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I had a heated windscreen in my 98 XK8, which sort-of worked ( most of the bars weren't heating, but you could see it was trying its best ).
Since I had a new heated windscreen fitted ( you can see the heater lines ), it doesn't work. The only thing that's changed is the windscreen was replaced, so I'm assuming it should be simple to get it working again.
Can somebody tell me what fuses to check and where the windscreen plugs in? I'm wondering if the Autoglass guy forgot to plug the window in. Also if there's anything else.
Thanks.
PS: If I posted this the other day, I apologise. I definitely intended to, but I don't remember doing so and I couldn't find it when searching the forum.
Chuckle. My XKR had a cracked windscreen, so was an automatic MoT failure last week.
Got the windscreen replaced by the garage as part of the pre-MoT service but (on the first frosty morning after the MoT, i.e. two days later) found just the passenger side worked. Took the car back to the garage to get it swapped. We are now on windscreen number six 'cos the continuity in the screens is really poor. Also, the tags on the windscreen that couple with the car electrics have been damaged on at least two of the replacements we've been given. Seems to be two systematic faults: one with the manufacture and another with the logistics chain of getting the windscreens to the suppliers.
If the screen was part-working before, my experience suggest the problem lies with the new windscreen and not your car's electrics. But it is worth checking the fuses all the same.
[The garage are handling this for me, so I can't answer the inevitable and wholly reasonable next question of: "which fuses might they be and where"? Sorry.]
I think there's confusion between passenger side fuse box in the engine compartment, and passenger side fuse box at the end of the fascia. The table in Graham's post says "engine compartment" but the picture is of the fascia fuse box.
Do you mean this one? This is to the front of the upside-down plastic cup looking things, on the passenger side ( behind what I believe to be the ABS module).
If there's another fuse box in the engine compartment, I couldn't see it, but the ones labelled 15 and 17 had less than 30 amp fuses in them ( I can't remember which ones now ).
I'm booked into the garage next Monday for a couple of other things - I've asked them to take a look while it's in there. If it turns out to be the windscreen, I'll call them then.
Before next Monday, I'd like to have a look at the fuses, if I can work out which ones and get it fixed sooner rather than later.
There are TWO fuseboxes in the engine compartment - both on the passenger side (on UK vehicles)
There's the one you found, and there's another which is under the plastic cover within the "bulkhead extension" (where the ECU is) which (I think) is the one you want.
since you've been taking pics....would you mind posting a pic of the on/off controls for this option....I was hoping my '01 vert had this feature but see no switch, only a 'blank' that looks like it may be a place for such switch...thnx-JD
I think there's confusion between passenger side fuse box in the engine compartment, and passenger side fuse box at the end of the fascia. The table in Graham's post says "engine compartment" but the picture is of the fascia fuse box.
There certainly is confusion - and I'm the one causing it!
The information on fuses and relays in my post #4 is correct but as David points out, I've shown the wrong fuse box. The correct one is B circled in red: