Heated door mirrors....

vrssteve · 14-04-2006, 19:10

Can someone enlighten me please. My mate noticed my internal control was in the middle position and said I should leave it up or down (L or R) as the heater was on constantly otherwise! I felt the mirror and it was indeed a little warm, but I'm not convinced it was hot enough for the heater to be on - and haven't tried it again yet). I see in the Octy forum, someone says the heater only works in conjunction with the heated rear window, but there's nothing about it in the Fabia manual and I don't want to burn the heater out by having it on all the time - but by the same token it seems a bit odd having to have it on left or right when it's not in use

jamesr · 14-04-2006, 19:12

I should be left on the middle setting, the mirror heater is only on when the back screen heater is switched on.

johnny05 · 14-04-2006, 19:14

wrong its on all the time on the middle setting

jamesr · 14-04-2006, 19:16

Really?!

Thats what my dealer told me during the handover, seems a bit crazy.

vrssteve · 14-04-2006, 19:18

Well I'll leave you lot to discuss as I'm off home from work now.

Be back tomorrow to find out what the general concensus is!

sharkrider · 14-04-2006, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnny05

wrong its on all the time on the middle setting

this is true, I use it to clear rain, when I don't have the back window on.....

bugman · 14-04-2006, 19:24

yup, in the middle is always on.

ric04vrs · 14-04-2006, 19:25

heated mirror only works in central position ,irrelevant of HRW operation and therefore shoud be turned to L or R when not required otherwise mirror heating element could be damaged

Moose · 14-04-2006, 19:28

Don't forget that there are 2 different types of mirror control out there. Both are in the same position but the position of the dial means different things.

Mine is top for heated.

A Laws · 14-04-2006, 19:32

The mirrors heat up upon turning the ignition on.

My heated mirrors have been in the heat position ever since I got the car - Sept 03

(Mainly because I was advised by my dealer that the mirrors only remain on for 20mins upon turning the key on)

The amount of heat they kick out, even if they were left on permanently, i doubt it would damage the element.

Bouron · 14-04-2006, 19:35

Don't know whether i'm making this up or not, but i seem to recall reading somewhere, that if left in the middle position it will auto shutoff after 20 minutes.

edit: Damn it, not quick enough.lol

devonutopia · 14-04-2006, 19:42

Mine has a "heated" setting (top), the middle (default) is the setting so both mirrors move at the same time when you twiddle the kn0b

, and then there is a L to move just the nearside one (handy for parallel parking with 17s on

)

MikeW · 14-04-2006, 22:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesr

Really?!

Thats what my dealer told me during the handover, seems a bit crazy.

Thats what my dealer said too!

sotonjoe · 15-04-2006, 01:11

My dealer said to leave it in the middle 'heater' position too since it didn't remain on constantly anyway. Not sure of details and haven't checked manual.

Interested to see what the concensus is gonna be though!

vrssteve · 15-04-2006, 08:10

Well I'm gonna have a play with mine today then....

Like I say, there's nothing in the fabia manual about the heater side of things so I'll stick 'em on, see what happens and report back later.

DRJ · 15-04-2006, 14:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by vrssteve

...I don't want to burn the heater out by having it on all the time - but by the same token it seems a bit odd having to have it on left or right when it's not in use

I had heated mirrors on my BMW 525 - they were on all the time and there was no way of turning them off. I leave my in the centre position most of the time because the heating keep moisture as well as frost off them.

I haven't noticed them turning off after 20 minutes - that would be rather odd if you're doing a two/three hour journey in drizzle - I'm sure mine stay on all the time.

The manual just states "The exterior mirror heater only operates when the engine is running".

Decron · 15-04-2006, 19:57

I think you may find that in the middle setting the switch can be pulled towards you (Towards the back of the car), activating a timed heater in the mirror.

Thats what I have. Mine's a 55 plate VRS, although I had exactly the same on my 51 plate Golf

ric04vrs · 15-04-2006, 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Decron

I think you may find that in the middle setting the switch can be pulled towards you (Towards the back of the car), activating a timed heater in the mirror.

if this is true ,its my "you learn something new everyday" moment for today, thank you

DRJ · 16-04-2006, 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Decron

I think you may find that in the middle setting the switch can be pulled towards you (Towards the back of the car), activating a timed heater in the mirror.

Thats what I have. Mine's a 55 plate VRS, although I had exactly the same on my 51 plate Golf

Can you confirm that's mentioned in the handbook - there's nothing like that in my 54 handbook.

Grant Bennett · 16-04-2006, 17:44

To my best knowledge (as i´m on hols at the moment and away from my car) I can´t check, on my 2001 100tdi elegance the heated mirrors come on when you turn the **** up from centre. It clears the frost and mist and I think stays on all the time in this position. I think the rear window heater is the one which switches off after 20 mins as this only really clears frost and ice.

I will look in my handbook on my return.

14-04-2006, 19:10	#1
vrssteve Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Exeter Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Heated door mirrors.... Can someone enlighten me please. My mate noticed my internal control was in the middle position and said I should leave it up or down (L or R) as the heater was on constantly otherwise! I felt the mirror and it was indeed a little warm, but I'm not convinced it was hot enough for the heater to be on - and haven't tried it again yet). I see in the Octy forum, someone says the heater only works in conjunction with the heated rear window, but there's nothing about it in the Fabia manual and I don't want to burn the heater out by having it on all the time - but by the same token it seems a bit odd having to have it on left or right when it's not in use

14-04-2006, 19:12	#2
jamesr Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Exeter Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... I should be left on the middle setting, the mirror heater is only on when the back screen heater is switched on.

14-04-2006, 19:14	#3
johnny05 Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: oldham Posts: 255 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... wrong its on all the time on the middle setting __________________ live fast die young leave a good looking corpse!!!

14-04-2006, 19:16	#4
jamesr Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Exeter Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... Really?! Thats what my dealer told me during the handover, seems a bit crazy.

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vrssteve Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Exeter Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... Well I'll leave you lot to discuss as I'm off home from work now. Be back tomorrow to find out what the general concensus is!

14-04-2006, 19:24	#7
bugman Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 156 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... yup, in the middle is always on.

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ric04vrs I parked up 1st Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: not near enough to the Ring Posts: 6,102 Thanks: 29 Thanked 177 Times in 172 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... heated mirror only works in central position ,irrelevant of HRW operation and therefore shoud be turned to L or R when not required otherwise mirror heating element could be damaged __________________ not so bored now

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Moose Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: I'm a monkey from outer space, woooooooo ahhhhhhhhh hehe hooohaa Posts: 4,952 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... Don't forget that there are 2 different types of mirror control out there. Both are in the same position but the position of the dial means different things. Mine is top for heated. __________________ Sunlight Silver MX-5 1.8 Sport

14-04-2006, 19:32	#10
A Laws Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 218 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... The mirrors heat up upon turning the ignition on. My heated mirrors have been in the heat position ever since I got the car - Sept 03 (Mainly because I was advised by my dealer that the mirrors only remain on for 20mins upon turning the key on) The amount of heat they kick out, even if they were left on permanently, i doubt it would damage the element. __________________ Andy Laws Fabia vRS

14-04-2006, 19:35	#11
Bouron Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Warrington Posts: 71 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... Don't know whether i'm making this up or not, but i seem to recall reading somewhere, that if left in the middle position it will auto shutoff after 20 minutes. edit: Damn it, not quick enough.lol Last edited by Bouron; 14-04-2006 at 19:37.

14-04-2006, 19:42	#12
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ooo-ar, Oi be from Devonshire Posts: 29,506 Thanks: 60 Thanked 308 Times in 253 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... Mine has a "heated" setting (top), the middle (default) is the setting so both mirrors move at the same time when you twiddle the kn0b , and then there is a L to move just the nearside one (handy for parallel parking with 17s on ) __________________ Jason - Mongrel owner! WOOOOF! Grrrrr Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

15-04-2006, 01:11	#14
sotonjoe Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,000 Thanks: 55 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... My dealer said to leave it in the middle 'heater' position too since it didn't remain on constantly anyway. Not sure of details and haven't checked manual. Interested to see what the concensus is gonna be though!

15-04-2006, 08:10	#15
vrssteve Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Exeter Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... Well I'm gonna have a play with mine today then.... Like I say, there's nothing in the fabia manual about the heater side of things so I'll stick 'em on, see what happens and report back later.

15-04-2006, 19:57	#17
Decron It's all good Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cwmbran - South Wales Posts: 3,374 Thanks: 58 Thanked 222 Times in 171 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... I think you may find that in the middle setting the switch can be pulled towards you (Towards the back of the car), activating a timed heater in the mirror. Thats what I have. Mine's a 55 plate VRS, although I had exactly the same on my 51 plate Golf

16-04-2006, 17:44	#20
Grant Bennett Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: surrey Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heated door mirrors.... To my best knowledge (as i´m on hols at the moment and away from my car) I can´t check, on my 2001 100tdi elegance the heated mirrors come on when you turn the **** up from centre. It clears the frost and mist and I think stays on all the time in this position. I think the rear window heater is the one which switches off after 20 mins as this only really clears frost and ice. I will look in my handbook on my return.

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