silentandy Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 OK probably a daft question but are the heated mirrors on all the time on the MKV Golf? The reason I ask is that in my previous car (don't laugh... a Renault) the heated mirrors only heated up when the temperature was below a certain level. Is it the same on VW's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melchior Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Heated Mirrors switch on and off with the heated rear screen on VW's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJno1 Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 And you've got the function on the Wing Mirror control dial on your drivers door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Are heated mirrors standard or only with the Winter Pack (or other extra factory option) ? Cheers, Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melchior Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 "Electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors" standard specification acroos the range according to VW UK website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Thanx Melchior....Your answer is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 If you position the dial for adjusting the door mirrors to either left or right, the heated function stops. If you leave it in the central position, it is on all the time (with or without heated screen function on). This is what my dealer (car, not drug ) told me when i collected mine. How right he is, i really dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted July 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 That's what I thought, which seems a bit rubbish to me when I'm used to it being automatic before. Everything else seems to be automatic on the car, why can't they? Not that I'm lazy or anything Will it cause damage to them at all being on all the while? I think I've been driving around the past 2500 miles with them on permanently not realising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melchior Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] If you position the dial for adjusting the door mirrors to either left or right, the heated function stops. If you leave it in the central position, it is on all the time (with or without heated screen function on). This is what my dealer (car, not drug ) told me when i collected mine. How right he is, i really dont know. [/ QUOTE ] Have you checked what it says in the manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Have you checked what it says in the manual? [/ QUOTE ] Are we supposed to read the manual . Jokes aside, i haven't looked at the manual, i'm just going on what the dealer told me. Might have a look tommorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Well, joking apart, more fool anyone who doesn't read any manual for any product, but especially one as complex as the GTI. By ignoring something important it could cost you very dearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_1 Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Is it too easy to just open the window and see it the mirror is hot, no manual required just common sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Can't see them having chnage it from the MKIV to MKV... so in my R32 its only on when the rear heated window is on.... I know this as i've used my car in teh winter and the de-frost when the rear de-frosts and stay frozen if you don't switch the rear screen on. Can't comment on the bit about if they work when you mive the dial up or down as I've not bothered by such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Is it too easy to just open the window and see it the mirror is hot, no manual required just common sense [/ QUOTE ] Sure, of course it's easy. My point is merely to advise that it's always a good idea to read manuals rather than miss things which may be very important (other than whether you got hot mirrors). Whether anyone takes such advice means diddly-squat to me but my thinking is that one of the reasons we are all here is to help each other (as well as have fun and share our obsessions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted July 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 I read the manual cover to cover but found some descriptions a bit ambiguous and some where the translation into english doesn't read too well. I can't remember the wording but think it says something along the lines of "The switch should be towards the heater symbol for the heated mirrors to function". I wasn't sure whether to read that as they are switched on or if they automatically come on at some point which is why I asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 As you probably know, German language word order is very different to most other languages and so it needs a very fluent and professional translator to not only translate but to actually understand the meaning for themselves so they can translate accurately. Not an excuse for them but quite the contrary....You'd think that Daddy VeeDub would be able to afford hot pro translators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted July 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Yep, up until last month I worked for a German company so know all about the language differences which is why I wasn't surprised when I read the manual. That said, our marketing department used to rewrite the translated product descriptions into "proper" english, I don't know why VW UK can't do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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