Wing Mirrors - Luxury Pack

[VWKev]

Anyone got the lux pack ?

When I park I always put the mirrors on so that they retract, but once or twice when I have got into the car I set them to L to open them and sometimes it just doesnt recognise that I've set them to L. They just stay closed. I then turn it to off/retract position, then back to L and they open.

Am I doing something wrong ? Or do I have an intermittant fault ?

[Ivan]

Oh joy, sounds just like my mk5.  It does it now and again, VW still cost cutting switches 

[VWKev]

Oh joy, sounds just like my mk5.  It does it now and again, VW still cost cutting switches 

Ahh so this is a common 'fault' with the mirrors ?

[Rolfe]

Mine are fine.  Not had a problem at all.  And I always fold them when I'm reversing into my garage, so that means every day.  Mind you, I only recently started leaving them at L and just switching between folded and L, since someone pointed out that's how to get them to swivel on reverse.  Still not had a problem though.

Rolfe.

[p3asa]

Yeah I've had that problem twice, yesterday and today funnily enough.
Yesterday I tried about 3 times turning the switch back and forward but the mirrors wouldn't rotate back so I started to drive and the mirrors flipped open.

The switch feels really flimsy to me.

[avalon]

This is pretty poor from a reliability & design perspective. I've spec'd this pack on the basis that they /automatically/ retract when you lock/unlock the doors.

I didn't think VW would have such an outdated system as having to manually fick a switch; even my Alfa does the business on the remote!


Ava

[keelaw]

Agreed Ava, it is pretty poor that you can't do it via remote.

Also once you've turned the ignition off you can only do it if you haven't opened your drivers door.

Still shows the value of these forums that you get this kind of detailed info!!

[Masher]

Mine are exactly the same Kev, the switch kind of crunches when I turn past the L position, is yours the same? Hard to describe but definitely feels like something not right as you turn it past the L position. I'm gonna get them to have a look at it.

[VWKev]

Mine are exactly the same Kev, the switch kind of crunches when I turn past the L position, is yours the same? Hard to describe but definitely feels like something not right as you turn it past the L position. I'm gonna get them to have a look at it.

I think mine is the same, I'll pay more attention to that.

I was thinking about getting them to look at it but I felt it was kinda trivial, but now you have mentioned it I may do it.

[Neil gti]

ive got the lux pack and when i picked the car up i asked the dealers if they could set the mirrors to fold in and out when car is locked etc, they said it cannot be done, it can only be done manually, not had any problems with switch thou, anybody know any different ?