Opening Rear Windows With Rear Switches

[Fastkwak]

Hi guys i have owned a 54 plate Vrs Octavia for the last 18 months and everythings been fairly sweet . In the past the rear windows have worked off of the front drivers switches or the rear door mounted switches but since its recent service neither of the rear switches will operate the windows but the drivers switches still do ????? seeing as both rear switches dont work im guessing that its not a failure of any kind and that whilst being serviced somehow the rear switches have been disabled ????? is this possible ???? and if so how do i turn them back on ? any ideas folks ? all help or ideas appreciated
Cheers
Dave

[tartanarmy]

Originally Posted by Fastkwak

Hi guys i have owned a 54 plate Vrs Octavia for the last 18 months and everythings been fairly sweet . In the past the rear windows have worked off of the front drivers switches or the rear door mounted switches but since its recent service neither of the rear switches will operate the windows but the drivers switches still do ????? seeing as both rear switches dont work im guessing that its not a failure of any kind and that whilst being serviced somehow the rear switches have been disabled ????? is this possible ???? and if so how do i turn them back on ? any ideas folks ? all help or ideas appreciated
Cheers
Dave

Check to see if you have depressed the rear window lock button in between the front and rear switches .....might be the obvious but might not

[KenONeill]

My first thought too. Matches all the symptoms, particularly since a strange driver's been in the car.

[Bodge]

haha common dont be embarrassed! let us know if it was the kiddy lock button or not!

taking the mick is all part of the bonding in this forum, i think!

[KenONeill]

Be fair; I mean, if a mechanic's hit a button you didn't even know about, and not realised...

[Kylethompson30]

My window kiddie lock button doesn't even work and never has since I've owned the car :-(

[Fastkwak]

Ok Ok im a numpty but i have never used the lock button or even noticed it was there ---but why would the mechanic on a service use the button ?????? ha ha we live and learn and next time i will take a lot longer looking before i post to avoid the ridicule!!!!!!!!!
cheers
Dave

[KenONeill]

As I said, maybe they didn't realise, and since you didn't know it existed...

[Bodge]

Originally Posted by Fastkwak

Ok Ok im a numpty but i have never used the lock button or even noticed it was there ---but why would the mechanic on a service use the button ?????? ha ha we live and learn and next time i will take a lot longer looking before i post to avoid the ridicule!!!!!!!!!
cheers
Dave

haha classic! glad you got it sorted anyway mate.

i realised id left the heated mirrors on for 6 months the other day! assumed the centre setting meant off, not heat! woops! suppose it cooked all the spiders living behind the mirror well though!

[Lex Dysia]

Originally Posted by Bodge

haha classic! glad you got it sorted anyway mate.

i realised id left the heated mirrors on for 6 months the other day! assumed the centre setting meant off, not heat! woops! suppose it cooked all the spiders living behind the mirror well though!

Heated mirrors only heat up when the rear heated screen is switched on

[andrew_lumb]

Originally Posted by Lex Dysia

Heated mirrors only heat up when the rear heated screen is switched on

Now theres something I didn't realise. I knew the mirrors were heated, but confused as to why they only worked 50% of the time.

[Bodge]

oooh i never knew that! explains some things....

[RobClubley]

Originally Posted by Lex Dysia

Heated mirrors only heat up when the rear heated screen is switched on

Not on my car - they're on all the time.

[Fastkwak]

Originally Posted by Lex Dysia

Heated mirrors only heat up when the rear heated screen is switched on

Ha Ha i thought the middle position was off aswell and as for only working with the heated rear screen ----well thats on since the service too --it seems that the mechanic has hit every button he could lay his hands on lol

[KenONeill]

Originally Posted by Fastkwak

Ha Ha i thought the middle position was off aswell and as for only working with the heated rear screen ----well thats on since the service too --it seems that the mechanic has hit every button he could lay his hands on lol

With any luck that means that "he" was testing all the electrics for you.

[tartanarmy]

hehe the window lock confused me as to what it done for a while too.
Theres always something i dont know that someone else will ... no matter how trivial or funny better to ask than just not know i say , Also i bet anybody that usually ridicules over a question like that has more than likely suffered the same fate at some point so are slightly hipocritical



Knowledge is never a bad thing

[KenONeill]

I'll concede to thinking the centre position on the mirror adjuster was just "off" too, rather than "heaters available when HRW on". I was nearly right, in that it turns the mirror adjuster motors off, which is what I wanted to do!

[andrew_lumb]

edit: oops, completely the wrong thread! appologies

[AndrewTait]

I have encountered the opposite problem. I have 2 young kids, and have the rear windows switched off, but occationally catch the kiddie switch and switch them on, only to realise when the girls are leaning out of the back windows!!!

[KenONeill]

Originally Posted by AndrewTait

I have encountered the opposite problem. I have 2 young kids, and have the rear windows switched off, but occationally catch the kiddie switch and switch them on, only to realise when the girls are leaning out of the back windows!!!

Might one suggest using applied psychology when you catch them doing it then?