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If I have my aygo on circulate the air, my aygo gets that steamed up I cannot see out of the windows. I have to put the car onto vent all the time I put the car in curry motors and they said this was normal on this model I cant believe this does anyone else have this problem. On the other hand, can anyone tell me they have no problems with condensation with the heater set circulating? It is an AYGO blue with the air con, but i never use the air con its terrible water running down all the windows and you cannot see out the screen unless i open the windows and put the car onto vent. After several minutes I can close, the windows leave it on vent and it seems to be better but will immediately returns if i put it on circulate. HELP

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thanks Alan followed your advice and refitted the same bulb and it is working a treat

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Sounds like your Aygo has leaked in at some point and either your carpets or boot are still wet or damp. Check all your carpets in the passenger and front footwell areas, and the boot - lift up the cover that sits on top of the spare wheel and see if there is water or damp in the wheel well. One of the symptoms of Aygos which have leaked are frozen or misty windows. All bone dry! All her cars have had the same problem, where's the double glazing geezer?.... She's just too moist...

That's my point: USE THE A/C!

What's aircon? For that matter, what's recirculate? The joys of owning a poverty spec Aygo. I have to agree with everything said above, use the aircon to dry the air inside the cabin and the condensation will go away. If it's really bad, you should check for signs of leaks.. They're not unknown.

What you describe is perfectly normal. You need to use the air-con properly. Don't want to patronise anybody but I'll start off simple. The air inside the car is full of humidity from your damp winter clothes, wet shoes & your breath. If this humidity is not removed, it will always end up condensing on the coldest part of the interior which is the windows. With the heating on recirculate and air-con off, you will NEVER sort this out. You are blowing steam round & round inside your car. Your breath, armpits & steamy winter socks etc. You need to get the damp air out of the car and dry air in. Easy way is windows open, heater on full and recirc off. But you want to be warm. The way the air-con works is to blow air across something called an evaporator, in effect, a small VERY cold finned tube. This chills the air. Frost and ice form on this. This will be where all the damp in your car turns to water. What you need to do...... Part one......When you start up...... 1 Turn heater onto recirc. 2 Fan on position 2 or 3 3 Set to "hot" 4 Air-con "On" Your car will warm up just as fast. Air-con is designed to de-humidify the air. That is why it is called air CONDITIONing rather than air cooling. Your car will de-mist much faster when you use air-con as well as heating. So, now, as you drive along, the damp in your car is being warmed up, it then sticks to the cold air-con parts......And......Importantly......DRIPS OUTSIDE UNDERNEATH YOUR CAR......good. It's costing very little extra in petrol to run it and you're much more comfortable. Part two......as you get to work...... The air-con parts are still covered in ice, when you switch off your car, this will turn back into damp which is inside you car......bad. So......as you get about a mile from work......And you are toasty warm (and a bit drier). 1 Turn recirc "Off" 2 Turn air-con "Off". 3 Open windows a couple of inches. This will now allow any warm, damp air to be blown out of the car and will dry the air-con parts for the start of your next journey. Sounds a bit of a pain but a few trips like this, it will become second nature. You will gradually remove all the damp air. Your carpets etc. will be completely dry. It all helps fight the running windows. Your Aygo will also smell much better. Hope this helps. Ian. (Just a quick note, Using the air-con also prevents leaks by coating the insides of the rubber air-con pipes with oil. If you stop using the air-con, you will eventually lose the refrigerant and your air-con will stop working completely. Well know air-con lingo...... "Use it or lose it".)

I do i have the heater on and circulate everything every window drips with water and you cant see out the screen you can only clear it with the vent setting or air con on cold not ideal in the winter

No i dont have the air con on i have it either just blow or heat and blow it just steams up nothing in the car is wet i get in with dry cloths

Try the A/C on recirculation with the heater on. This effectively should "dry" the air in the car and take care of the condensation on the windows. But it isn't recommenden to drive with recirculation on all the time, as this causes the inside air to get "thick" with CO2...

I would check your mats in the back to see if they are wet, or are you taking wet clothing into the car with you. There is no reason you car should be misting up, especially with the aircon running.