heated wing mirrors

mbames · 13-01-2006, 13:45

Maybe a silly question, but I have a 2001 Octy Elegance and it has the switch on the drivers door for for heated mirrors, but I am not sure it does anything... should I feel the glass get warm if I turn it on? How can I check it does work?

M

150HP&counting · 13-01-2006, 13:49

Well when my L&K heated mirrors have been on recently in the frosty cold morning you can see the ice/ frost melting and giving off steam into the air - i belive that you have to have the rear heated screen on for the wing mirror heaters to function IIRC.

HTH,
Lee

ScoobyChris · 13-01-2006, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbames

Maybe a silly question, but I have a 2001 Octy Elegance and it has the switch on the drivers door for for heated mirrors, but I am not sure it does anything... should I feel the glass get warm if I turn it on? How can I check it does work?

Turn them on and get one of those little gardener's spray bottles and spray a light mist of water on the glass. It should disappear after a little while.

Saying that, the mirrors on my Fabia seemed quite pathetic compared to other cars with heated mirrors I've owned, so maybe this is a Skoda/VW trait - my dealer told me they were working fine....

Chris

mbames · 13-01-2006, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by 150HP&counting

i belive that you have to have the rear heated screen on for the wing mirror heaters to function IIRC.

I'll give that a whirl (and then I might try reading the manual!)

JohnMorr · 13-01-2006, 18:55

I too have a switch for the heated mirrors, but it's the same one as turns on the rear screen heater - they work as one. IIRC, the door-mounted switch for the electric wing mirrors (I presume that's the one you're referring to) has to be in the central position for the mirror heating elements to work.= (dunno why).

Give it a whirl!

mbames · 13-01-2006, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnMorr

I too have a switch for the heated mirrors, but it's the same one as turns on the rear screen heater - they work as one. IIRC, the door-mounted switch for the electric wing mirrors (I presume that's the one you're referring to) has to be in the central position for the mirror heating elements to work.= (dunno why).

Lol.. sounds weird! But still at work, so I will give it a go on my way home!

Lummox · 13-01-2006, 20:17

Thy work in the central position as if you dont want them on leave the switch on either left or right.

PDPower · 14-01-2006, 14:22

If they still dont work, carefully prize the glass off, on the back should be 2 small connecters plugged into the glass, it could just be someone has done a repair and not plugged them back in! If they are still on there, check for a live feed when its all turned on, with a test light. Quick and easy when you know how

Ernst Sittig · 14-01-2006, 16:27

The description above doesn't match my Octavia...

The mirror switch has three positions:
-bottom: R only (my vehicle is left hand driven)
-middle: L+R
-top: heater on but only if rear window heater is on

Maybe that's why it seems they don't work.

Good luck!

mbames · 14-01-2006, 18:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernst Sittig

The mirror switch has three positions:
-bottom: R only (my vehicle is left hand driven)
-middle: L+R
-top: heater on but only if rear window heater is on

That is similar as my switch layout (apart from I have a righthand drive, and therefore L, L+R, and heated).... However I have to confess I have not checked yet... maybe on the way back from work tonight!

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mbames Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Weymouth, Dorset Posts: 1,620 Members Car: Octavia 2001, 110TDi Elegance estate Thanks: 0 Thanked 71 Times in 63 Posts	heated wing mirrors Maybe a silly question, but I have a 2001 Octy Elegance and it has the switch on the drivers door for for heated mirrors, but I am not sure it does anything... should I feel the glass get warm if I turn it on? How can I check it does work? M

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150HP&counting Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 854 Members Car: Octavia 1.8 20V Turbo Laurin & Klement Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: heated wing mirrors Well when my L&K heated mirrors have been on recently in the frosty cold morning you can see the ice/ frost melting and giving off steam into the air - i belive that you have to have the rear heated screen on for the wing mirror heaters to function IIRC. HTH, Lee __________________ What is: Octavia vRS... Black Magic yet again... with plenty planned What was (May she RIP): Blk Magic Octy (Not quite a VRS) L&K,Climate,Heated leather,Cruise,Xenons, MODS(so far): Custom Code Phase II JBS-Forge-007P DV, Forge/Samco TIP, 18" Ace 205's, ABD/JBS CAI (*Wooosh), Audi TT 312mm Brakes

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JohnMorr Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canterbury, Kent Posts: 336 Members Car: Octavia II L&K 2.0 TDi DSG with lots of bells and whistles. Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: heated wing mirrors I too have a switch for the heated mirrors, but it's the same one as turns on the rear screen heater - they work as one. IIRC, the door-mounted switch for the electric wing mirrors (I presume that's the one you're referring to) has to be in the central position for the mirror heating elements to work.= (dunno why). Give it a whirl!

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PDPower Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: south east Posts: 33 Members Car: Fabia Vrs 2004 "54" Standard Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: heated wing mirrors If they still dont work, carefully prize the glass off, on the back should be 2 small connecters plugged into the glass, it could just be someone has done a repair and not plugged them back in! If they are still on there, check for a live feed when its all turned on, with a test light. Quick and easy when you know how

14-01-2006, 16:27	#9
Ernst Sittig Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 4 Members Car: Octavia Combi SLX TDI Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: heated wing mirrors The description above doesn't match my Octavia... The mirror switch has three positions: -bottom: R only (my vehicle is left hand driven) -middle: L+R -top: heater on but only if rear window heater is on Maybe that's why it seems they don't work. Good luck! __________________ Regards, Ernst

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