should condense (pun intended) this into a standard operating protocol!
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Many Kia's a a button that does that
On Stonic & Picanto (some) it is the same pic as rear screen heater but says "Front" and under the auto a/c rotary dial for temp.
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Put a fan heater in there for a day on a safe lo setting, leave 1 window on either side down 1cm.
Keep a moisture absorber in there afterwards , the boat /caravan type. They don't work when frozen, but are effective in damp weather.
Use the A/C. When you stop the car, look for the dribble of water under the car, about the center of the engine bay bulkhead. If no water is visible then the drain hose could be blocked meaning that ice on the evaporator will evaporate back in to the vehicle instead of dribbling out below.
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Ah, okay, I just have the manual controls-a/c (non S version of the TDi)Many Kia's a a button that does that
On Stonic & Picanto (some) it is the same pic as rear screen heater but says "Front" and under the auto a/c rotary dial for temp.
It will always be a bit of a problem with the modern car. The windscreen is getting more laid-back year by year and if you think how much frost you get on a fence panel (much less) compared with a flat roof overnight in the winter the reason is clear. The more horizontal a surface the more the heat radiates off and the more frost you get. My old 13-plate Cee'd sporty was notorious for icing up whereas the Octavia that preceded it was no trouble - the screen was so much more upright!
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