The Electric Car Thread

Heated washers on the i4, and they are incorporated into the wiper arms, rather than on the bonnet, so all good…The auto folding mirrors however did not unfold yesterday due thick ice. A bit of a tap and some resultant whirs and bangs from the motors that fold them and they are fine, however have changed settings to leave them folded out for now whilst icy.

Polestar 2 heated washers are part of the £900 climate pack which also includes heat pump, steering wheel and heated rear seats so definitely worth having. Like the i4 the washers are part of the wiper blade which seems really effective

steering wheel

I thought that should come as standard….

@iainc – the washers on my i4 definitely are not heated. Looking closely you can see the assembly is just the hose and a few plastic fittings to.provide the jets.
I wish they were heated though.

Oof..£900 quid extra..
I got my polestar second hand, and up until 2024, they just had the Pilot (cruise control, pixel lights, lane keep) and Plus (heated things, glass roof, better stereo) and Performance (ohlins springs and brembo brakes).. mines a Pilot plus.

Still saving up for the steering wheel.

DrP

whatgoesupFull Member

@iainc – the washers on my i4 definitely are not heated. Looking closely you can see the assembly is just the hose and a few plastic fittings to.provide the jets.
I wish they were heated though.

they are listed as standard spec on uk cars, all versions. I haven’t examined them mind you. They haven’t ever frozen on me so I have believed what I have read on the spec lists.

On an icy day they steam nicely.

I was caught out on the -7c morning this week. Smugly heat the car from my armchair so all is toasty inside.

The door can still be frozen shut though…

I tell you what else can freeze..the actual rubber wiper itself!!

I thought the screen wash was freezing on my screen yesterday am (-5 deg C) as the arc of the wiper was ‘missing’ wiping a large chunk, so i thought it was just iced up on the screen.
Turns out the wiper blade was frozen bent (from the resting position I guess) and wasn’t deforming to wipe the screen! Never had that before!

DrP

Glad the steering wheel bit hit the spot ? I realised I had missed the ‘heated’ from the sentence but gave up waiting for the edit screen to respond