Electric mirror fault

grechers · 19-08-2007, 13:06

Hi folks,

Ive had a fault develop with my superb electric folding mirrors. I folded them in with the switch last week when i was in the city. when i came to drive home, i could not fold them out with the switch, so they were stuck. We carefully folded them out by hand so the car was safe to get home. But obviously they are not 'clipped' into the correct points as the motors are stuck shut.

Any ideas?

As an aside the battery is now kaput as well! I have it on a charger at the minute but as ive read on here they can fail so its probably time for a new one as its still the original.

Car is 03 1.9 elegance.

20VLIL · 19-08-2007, 20:11

I gather you mean both mirrors mate???
Check the obvious as you are already...sounds like a new battery could be the answer, as you say, the Superb has been known to flatten batteries fairly rapidly in the past...
Let us know how you get on...at least when your current battery has charged

pete1234 · 21-08-2007, 17:53

hi, this happened me when i first purchased my superb, i folded the mirrors as i was staying in a B&B which was on a narrow street, and the next morning they would not fold back out, it turns out that these folding mirrors are on a circuit breaker which in time resets itself, Reckon mine were probably never folded and were a bit seized, since this happened i regularly fold them in and out and problem has not occured since,
Hope this helps.

19-08-2007, 13:06	#1
grechers Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SW Scotland Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Electric mirror fault Hi folks, Ive had a fault develop with my superb electric folding mirrors. I folded them in with the switch last week when i was in the city. when i came to drive home, i could not fold them out with the switch, so they were stuck. We carefully folded them out by hand so the car was safe to get home. But obviously they are not 'clipped' into the correct points as the motors are stuck shut. Any ideas? As an aside the battery is now kaput as well! I have it on a charger at the minute but as ive read on here they can fail so its probably time for a new one as its still the original. Car is 03 1.9 elegance. Last edited by grechers; 20-08-2007 at 17:26.

19-08-2007, 20:11	#2
20VLIL Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle Of Wight Posts: 800 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Electric mirror fault I gather you mean both mirrors mate??? Check the obvious as you are already...sounds like a new battery could be the answer, as you say, the Superb has been known to flatten batteries fairly rapidly in the past... Let us know how you get on...at least when your current battery has charged __________________ NIGHTFIRE BLUE SUPERB COMFORT 2.5TDI V6!!! NOW SOLD

21-08-2007, 17:53	#3
pete1234 Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 58 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Electric mirror fault hi, this happened me when i first purchased my superb, i folded the mirrors as i was staying in a B&B which was on a narrow street, and the next morning they would not fold back out, it turns out that these folding mirrors are on a circuit breaker which in time resets itself, Reckon mine were probably never folded and were a bit seized, since this happened i regularly fold them in and out and problem has not occured since, Hope this helps.

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