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[Krugerrand]

Thanks for the re-assurance. I appreciate that windscreen cracks are likely to be extremely rare. I guess one of the downsides of using social media to share experience is that while it is mostly very helpful to learn from more experienced Tesla owners, it is easy to dwell on rare examples of unfortunate cases and worry that the chance of similar happening to you is higher than it actually is.

Correct.

I cracked my windshield washing it on a hot, sunny day. The water wasn’t even particularly cold. Yep, hot windshield plus cooler water coming out of the hose = crack. I’ve washed cars like this for decades and this was the first time a windshield cracked, but I wasn’t surprised it happened. I’ve put ambient temperatured glass dishes in a sink of hot, soapy water and had them crack.

Because Teslas throw heat so quickly, I can totally understand the glass cracking if it was extremely cold. Under such conditions start with regular cabin heating for a bit and then throw on the defrost.

 

[Js1977]

Because Teslas throw heat so quickly, I can totally understand the glass cracking if it was extremely cold. Under such conditions start with regular cabin heating for a bit and then throw on the defrost.

I just use the regular and allow a bit longer. I got fedup when I used to put the defrost on and it didn't default to normal on entry or start and then had to mess about with the climate.

 

[WllXM]

I just use the regular and allow a bit longer. I got fedup when I used to put the defrost on and it didn't default to normal on entry or start and then had to mess about with the climate.

It’s true it’s a shame they don’t have a single button press to revert from defrost to regular. It’s four taps minimum on my MY :
- bring up climate controls
- disable front defroster
- disable wipers defroster
- disable rear defroster

Hopefully they’ll thing of something, or add the option to stop it when you shift to D?

 

[Js1977]

It’s true it’s a shame they don’t have a single button press to revert from defrost to regular. It’s four taps minimum on my MY :
- bring up climate controls
- disable front defroster
- disable wipers defroster
- disable rear defroster

Hopefully they’ll thing of something, or add the option to stop it when you shift to D?

Yes it's very tedious and very easy for tesla to sort tbh.

I know some people bang on about the lack of buttons for climate etc but in all my cars with climate control just like the thermostat at the house, I just like to set it and forget it which I think its the whole point of climate control.

I know this probably doesn't work for some but for those that wake up (not turn up to work half asleep!) early enough its very perfectly doable... needless to say that I seldom use defrost very rarely

 

[M1tch]

I felt like I used defrost lots last year but don’t recall putting it on at all so far this year. (Obvs I mean this winter)

 

[_MJF_]

One thing I did in the recent cold snap (without giving it much thought) was to turn on climate control ~10 minutes before departure, then defrost ~5 minutes before, this might slowly warm the windscreen up a bit before blasting it and maybe reduce the chances of it cracking.