Heated Front Screen Question

[DCM]

I noticed today using my heated front screen that the switch kept turning itself off after a couple of minutes, is this normal, shouldnt the button stay lit until i turn it off ?

Thanks

[minimaxime]

yea mate .....
once the screen has cleared it does go off..... think it about 5mins or so
i think it so u dont leave it on all the time
cant wait till the winter to try it out

[ALD0]

Yeah it's normal and saves burning out the elements on the front. You will also notice if you turn it on and it's heated up your vision will be ever so slightly distorted!
Is weird when you first see it

[Davislove3rd]

can you guys with heated screens see the elements running through the windscreen sometimes?

[DCM]

Thanks for the replys guys, makes sense that it turns itself off i suppose, you can see the wires in the windscreen, i dont find it off putting though !

[SteveM3]

If I remember the man-well correctly it starts on full power then the light goes out but it
remains on for longer at reduced power and then goes off completely. Or does the light
stay on for full/reduced power and go off when the power goes off completely? Two stage
heated screen, very clever except I've never used mine .