mdhurley Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Hi, Couple of niggles with my B-Max, and probably coming to the end of this one as it is seasonal. If the window is iced over and put the heated window on, there are a couple of elements on the left hand side working fine, a few in the middle, but apart from that, it's almost completely reliant on the blowers. In my S-Max, I can drive off in 30 seconds. Is the most likely cause the electrics or faulty elements requiring a windscreen to be replaced, which seems like a waste of money if it isn't as much as scratched. TIA Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It will be faulty element, they normally start to fail around the 7 year mark, but can be sooner if you use them a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 if there are strips working and not working then it is the windscreen itself. On my mk6.5 fiesta it was about 5 years old when it started doing this and gradually got worse. Then a crack in the windscreen caused the need for a replacement screen and all was fine then. This was a genuine large (MOT failure) crack on the windscreen when something hit the screen on a dual carriageway but I am sure some people would 'accidentally' cause a crack to get a new screen on the insurance when the strips of the heated screen start failing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbee Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 i have just bought my b max and the first time i needed to use the screen heater it did not clear on the o/s i looked on the internet and and noticed that a common fault appeared to be where the metal strip connected to the screen is this the problem , thanks for any info . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 1 hour ago, philbee said: i have just bought my b max and the first time i needed to use the screen heater it did not clear on the o/s i looked on the internet and and noticed that a common fault appeared to be where the metal strip connected to the screen is this the problem , thanks for any info . Each side has a separate fuse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Check fuses f9,F10 in battery fuse box. Also fuse F1 , f16 in central junction box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbee Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 i have checked all the fuses they seem ok is it likely to be a relay or anything obvious phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 2 hours ago, philbee said: i have checked all the fuses they seem ok is it likely to be a relay or anything obvious phil Checked with a meter or just visual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbee Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 i have checked with test light all fuses seem ok but the big green ones have a see through cover over them (40a ) is it possible to remove these to check , only they seem a very tight fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rein Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 i've the same problem, i wil check the fuses... but if its not the fuses,where are the cables an connectors at the front window? I think its corrosion on the cable or connector... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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