Heated windscreen
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Good heavens dongee, no hope for me - I'm even older than you are!!
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Me too, missed that one.
I missed this option in the last car. Does the mirrors clear also (premium version)?
I missed this option in the last car. Does the mirrors clear also (premium version)?
As an aside, I suspect the heating elements in the windscreen wreak havoc with the in-car unit ('IU') installed in all Singapore-registered cars.
Congestion charges are deducted wirelessly off a cash card inserted in the IU - essentially a card reader - each time a car passes under a gantry (ugly stuff). The system is convenient to motorists in general if not aesthetically pleasing for the gantries erected all over the place - in town, expressways, etc. There are also numerous car parks that use the same wireless principle to provide ingress/egress.
I've had trouble getting in and out of some car parks although, thankfully, none with the congestion gantries, which would have entailed an administrative fee on top of the prevailing charge should the IU be unreadable/undetected.
Has any other Singapore XF owner 'enjoyed' this issue?
Ta!
Roy
Congestion charges are deducted wirelessly off a cash card inserted in the IU - essentially a card reader - each time a car passes under a gantry (ugly stuff). The system is convenient to motorists in general if not aesthetically pleasing for the gantries erected all over the place - in town, expressways, etc. There are also numerous car parks that use the same wireless principle to provide ingress/egress.
I've had trouble getting in and out of some car parks although, thankfully, none with the congestion gantries, which would have entailed an administrative fee on top of the prevailing charge should the IU be unreadable/undetected.
Has any other Singapore XF owner 'enjoyed' this issue?
Ta!
Roy
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I have just returned from a trip across France using a Sanef automatic peage transponder mounted on the heated windscreen to pay toll fees and had no problems at all.
Ha ha! Wished I could have.
My car was part of ready stock already on their way to Singapore. My other choice was to wait till August. My X5 was due for replacement so I jumped on the chance to get the XF.
On top of the usual Premium Luxury bits, mine had the parking camera, front parking sensors, xenon lights as part of the dealer's package. The only thing missing was adaptive cruise control, which was no loss to me. Made the car a little cheaper as a result!
My car was part of ready stock already on their way to Singapore. My other choice was to wait till August. My X5 was due for replacement so I jumped on the chance to get the XF.
On top of the usual Premium Luxury bits, mine had the parking camera, front parking sensors, xenon lights as part of the dealer's package. The only thing missing was adaptive cruise control, which was no loss to me. Made the car a little cheaper as a result!
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