windshield got hit by a stone flung up off the road which resulted in a double bullseye. In Florida, if you have comprehensive ins, the deductible is waved when replacing the front windshield. So we got a new one and for the first time, the LDW chimes started working. But here's the weird thing... we put up the reflective sunshield before going shopping and when we got back 40 minutes or so later and fired it up, the LDW and FCW lights were on and there was a message in the odo display to the effect that the camera was over heated.
Took down the shield and after about 20 mins of AC and driving, the message and lights went out and LDW was working again.
Details: The way we usually set the shield has the camera cover on the outside of the shield. I think this magnifies the heat by reflecting the sunlight back onto the bottom of the cover. I'll make sure to put the shield up with the reflective surface all the way against the glass and the cut-out fully along the edges of the cover and not below it. I will report on the outcome of that adjustment. Plenty of hot days left for testing. Although that never happened with the old camera that was glued to the windshield (as is the new one). But since LDW didn't work before, maybe the heat killed the previous camera a long time ago...?
Took down the shield and after about 20 mins of AC and driving, the message and lights went out and LDW was working again.
Details: The way we usually set the shield has the camera cover on the outside of the shield. I think this magnifies the heat by reflecting the sunlight back onto the bottom of the cover. I'll make sure to put the shield up with the reflective surface all the way against the glass and the cut-out fully along the edges of the cover and not below it. I will report on the outcome of that adjustment. Plenty of hot days left for testing. Although that never happened with the old camera that was glued to the windshield (as is the new one). But since LDW didn't work before, maybe the heat killed the previous camera a long time ago...?
