Ford's Quickclear Windscreen Technology

The patented system made its debut on the Ford Scorpio 26 years ago, yet remains a highly popular feature across Ford's entire range of cars.
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[@TheCoolStuffHD]

2:02 "Clears it quickly and efficiently" but fog is still there, just pretend it's not.

[@svampae]

Who the hell uses a credit card for scraping off the ice? Just use a normal ice scraper.

[@svampae]

Well of course you clear the whole windshield, gotta have that clear sight brah.

[@goddessmelanisia]

A long handled scraper with a brush.

[@ervinzhou8251]

I just lick it off

[@caraudiosolutions]

I use my AA card the only thing its good for.

[@Caelan-cx1md]

svampae it's if you don't have one

[@jonjohnson2844]

Got this on mine, and it is great, but would be handy if it was on the side windows as well seeing as you need those for visibility as well!

[@SunMasterXIV]

I've had this in all my cars since 96. Can't live without it!

[@twisterwiper]

I just looove this feature in my Mondeo. So nice on a cold winter morning! Now we just need heated door windows :-)

[@MonaichFother]

1:16 Won't be using the side windows then?

[@Livereater]

The windshield with the defrost on and the rear window with the rear defrost isn't the issue... the side windows need some type of warming mechanism.

[@Allibaby78]

Livereater00 true !

[@doberman.srb89]

i have that on my Ford Focus 2002 (1.8 zetec) and it works like a charm during the winter.

[@phillipangell5131]

My Transit van is 8 yrs old with this, wouldn't be without it now. Brilliant, pity it's not available to clear the side windows as well

[@nnnvvv5667]

I love it! Use it with ice and wet conditions. In Transit custom very usefull with wet workwear. Or the smax with very muddy kids. No more foggy windows. Switch on the MAX button and its like magic. I dont see any lines, i just look at the road.

[@1962Jivatone]

The side windows always seem to take longer to clear on my car. Does the system clear these as well?

[@joeschlotthauer840]

As retired Ford technician, Ford did offer this, probably in a different form over 20 years ago, you could identify the cars from far away, from the yellow band around the perimeter of the window, and the orange, reddish, copper light tint at the window gave off, if you got a stone chip in your window it would break the circuit and the feature would not work, and insurance wouldn't pay for it. In the early 1990s a windshield could cost $2,200 for typical Town Car. Maybe today's technology has made it cheaper and more economical.

[@maxwellpeter1598]

joe Schlotthauer ya those where the gold windshield only disabled one in my career but man they did work well

[@muffinlion6299]

Well now you can buy after market glass for couple hundred or about 12 hundred for OEM glass

[@DanJLeh]

You couldn't get an aftermarket quickclear windshield then and you can't now.

[@BrassAxe]

"Quickclear" or whatever the patent says is just an alteration of Aviation technology. Aircraft have had heated glass for... Well for a long time... WWII I imagine.. and not the simple defrost type heated glass. I mean real optically clear heated glass. Ford probably just adapted it for lower voltages and temperatures. In aircraft the system is not practical for cars. There are some windshield made of different types of plastics and if you turn the heater on while it's on the ground you'll ruin the windshield. It'll get millions of bubbles in it because it gets so hot.

[@emoo9264]

joe Schlotthauer yep your right my mom had a 95 Lincoln Town car with that windshield and it got busted out after seeing the cost of a new one we just put in a regular windshield

[@KlipschHead281]

I guess the country that is the home of Ford doesn't need this, what the hell Ford?

[@phobos2k2]

Did you even watch that dolt try to clean his windshield? They need it more than we do!

[@goddessmelanisia]

I own a long scraper with a brush on one end. Their "quick clear" takes too long.

[@BeingMe23]

German made Fords are very popular in Europe. But the US made Mustang had its first experience of Germany in 2017.

[@mfk12340]

Umm. Some of the US has a 6 month winter that has sub zero temperatures (Fahrenheit)

[@Nakke144]

We have this on our S-Max, its very handy up here in Finland.

[@mjuhanil]

Why isn't this available in Canada..we regularly have temperatures is the -20 to -30 range

[@PilotLyons]

Does anyone else heated screen switch itself on? Mine does it every time I drive and it's a 3 year old ranger... the light doesn't come on but the elements are heating (you can see the slight blur) then I randomly switches itself off

[@jacktumbleweed]

If it takes you more than 2 minutes to scrape all your windows clean you need a better scraper. Should take all of 20 seconds to have a windshield pretty much clean. If you live where it's cold, it's dumb not to have the tools for the cold.

[@noreason2701]

delinquentJACK you've never lived somewhere with real winters

[@Saurucow]

I live in the northern part of Norway. Our winters last usually around 6 months. And you dont spend more then 20 seconds on scraping your windshield, if you do you need a better scraper.

[@rxallan20]

If it takes you more than 3 minutes to run to work you're doing it wrong. Cars are for loosers.

[@artemkras]

Ha! 2 minutes! If you haven't lived in Siberia, you do not know what is a REAL ice on your windshield. And try it when it's -40 outside.

[@sneddonish]

I've got this on my Focus. It's useful because you can clear all the side windows of ice whilst the car warms and the windscreen clears itself. Yeah it only saves a minute or two in the mornings, but leaving a wee bit quicker at rush hour can mean the difference between being 10 minutes early or 10 minutes late for work

[@fookayou8607]

Ive had a ford focus for 10yrs and a 1990 fiesta i love ford so much i got a 2007 fiesta last year fingers crossed for a more up to date fiesta with heated screen 🤞🏼

[@Knivesandstuff4]

And how much is a replacemnet windshield?

[@tobiasbierwas]

I live in a fairly cold valley near a mill pond and on my first Fiesta MK3 I had to scrape every day in winter. On the way to work it was really annoying because I came with a cold car in a warmer region with more humidity and then the windshield froze over and over again. For this reason, I have retrofitted the heated windshield and my 2006 Fiesta ST has it too. The best equipment option that Ford offers!

[@daviddawkins2829]

How does it do on nose prints?

[@aronbraswell1589]

question : what is the drain like on the battery for this tech and why isn't it standard equipment on all ford vihicles?

[@hajjdawood]

Expensive to replace the windshield

[@zachmiller9175]

Do you not have ice scraper/snow brushes in Britain? Pretty much a necessity in most northern US states.

[@Tinker.Studio]

This doesn't seem any more effective than starting the car a few minutes early and letting it warm. Plus, don't be one of the people that clears the windscreen and nothing else, you need full visibility to drive, this still requires you scrape all the other windows. Stop using your credit cards to scrape ice, go to the dollar store and for an ice scraper for $2.

[@sacr3]

Not really, I own a '14 300C V8, takes a long time in our -20C weather for the window to clear up, and during that period of time my V8 is chugging my damn gas. This is a nice feature, throw that on plus the rear and I only have to scrap my side windows. Saves a lot of time and hassle, specially with that damn fogging on the inside.

[@Lofi.z34]

You need to let your V8 warm up anyway, it's bad to drive a car on cold oil due to its viscosity being below optimal operating temperature.

[@sacr3]

That is a common myth, oil gets circulated rather quickly. The issue is that the engine takes a long time to heat up while idling, all that slop created by the cold (metal shrinks) causes more wear and tear over that 5-10 minute period of idling, then it does if you started driving 10-20 seconds after startup. The increased RPM's plus the engine being under load leaves for a warmer engine. Check it out, its worth reading. Really goes against common belief, took me a while to believe it.

[@KBzPTGT]

Leave the temperature setting on the cold side. This takes the heater core out of the coolant circulation path and allows it to heat up faster

[@Lofi.z34]

@sacr3 Thanks I will look that up.

[@oddities-whatnot]

I had the heated screen in a new transit van. Worked brilliantly. Only problem is seeing the elements in the glass on foggy days, or when the sky is overcast

[@PatLizJohnson]

Do they not have snow brushes in the UK??

[@luckyshots5876]

Where is this in the US?

[@maxmoors]

My 2011 mini also has that. It's just a bunch of hair-thin wires running up and down the windscreen to heat it up.

[@CynicalBastard511]

Just turn on the front windscreen defogger, the AC and the heater at full blast with the re-circulation ON.

[@Luke.Skywodka]

Multiple Questions: Which AC compressor works down below zero? Is your engine able to heat the coolant in 10 seconds to blow warm air?

[@paulbrowne7604]

He didn't mention that the windshield washer jet's are also heated.

[@subtlehal9061]

Mine is a Pontiac from 2007 and it has this feature... I also have a van from dodge 2003 or 4 and it has this feature

[@paulbws125]

I love this feature on my Fiesta Zetec absolutely amazing and so quick

[@markdaken7096]

What about the side window?

[@TheR3negadeMaster]

1:50 - Demonstrated nothing. You cannot jump cut scenes and expect us to believe anything. This is just an over-marketed heated screen button. Utter joke.

[@TechToderici]

Alfie Moon actually Wrong, although I agree about the editing part, I use this option to defrost my windshield and works amazingly fast, but for you it doesn't work, but great for ice

[@artemkras]

and the earth is flat

[@johnatron4140]

Hmm how come it works within 2 mins at -5*c on my Ford Focus everyday without fault...

[@jennydonne8946]

This works very well and quickly, I have a Fiesta Titanium with it, really useful feature

[@Dabaroo]

5 mins ? Thats it . Doesnt sound very impressive

[@maddoxinc1642]

Why would it matter if the motor is warmed up? This is an electric feature that could likely even run off the battery. It would work immediately, not after engine warmup. Also, five mins is not bad considering the wires are so thin you can't see them.

[@robertsteich7362]

You do realize that this defrosting took 5 minutes because the cars were in -25ºC/-13ºF. So I'm pretty sure that would be far less time when it's warmer outside. And at those temps, I guarantee you that the engine wouldn't be warm in 5 minutes either.

[@paddyoclown]

try rubbing alcohol in a sray bottle with a 50/50 mix of water clear in about 3 secs

[@georgethomasmarriott]

Or using a sheet and covering the windshield, takes approx 30 seconds to remove

[@fcguy2778]

I think the real point is that you get to sit in the car for 5 mins rather than scrape outside in the wind and snow. And you don't have to wait even longer for the engine to warm up to run the heat for defrost

[@hayksamvelyan]

What breed of dog is that?

[@FireplayerDB]

I would not like to miss this feature anymore.

[@Yimello]

Fantastic when the elements don't break. Which they do ALL THE TIME.

[@paullacey2999]

I love it in the morning when my wifes car is frozen but mine isnt!Time for a Ford my lovely:)

[@MrThewhip333]

I don’t know where you live but here in northern Canada takes a lot longer then 20 seconds

[@Chris-Viper]

2:04 that dog has seen terrible things and suffering from PTSD

[@supergray2001]

Amazing that it has been around 26 years (Or is that about 36 now?). Amazing that it only clears 50% of my windscreen (Passenger-side) due to a defect. Admittedly my car is an 08 Focus but it's been apparent for years...

[@Luke.Skywodka]

1 of 2 fuses broke?

[@ItsJosh]

They need to make this available in the US Ford cars. This is only available on the Transit van line.

[@bootloopss2618]

That windshields proablably x10 more too

[@sebastiangiller3094]

Why have I never seen this in Canada on any Fords or other brands? What gives!

[@nic12344]

Because we have tools made for that job that are WAY faster than a credit card or electric heater!

[@user-cf1hw2pi5k]

Sebastian Giller the europian ford cars are not the same that the other americans

[@maddoxinc1642]

American cars are years behind, we don't have a lot of what europe has.

[@xIntoThePitx]

I had a Buick Park Avenue, that had it, but it didn't work lol

[@gregbaird7582]

It was available. Most people didnt order it. My grandpa had it on his towncar, a vehicle that was always garaged and rarely driven in snow, making the feature somewhat redundant. Europe does not have a large amount of heated 2 car garages on the side of every other house like we do.

[@billybellend1155]

My dads 1985 ford Scorpio had this Duplex heated screen.

[@TheNugler]

How about using an actual Winter brush that has an ice scraper on the end instead of a credit card. What a dumb test!

[@TheBUGZNTA]

Why would you test something that 3% of drivers do? Wouldn't it make more sense to test what the majority of drivers do? Hence why they did.

[@rootvalley2]

yea exactly, i've never seen anyone use anything than an ice scraper ever.

[@DuBstep115]

I dunno about you brits but in winter we use webasto or defa to warm our cars and engines

[@procrastinatingnerd]

Been around for 26 years?? Why is this the first time I have heard about this?

[@Pertamax7-HD]

nice sir

[@makethman007]

actually works at least for the first 3 years then the elements fail and leave you with frozen streaks also it dazzles when driving straight into the sun i know i have one

[@Puppunanne]

I love this dog ! Sweet !

[@TheDennisfitch]

You're lucky to have one that works, I've got a 19 plate Galaxy, and as far as i know it's not worked from new, as when i tested everything when i bought it, i noticed the engine revs did not drop when it was turned on, came to use it after a hard frost, nothing, local dealership most unhelpful.

[@hellcat1988]

So when are ford going to put in those heated rear gates I heard so much about? You know, so you can push them when the head gasket causes the engine to overheat and kill the car...

[@SCIFIguy64]

Isn't this essentially a defrost heater?

[@dookieday1]

Didn't ford use this on the Sierra cosworth

[@michaelbeilsmith794]

Not sure about the Cosworth but it was available om Lincolns in the mid to late 70s. Required an optional alternator system at the time.

all Eu fords had this for a option from 1985

[@tigertron007]

God bless Ford for this invention. It makes winter more bareable for me.

[@nickclark6001]

tigertron ford did not invent this! They said it has been around since 1985 but Triplex had it on cars in the 1960's !

[@clooperman3745]

Ford didn't invent this technology and they weren't the first to introduce on cars, VW were making it an option in the early sixties if not earlier!

[@ThomasDeWinter117]

Damage the glass?? You can only scratch glass with some very hard materials so as long as you use a plastic scrubber you're fine.

[@ThomasDeWinter117]

That's true, but I was talking about scraping the ice of the glass with a plastic object/scrubber. You'd be an idiot to throw boiling water on a frozen windshield.

[@ThomasDeWinter117]

***** But let's be honest, who in their right mind would throw boiling hot water on glass? It's just a poor excuse to justify their technology. My Ford Focus also has this function but I'm still faster with a simple plastic scraper.

[@EdwardJamesBickels]

You'd be surprised.

[@TomasRenner]

Can't live without that feature. Shame for other car brands;-)

[@miragetime2241]

“He said he used stilettos?” What the hell?

[@dougsavery5442]

Amazing fords finally figured out how to aim the heater at the window congrats

[@nigelcox1451]

I have this on a UK Fiesta. Wonderful clearing the screen, but horrible to look through. The heating wires are very visible, creating a view through a grid. At night, every wire glints in oncoming headlamps. Hate it. I've driven VW Group vehicles where the wires are almost impossible to see. Presumably they were willing to spend more money.

[@Noukz37]

@2:02 Sunny had way too many tranquilizers that day.

[@Loooooooooooooooool]

Normal defroster and the ole snowbrush/scraper never more than 5 mins if there isnt actual snow on the car.

[@perfecz5548]

Takes me 15 seconds to scrape my windshield clean I’ll take that over 5 minutes lmao

[@JuanCruz901]

Great dog

[@gwot]

it's a good thing Canada doesn't snow or get's below freezing, or else that feature would be great if it was offered here.

[@sanjeevb2178]

Nice doggo

[@Palla291]

I have it and I LOVE IT!!!

[@MrSaemichlaus]

Seriously who scratches their windscreen with a credit card? Get a decent scraper and gloves! Also, besides the windshield you should also scrape the rear window, the mirrors (if necessary) and the front side windows, if not also the rear side windows.

[@michaelrichter8973]

I had a 2012 peterbuilt with this feature really nice good truck but I hated the troublesome px8 engine!

[@JimboRustles]

So I am the only one that takes 10 seconds to put one of those shiny thermal covers on the windscreen when I know it'll be cold that night? Never have to deal with ice on the windscreen ever.

[@lonelysoldier17]

When I put on my cover, it rains and my cover is wet. When I forget to put it on or I think it will be warm enough, my windshield freezes :D

[@jimmy4x4socal44]

I’ve never scrapped ice it doesn’t get that cold here

[@jojojoman78]

i love this :) no more freezing fingers

[@_JoeMomma]

wonder how man recalls will be out for this

[@pauldavison7105]

But you still have to scrape your side windows( its the law in the UK ALL windows have to be clear)

[@clooperman3745]

@ Not a stupid law, just stupid drivers that drive along looking out of a porthole on the windscreen and not even bothering with the side windows!!!!!

[@thesparewheel]

that was really light frost on those windows

[@jeffreyt4709]

I olso have the option in our C-max. Works great, we have a garage😂

[@bashir442]

Just pour some room temp water on it and use your wipers right away to clear it out. Works everytime

[@carkotta]

Kia had it in there 2005 Sedona and you couldn’t tell

[@richardc1983]

Yes ford disable the use of the air con below 5c and in the UK that's when you need it most to clear humidity from inside the car. So the side windows all steam up and your forever using the quick clear. Why can't we use the air con compressor just cos it's cold doesn't mean the humidity is low.

[@wetlettuce4768]

That's madness I'm glad my Ford era Volvo allows aircon to always work.

HELLO! NO aircon Works at that low tempratures! KOKO

[@richardc1983]

Incorrect, my vauxhall astra used to keep the compressor on at all temps, it would just turn the compressor on and off once the pressure was at the right level. Older fords also used to keep the compressor on. Just cos its below 5c doesnt mean the air con no longer works. Yes you might not need to cool the cabin as the outside air is cool enough but the air con drys the air also to remove moisture. Google it!

[@Andy82ist]

I' d never buy a car without Quick Clear. In winter I use it daily.

[@spotonndiyvids6065]

That’s also because the environment is no longer -25 degrees they probably had it at 💯 degrees but still slow 2min I don’t have time lol

[@maddoxinc1642]

I swear, I was just thinking about this on my way into work this morning! OMG I should have been an engineer. I have THIS VERY IDEA when i was driving, to use wire so thin its not visible or even a tint like film that's sliced into a zig-zag pattern, sandwiched between two layers of glass. I really LOVE toyota for their reliability but to be honest, im tired of their BS. Every new model has nothing new to offer and to get something that other cars have had for years, Toyota owners have to wait for at least five years and it likely wont be available in anything but the most expensive cars. Toyota needs to step up their game. Ford has a LOT of features that I really love.

[@dixxie420]

The dogs bone dry you absolute weapon :)

[@dartlymclean3997]

Back in the day a plastic cassette tape case worked wonders

[@adonitslamniku790]

Nearly every car has this feature even back in 2011

[@tripjet999]

This "paint-tinted" feature... What?

[@peglor]

I can be away and driving with all my windows scraped clear in less than a minute using a 6" scraper I keep in the door pocket. The defogging function might be more useful, but with the sheer number of cuts in the footage of this working, I suspect it's also painfully slow, or certainly no faster than blowing air at the windscreen. I definitely haven't the patience to sit around for 5 minutes waiting for the car to defrost - leaving a car to idle outside the house for that long is, I think, illegal in some countries due to the pollution it creates anyway.

[@hajjdawood]

Blowing hot air on a windshield will never be as efficient as electric coils in the windshield itself. The problem is the cost of replacement is very high

[@noobtheprogramer1765]

Because in Australia is Winter!

[@bincockwell2610]

Did I just watch another Ford commercial?

[@mreed353]

My Chevrolet pickup has this feature. It’s called defrost!

[@skylinehdo7602]

My 2012 Volvo v60 clears the screen from snow and ice in 90 seconds

[@RooniusMaximus]

That's because when the V60 was developed, Ford owned Volvo as well as the patent for the tech. You only ever see this on Ford cars or other brands they own/or have partnered with as they want too much to licence it to other manufacturers.

[@Ben-Rogue]

Why not just have a built in heating element in the HVAC? Would be more cost effective and faster.

[@alessandrovolta2085]

What about in America

[@mikejames5590]

The quick clear screen is supburb on a cold winter morning just start the car press the button wait a minute and drive off. People who knock don't have it.

[@user-uz2bk1hs4c]

Iv seen it , like looking into a microwave. All these strings messing with the view.

[@wjrneo2]

But apparently not in the US. why can't we get this in the United States. I'd pay for it!

[@HFV_Junkyardin]

for some 2015 models it will be available. I know it will be on the Transit Connect for sure.

[@macgeekfromapple]

why is this on my recommended page?

[@kristupasantanavicius9093]

Hahaha that defog demonstration. If it actually takes that long to clear the windshield you would have crashed the car already.

[@truepyro28]

So basically defrost button? Haha smooth