Wing Mirrors not folding in

[gtd2010]

Hi everyone,

I have recently purchased a MK7 GTD but i don't have an option to fold in the wing mirrors and they also don't fold in when I lock the car. To fold them in I literally have to push in the mirrors.

Has anyone else on here encountered this problem?

I am in Ireland and this feature was standard on my MK6 GTD so I presumed it was standard on this car also. I know from reading this forum that it is definitely standard on British cars.

I called up Volkswagen customer services and the lady on the phone told me that this feature was standard on the GTI and not the GTD even though it is listed under standard features on volkswagen.ie website.

Also, is there anyway I can programme the car so I can fold in the wing mirrors electronically?

Btw, my car was built in week 51 of this year.

Thank you.

Chris

[stuart.cameron]

Pretty sure you have to turn the dial for your mirrors to the fold position for this to work. I may be wrong...

[Jimble]

Should be standard, there is a setting in the "CAR" menu i think for them to fold on lock, failing that there should be a position on the adjuster knob to fold them when needed.

[corgi]

Should be standard, there is a setting in the "CAR" menu i think for them to fold on lock, failing that there should be a position on the adjuster knob to fold them when needed.

They are in the UK... but are they standard fitment in Ireland???

[gtd2010]

Hi,

I have no fold position on the dial at all. All i have is L O R and a position to heat the wing mirrors.

Thanks for your reply.

Chris

[gtd2010]

Should be standard, there is a setting in the "CAR" menu i think for them to fold on lock, failing that there should be a position on the adjuster knob to fold them when needed.

Hi,

Even in the car menu's there is no option at all for fold in mirrors. There is no mention of mirrors at all.

This was standard on my MK6 GTD and it is also standard on my mothers new MK7 highline golf and it is also listed as standard equipment on the volkswagen website but for some reason its not on my car at all, so It kind of annoys me that I don't have it on my GTD .

It is rediculous having to manually push in the mirrors on such an expensive car.

Chris

[monkeyhanger]

If it is standard equipment on your car (GTD) on the VW website relevant to your territory (Volkswagen.ie) then you’ve got grounds for rejection or asking for some recompense in lieu of the missing feature.

Just had a look. It is on http://www.volkswagen.ie/en/models/golf-gtd/trimlines.s9_trimlevel_detail.suffix.html/golf~2Fgtd.html#/tab=14a71fce87c66f06af9cd70bcd8206a9

Under the safety section of standard equipment “Mirror package, electrically foldable exterior mirrors with curb view on passenger side”. I would go back to the dealer and at the very least would be asking how much it would cost to spec this on a new car, then be wanting the money lost if it can’t be retrofitted, or you could go down the rejection route if it is that important to you. Get a current version of the brochure and save the current version of the relevant web pages so that if they amend their website, you still have proof it was stated as standard equipment.

Anything else on standard spec list that isn’t on your car? Do the demos in at the dealership have folding mirrors not as an option? Were the mirrors standard way back to the point you ordered your car?

[gtd2010]

If it is standard equipment on your car (GTD) on the VW website relevant to your territory (Volkswagen.ie) then you’ve got grounds for rejection or asking for some recompense in lieu of the missing feature.

Just had a look. It is on http://www.volkswagen.ie/en/models/golf-gtd/trimlines.s9_trimlevel_detail.suffix.html/golf~2Fgtd.html#/tab=14a71fce87c66f06af9cd70bcd8206a9

Under the safety section of standard equipment “Mirror package, electrically foldable exterior mirrors with curb view on passenger side”. I would go back to the dealer and at the very least would be asking how much it would cost to spec this on a new car, then be wanting the money lost if it can’t be retrofitted, or you could go down the rejection route if it is that important to you. Get a current version of the brochure and save the current version of the relevant web pages so that if they amend their website, you still have proof it was stated as standard equipment.

Anything else on standard spec list that isn’t on your car? Do the demos in at the dealership have folding mirrors not as an option? Were the mirrors standard way back to the point you ordered your car?

Thanks very much for the reply.

As far as i know it has been standard since the MK6 GTD.

I will definitely be contacting the dealer again about this as it is really annoying me at this stage.

It wouldn't cause me to reject the car but I believe this should be standard on my car and I can't really understand how It would have been left out..

[gtd2010]

I have just contacted volkswagen customer services and am awaiting a reply

[gtd2010]

If it is standard equipment on your car (GTD) on the VW website relevant to your territory (Volkswagen.ie) then you’ve got grounds for rejection or asking for some recompense in lieu of the missing feature.

Just had a look. It is on http://www.volkswagen.ie/en/models/golf-gtd/trimlines.s9_trimlevel_detail.suffix.html/golf~2Fgtd.html#/tab=14a71fce87c66f06af9cd70bcd8206a9

Under the safety section of standard equipment “Mirror package, electrically foldable exterior mirrors with curb view on passenger side”. I would go back to the dealer and at the very least would be asking how much it would cost to spec this on a new car, then be wanting the money lost if it can’t be retrofitted, or you could go down the rejection route if it is that important to you. Get a current version of the brochure and save the current version of the relevant web pages so that if they amend their website, you still have proof it was stated as standard equipment.

Anything else on standard spec list that isn’t on your car? Do the demos in at the dealership have folding mirrors not as an option? Were the mirrors standard way back to the point you ordered your car?

Any demos I have seen had this feature and every other piece of equipment that should be standard is on the car so it is baffling me