MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gene Hunt on December 17, 2009, 07:53:16 pm
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I'm pretty shure these came as standard ?. I f so do they work only when the heated rear window is on ? or are they on as soon as the key is turned ?.
Reason i ask is we had snow today & driving home(only 7 miles) i noticed the drivers door mirror was clear but passenger side still had snow on it.Just wondered if it was due to the way i had parked or there was a fault on the passenger door mirror.Thanks in advance. :happy2:
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I think they work when you turn the key. Mine do I think :happy2:
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did you turn the knob on the drivers door side ?
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Looking at that pic ^^ im guessing they dont come as standard as i dont have the two pictures at the top. Is this part of the winter pack?
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l dont know if there all the same but i have to turn the knob for mine to work but mine has just the pic of the heat waves (top right of that switch) :happy2:
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Looking at that pic ^^ im guessing they dont come as standard as i dont have the two pictures at the top. Is this part of the winter pack?
top right is the heated mirror, top left is folding, if you have heated it will be tht logo on its own at the top (if you dont have folding)
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like this
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Just went out to look at my heater sign is dead centre, dont think iv ever used them, school boy error :rolleye:
Hopefully they will be iced up in the morning!!
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yeh sorry i have passat switches, this is the golf one :happy2:
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Thats the one!!
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Thats the one!!
even if its not frosted if its reasonably cold you can sometimes see the steam come off them when on
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The heated mirrors were standard on every golf. They are on all the time but it's best not to as it can damage something (not sure what) and it's expensive to replace. That's why from MY05 or 06 there was an option 'o' which left them off and the heated symbol which turned them on.
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Nasir - dont think they are on all time, only when the rear window demister is on. Leave mine in the on position all the time but they're not always on, if ya get my drift :smiley:
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Nasir - dont think they are on all time, only when the rear window demister is on. Leave mine in the on position all the time but they're not always on, if ya get my drift :smiley:
I think if you have it switched on it's on , rear demister on or not, iirc they work depending on the ambient temp
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We really shoud clear this up because nobody has a definitive answer lol.
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We really shoud clear this up because nobody has a definitive answer lol.
all you need to know is they need to be turned on when you want to defrost your mirrors ( by just flicking the switch on your mirror adjuster to heated mirror), then when your done turn them off again :happy2:
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On mine (05 plate) they are on when the mirror selector switch is in the centre - irrespective of the heated screen. As said you can see steam when they are on.
This is same arrangement on the fiancee's polo - on in the centre position only.
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On mine (05 plate) they are on when the mirror selector switch is in the centre - irrespective of the heated screen. As said you can see steam when they are on.
This is same arrangement on the fiancee's polo - on in the centre position only.
............thanks guys.Mine is 05 as well so i'm shure it's the same as above. Car is always garaged so today didn't notice on the drive to work & i can't see any of the pics in the last few post's(works filters).I will see on the way home later.Thanks again.
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Mine are excellent and always work efficiently. Within about 3 minutes, whatever was frosting the mirror is gone.
As I understand it you must leave it in that position for the duration you want the mirror heaters to operate and also, the ignition must be on for this to function. The rear de-mister isn't required to be on for it to work.
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i never knew you could twist the knob (oo err) around! thanks guys!
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We really shoud clear this up because nobody has a definitive answer lol.
all you need to know is they need to be turned on when you want to defrost your mirrors ( by just flicking the switch on your mirror adjuster to heated mirror), then when your done turn them off again :happy2:
Yes, whilst this is correct, i think there are some concerns that if the switch is left in the defrost position all the time, will they be on all the time resulting in potential damage or burn out? Or do they self-turn off after time? I know rear window demisters turn themselves off after a period.
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well the answer i have is only from a VW tech so believe what you will LOL, but i was told its best to just turn them on when needed, and off when done, when first turned on they heat at a certain temp, then this falls to a lesser heat after a couple of mins, they also apparantly only work when the ambient temp goes below a certain point, i guess until we know for sure then its really best just to turn them off :happy2:
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Yeah, I can't see that it's tricky to use or understand.
Flick it round to heated if the mirrors are steamed/frosted/covered in water. Once clear, flick the knob back round to 0. This won't take longer than 5 minutes in the worst of weathers so there's no need to leave it on once it's cleared.
That said, I've left mine on for a couple of short journeys before and I haven't noticed any sideaffects, so I wouldn't worry about it.
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Yeah, I can't see that it's tricky to use or understand.
Flick it round to heated if the mirrors are steamed/frosted/covered in water. Once clear, flick the knob back round to 0. This won't take longer than 5 minutes in the worst of weathers so there's no need to leave it on once it's cleared.
That said, I've left mine on for a couple of short journeys before and I haven't noticed any sideaffects, so I wouldn't worry about it.
.......i'll give it a go on the way home,it's covered in snow now. :happy2: :santa:
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A lot of other cars run heated mirrors with the rear demister - My two Focus' worked that way and I know others do as well.
The reason it's good to turn them off is not so much damage but more to do with the high current they draw from the electrics, just like the rear demister. The mirror glass has an element in the back of it the same as the rear window.