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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: gtiharry on 07 July 2013, 19:24
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does anyone know if they fold in when you turn off the engine?
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does anyone know if they fold in when you turn off the engine?
I'm 95% sure they fold when you lock the car
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
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great!
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
NICE, cheers Joe. How are you and your GTI getting along in this fine weather? :cool:
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one other question, i have ordered it with the 19" sanitagos do you get a spare wheel with it?
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
NICE, cheers Joe. How are you and your GTI getting along in this fine weather? :cool:
Haha fantastic :cool: We have a lovely promenade here in the west of Ireland and I was getting a lot of stares as I drove around today! The white really gleams in the sunshine!
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
NICE, cheers Joe. How are you and your GTI getting along in this fine weather? :cool:
Haha fantastic :cool: We have a lovely promenade here in the west of Ireland and I was getting a lot of stares as I drove around today! The white really gleams in the sunshine!
Good to hear pal :smiley:
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
For me I'd prefer it if they unfolded when the car was unlocked. Still, it's more than mine currently do!
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
For me I'd prefer it if they unfolded when the car was unlocked. Still, it's more than mine currently do!
No pleasing some people! :laugh:
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
For me I'd prefer it if they unfolded when the car was unlocked. Still, it's more than mine currently do!
No pleasing some people! :laugh:
Struggling to see why they only unfold on ignition and not unlock tbh
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Does seem a bit odd having them behave like that. On my mates focus they close on locking the car and open when the car is unlocked. Makes it really easy to glance at the car and know if it's locked or not.
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one other question, i have ordered it with the 19" sanitagos do you get a spare wheel with it?
I've ordered the Santiagos, but have no idea about a spare wheel and actually, thinking about it, I also have dynaudio ordered which does come with a spare wheel when ordered with 18's...hmm interesting one.
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Does seem a bit odd having them behave like that. On my mates focus they close on locking the car and open when the car is unlocked. Makes it really easy to glance at the car and know if it's locked or not.
Same on my Ford - you don't need the mirrors though unless you are going to drive? The unfold/fold operation always seems to be a waste when I'm just nipping into the car to grab something...
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Same on my Ford - you don't need the mirrors though unless you are going to drive? The unfold/fold operation always seems to be a waste when I'm just nipping into the car to grab something...
Well of course you don't (unless you are sat spying!), but it's nice to have them unfolded for when you wash the car. When nipping into the car to grab something, it might be unnecessary but it's not like you wasted effort yourself!
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Same on my Ford - you don't need the mirrors though unless you are going to drive? The unfold/fold operation always seems to be a waste when I'm just nipping into the car to grab something...
Well of course you don't (unless you are sat spying!), but it's nice to have them unfolded for when you wash the car. When nipping into the car to grab something, it might be unnecessary but it's not like you wasted effort yourself!
True that. The Ford has an additional button on the mirror controls so you can fold/unfold at will. Maybe the Golf will have one as well?
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I'm pretty sure it has a manual button too, and the auto stuff can be disabled of you want.
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Yes, you can still fold them manually using the little toggle mirror adjust button on the door, same as the MK6.
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I wouldn't want mine unfolding as I drive through my narrow garage doors!
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I wouldn't want mine unfolding as I drive through my narrow garage doors!
Exactly, this is what I use the manual fold mirrors button for in my Ford. Also, there are a couple of idiot traffic calming measures in Cambridge where hey put up posts 6' wide or something and being able to move the mirrors in saves the risk of a scrape!
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In that case ye may be better off disabling the auto fold and just using the knob on the door card manually to fold/unfold as you need.
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Yes, that's what I do now. Manual all the way!
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I like the way they fold at an upward angle rather than straight backwards :cool:
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I like the way they fold at an upward angle rather than straight backwards :cool:
Same, they look really cool folded like that!
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I like the way they fold at an upward angle rather than straight backwards :cool:
Same, they look really cool folded like that!
Won't they fill up with rain water?
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I like the way they fold at an upward angle rather than straight backwards :cool:
Same, they look really cool folded like that!
Won't they fill up with rain water?
This
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Won't they fill up with rain water?
To be honest, I've been thinking the same thing as well. Do they have drain holes built in.
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Yes. And unfold on ignition. Can be disabled if you want.
For me I'd prefer it if they unfolded when the car was unlocked. Still, it's more than mine currently do!
Just nipping to the car to retrieve something and the mirrors unfold? What a waste of battery that would be. You don’t need your mirrors until you start the car, makes more sense to link them to the ignition.
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Just nipping to the car to retrieve something and the mirrors unfold? What a waste of battery that would be. You don’t need your mirrors until you start the car, makes more sense to link them to the ignition.
Oh I know, imagine going to your car a couple of times to collect something and then bam, flat battery... :rolleyes: Seriously, it might be a "waste" but again, it hardly constitutes effort or waste on your part, and somehow I don't think the battery juice will suffer. For me it makes sense to have them fold/unfold on lock/unlock, that way you get a great visual clue if you can't remember locking your car.
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VW were thinking about the 0.01mpg it will add to your next journey when they decided not to unfold the mirrors until the ignition is on.
From an “is it locked or isn’t it?” prompt, I can see how the folding in/out on opening/closing would be useful.
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If they did open and close with the locks only, there would be no chance of draining the battery. If the battery is getting too low, the car will go into "economy mode" and stop operating the mirrors without the engine running, just like when turns the radio and interior lights off.
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Since my car doesn't "beep" when it is locked/alarmed if I am in a noisy environment, basically anywhere around town, I can't hear the click of the door locks engaging. I always look to confirm the mirrors are folding in.
So yeah mirrors should fold on lock/unlock not ignition. 100%.
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So yeah mirrors should fold on lock/unlock not ignition. 100%.
What if you have had to park with the near side really, really close to a wall or post? So close that you have needed to fold the mirror in to get it there. When you come back and unlock the car, what will happen?
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So yeah mirrors should fold on lock/unlock not ignition. 100%.
What if you have had to park with the near side really, really close to a wall or post? So close that you have needed to fold the mirror in to get it there. When you come back and unlock the car, what will happen?
I can't imagine why you'd ever do that. For the sake of what, 1-2 inches? You'd risk hitting the wall just manoeuvring. Anyway, unless you intend to roll the car in and out of this space then you'll hit the wall when you start the ignition and the mirrors fold anyway!
I'm not sure what my current car does. I can manually fold the mirrors (then park in a crazy position) but I don't know if the lock/unlock would then override this or not. If you really want to park like this then you'd need a car menu option that would override the lock/unlock or the ignition triggered folding. Either way you'll need one of these.
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So yeah mirrors should fold on lock/unlock not ignition. 100%.
What if you have had to park with the near side really, really close to a wall or post? So close that you have needed to fold the mirror in to get it there. When you come back and unlock the car, what will happen?
I don't know on the mk7, but on the mk6 if you had manually folded in the mirrors using the knob on the driver's door you would have to manually turn it back again to get them to fold out - so presumably if you've left it in the 'fold in' setting even when you turn the key on they won't come down unless you turn the knob.
Personally, I'd leave it in 'Auto' mode otherwise you'll be driving off with your mirrors still up, which I did on numerous occasions!
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Personally, I'd leave it in 'Auto' mode otherwise you'll be driving off with your mirrors still up, which I did on numerous occasions!
Yep, been there, done that! Haha.
Normally I don't notice until I use the indicator and find it is flashing in my face! Shows how much I use the mirrors... :embarrassed:
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Personally, I'd leave it in 'Auto' mode otherwise you'll be driving off with your mirrors still up, which I did on numerous occasions!
Yep, been there, done that! Haha.
Normally I don't notice until I use the indicator and find it is flashing in my face! Shows how much I use the mirrors... :embarrassed:
I always used to pride myself on looking in my mirrors - until I used to forget to fold them down, sometimes I wouldn't realise for nearly 10 mins :lipsrsealed: :shocked: