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Hi everyone,

 

quick question, my new A3 black edition is supposed to have heated wing mirrors as standard equipment.  I have tried to use them a couple of times to clear fogged up wing mirrors and nothing appears to happen ?  I have checked the manual and it says "dependent upon ambient temperature? for operation.

 

Is there a minimum temperature it has to be for them to operate ?

 

thanks

 

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I believe so Greg - something like 5 degrees. 
I do understand your frustration if that is so. Our non-Audi does the same, and you do need to clear them of mist. 
The 2006 A3 appears to demise them at any temperature, but latest one - probably not, but I could be wrong. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

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I have exactly the same problem. The dealer says they have never heard of this and the mirrors must be faulty. It’s booked in next Thursday but I think I’m going to be told it’s an ambient temperature issue which is stated in the handbook! Very poor visibility in wet weather if that’s the case though! Let’s see. 

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Car was in Dealer today. They say they cannot fix my problem and have ordered a new controller switch. I asked if this was an older version of the switch in order to bypass the temperature control but they were very deliberate in avoiding that situation only saying that a new switch is on order and that would fix the issue. The technician agreed with me at the start of the process that they were not working this morning in 12degrees and the rain droplets were visible even after a 20 min drive into the dealership. 

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I have a A3 Sport just three weeks old and the mirrors don't clear. I am awaiting the colder weather to see if they operate below the 5 degrees mentioned in an earlier post. On reading the manual I note that you have to have the control knob on the door panel in the correct position for the heating process to work and also it states that the heating is  outside temperature dependent.

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Hello Betty, you are experiencing exactly the same issue as I have. My gripe is that in rainy weather the mirrors should clear when switched on . Audi are trying to be too clever here and , in my opinion, this is dangerous as it leads to poor vision . My car actually cleared the mirrors on one day last week when the outside temperature was 1 deg. I am booked in to Stirling Audi in mid November so let’s see if they actually fit an older controller which will negate the temperature setting which looks like being a problem. I will keep you informed when they fit the new controller. They haven’t admitted anything so I’m only guessing that this is the plan to sort me out! 

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This is my strategy too.  I am waiting for the colder weather to see if they clear.  They do not clear water droplets caused by condensation overnight.

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Fun fact! 
In times gone by, “Wing mirrors” were actually positioned on the wing!  Strange but true 

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37 minutes ago, enc said:

Fun fact! 
In times gone by, “Wing mirrors” were actually positioned on the wing!  Strange but true 

Indeed they did, I had a Mk1 and a Mk2 Ford Escort back the day and both had wing mirrors on the wings !

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Funny, how we (myself included) still refer to them as wing mirrors when its 30 odd years since they were positioned on the wing 

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 I have a 74 plate A3 sport which is currently at the dealers been for two days with no heated mirrors. My partners car is the same age and model, I had to take it in to the dealership to show that even at 15 degrees outside her mirrors heated up fine.  This is my fifth of this shape all except this one the mirrors heat up,  mine have not worked since delivery, and it is so dangerous on misty damp mornings. I have to clean when I leave for work and wipe again part way through on a 15 minute journey. I know that my car has also had a technical upgrade to the software to sort a plethora of issues on the mmi. If it is set to 5 degrees I guarantee I will be speaking to customer services pointing out it is dangerous. From what Sam said above it would appear some are fitted with different control modules and mine is one so probably without admitting it Audi have realised they have messed up again trying to be too smart. 

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