It is a Skoda Fabia (2002).
No jokes about keeping hands warm whilst pushing - my sides wouldn't be able to cope with the laughing!
2007-01-12 07:56:22 · 18 answers · asked by Dan ಠ_ಠ 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
There is a fuse for this, but there is probably a relay as well. The switch can't handle the current that the element draws, so it gets switched on with a relay. Don't know where it is tho. Inside or engine bay fuse panel?
2007-01-12 08:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, you're gonna hate this news. If it's not a bad or loose wire connection, it's the backed-on heating element on the inside of the rear window glass. The element gets baked-on at the glass factory BEFORE the glass gets tempered. To find out if the heating element is broken, first use a strong light and look for breaks or cracks in the element. If there are, go to the auto shop and pick up a repair kit. You'll need Scotch tape and a blow-dryer. Clean the area with 90% Isopropal alcohol first. Apply the tape evenly and ONLY where the break is. Then apply the repair stuff and blow dry for a few minutes.
2007-01-12 08:08:44 · answer #2 · answered by mangamaniaciam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lmao oh dear, someone starting a skoda fan club up there... all 5 members. its the same wiring as the golf. if u have a multi metre open the boot, on the left or right, should be a little plastic plug, if not, then the whole rim just drops off on clips. turn the ignition on and where the wires meet the heating elements (usualy at top of the door on most cars) see if you have any current coming through, if u have, then there is a break somewhere in the elements, if there isnt, then its a wiring problem further down the car, hope this helps.
2007-01-12 08:06:39 · answer #3 · answered by dark dude 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you need to check that you are getting a 12 volt DC voltage at the heater terminals. When you switch the heater on, you should hear a relay clicking in. If you don't hear this then the heater probably isn't getting a supply voltage. You will need your ignition switched on to get the voltage. If the voltage is present, the next thing to check is that the heater element hasn't gone open circuit. This can be done by removing the power cables and using a multimeter set on ohms, check the element isn't open circuit. If the heater is open circuit, I don't know...............
If the voltage is not present and you can hear the relay clicking in, you can eliminate the heater switch being faulty. If this is the case, try replacing the relay and checking whether the voltage is at the heater again. If the relay is okay but you are still not getting a voltage at the heater, you will need to check that you have no loose connections or broken cables in the wiring loom. I am no auto electrician, but that's the way I would do it.
2007-01-13 04:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by S J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a volt ohm meter, set meter to 12 volts DC turn on rear window defroster and check voltage at plug to screen or grid. If you have voltage unplug screen or grid, set meter to 10k ohm setting, go between the plug wires and see if you get a reading, If not carefully check the screen or grid for breaks, if you find one it can be repaired with a kit from Radio Shack or an auto parts store. The kit is has thin copper tape that can be placed over the break bridging it
2007-01-12 12:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you get a test lamp and check at the rear window and work back till you come to the problem If you have a wiring diagram it may help (if you can understand it.)
(If you have a circuit tester you can check if the heater unit is OK.)
If you connect one end of the test-lamp to earth when you touch the test lamp to one side of the heater unit. it should light. Check the other side of the heater unit. It should light too. If it only lights at one side of the heater unit, it indicates a broken heater circuit. If it doesn't light check back till it does
Remember to check if the test lamp is working first, by connecting it to a known live like the battery
2007-01-12 10:47:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuse or it could have burnt out. Do you leave it on all the time? Or leave it on one day then start you car the next with it still on? The power surge shortens the life of the wires.
Of course, as good as the car is, it is still a VW and I don't want to go there, suffice to say there is nothing that will ever tempt me to purchase a VW/Audi group car ever again...
2007-01-12 08:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by btmduk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No jokes & I am not taking the pi55 (I like Skodas, now) chuck a brick through the rear window and claim on your insurance, swear it was working before the "accident" Thats if window claim doesn't affect your N.C.B.
2007-01-12 08:10:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rear defroster probably has a crack somewhere in the conduit that runs along the glass. Most auto repair shops sell a simple repair kit but you have to find where it is broken.
2007-01-12 08:07:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some connections are when you shut the boot you see socket things that when the boot close these link together and power the wiper or window check everything is ok with them my mum had a prob with her wipers which was caused by a peice of plastic stuck in it. if thats not the problem hopefully someone else will give you something else to check ,as i know i'd try to check everything myself before paying a garage.
2007-01-12 08:03:18 · answer #10 · answered by Nutty Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋