Video: Scrape the window free and let the engine run? Better not!

Frozen car windows
Therefore, you should never let the engine run while scratching

Frozen car windows often result in frozen hands when scraped free.

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When temperatures approach freezing point, drivers have the dubious pleasure of scratching the windshield free every morning. In order to accelerate this significantly, many leave the engine running at the same time. But there is a good reason why it shouldn't be done.

Winter is here! Unfortunately, that doesn't just mean building a snowman and sledding, but also regularly removing the ice from the car windows. And that is exhausting, time-consuming and, above all, very uncomfortable. Many drivers can therefore be carried away to start the engine on the side and thus accelerate the "de-icing process".

Write scratching freely and let the engine run? Better not!

Find out in the video the reason why this is unfortunately not a good idea at all – and how you can do it better.

Brigitte