npinks wrote:

I have OEM wipers and I noticed my reR wiper had frozen and missed parts of the window yesterday and it happened to my fronts today

I guess to have to change yours to the winter anti freezing type?

How did you guess that

Most people here fold their wipers out in moist freezing weather so that there is no contact between the screen and the wiper blade. Some also use a screen protector between, but I guess this could get frozen to the screen in severe weather. This is important to remember if parking outside at night or at work for longer periods, but I don't bother when parking in the garage of course as the screen is normally clear and dryish when I put her to bed.

The most important thing to remember it to turn off the wipers when turning of the engine - easy for a man to learn, but it seems to take a while for the opposite sex to learn. If you restart in freezing weather and the wipers are not turned off you will of course damage your wiper blades. Better to use the screen heaters for several minuets before using the wipers.

That's all there is too it - My Freely is just over two years old and it still has the original wiper blades fitted. However I will fit new ones in the spring, but intend to use the original ones again for next winter  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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I read in a response from Tim in Scotland that the owners manual is available in pdf from Land Rover , can anybody please give me any help in finding it. Only had my Freelander since June so finding it's winter capabilities a welcome change from my old Golf !, from heating to roadholding everything seems so good.

http://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/extfree2viewlrprod/index.jsp A Land Rover owner since 1988

From a 1974 series III to a 12MY XS FL2 with help of a 1995 D1, 1996 D1, 2005 D3, 2007 D3 and a 2009 FL2.

I agree that mirrors are prone to freezing up, often caused by snow freezing around the base of the mirror where it swivels. I'm sure the mirror mechanisms on my V70 are out of the same parts bin as the L2 (even if the mirror heads are a different style) the noise they make just the same. However one useful difference on the V70 implementation is that I can disable the mirror folding from an the in car control system (using radio display and phone controls) I really can't see why LR and Volvo don't share the same control system.

I find this control useful in the current weather and also when I have towing mirrors attached where part of the attachment mechanism makes contact with the body work if the mirrors are allowed to fold.

The one LR feature which has not been shared with my V70 is 4WD .... certainly missing that right now  Stornoway Grey GS ... What a fine motor ... but not any more ... ... psst look at my gallery!
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TIP: If you lift the wipers up off the windows at night then they don't freeze to the window and cause the strain on the motor

PS: My mirrors have never frozen even at -23c Freelander 2.2e HSE , Privacy, Fully debadged, 19" Chrome SHadow alloys

Never had my mirrors freeze up - and the only indication to friction is occasionally in summer when they have been dusty after a mountain drive

In winter in freezing weather (like today -15 c ) - never However if they get covered in snow and that freezes, of course you should remove this before you unlock the car, but common sence should tell anyone that  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Mine have frozen once but that was because of snow that had started to thaw then the tempreture dropped and it froze, since then I just clear the ice off the mirror before I unlock, in a way its like saying if remove the windscreen the wipers would not freeze to them.  p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior