Defrost a windshield much faster with this handy sun visor trick

Frozen windshield

We all know it: you walk out the door in winter and you see a thick layer of ice on the windshield of your car. Some Dutchmen then go straight to work armed with an ice scraper, others start the engine and begin a second cup of coffee at the kitchen table. In that case, you can also feel free to make a third cup of coffee, because a car engine hardly warms up when idling. You’re often a coffee pot away before real warm air comes out of the heater. A waste of your time, fuel and the environment.

TikTok

Are you also too lazy to roll up your sleeves and always let the heater do the work? Then use the following tip, which is currently going viral on TikTok. In a video, a woman named Sara explains how your car’s sun visor can make a world of difference in heating the interior faster. According to Sara, you just have to fold down the sun visors so that the hot air from the vents stays at the windshield and does not blow further toward the roof. Thus, the windshield heats up much faster.

Useful

It has not yet been scientifically proven how effective it works, but we immediately believe that it is useful. It actually makes perfect sense, too. This tip is especially useful if you have an all-electric car or a plug-in hybrid. These use an electric heater, which heats almost instantly and can defrost the window. So with this tip, it will be even faster. You can watch the video below: