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SVOGT
02-03-2006, 07:28 PM
My MS6 GT supposedly has heated mirrors but I see no evidence that they work. Granted it has not been too cold here lately but my heated backlite works fine...
Can anyone comment on the mirrors? Do they have 'lines' like the rear window?
eE jeremy
02-04-2006, 12:11 AM
um, wait for your mirrors to frost over, then flip the switch?
Rainman
02-04-2006, 12:27 AM
I think that they are automatic when you turn on the defrost function on the windshield. I have had intermittent cold weather here with abundant amounts of frozen rain and ice. While I have had to scrape the windshield several times, I have never had to clean the mirrors. They always seem to clean themselves once the car is running. Furthermore, this evening when I drove into a heated underground parking garage, the windshield and mirrors momentarily started to fog up. As soon as I hit defrost, the windshield and mirrors cleared up right away.

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H2M
02-04-2006, 12:47 AM
I second that. Its pretty instant too.
XPLORx4
02-04-2006, 03:21 AM
The side mirrors defrost when the rear window defroster is active. Refer to pages 3-56 and 5-40 of your owner's manual for more detail.
Killer
02-04-2006, 10:43 AM
My Acura has them...on for one minute and its dry
SVOGT
02-04-2006, 11:03 AM
um, wait for your mirrors to frost over, then flip the switch?
I think that they are automatic when you turn on the defrost function on the windshield. I have had intermittent cold weather here with abundant amounts of frozen rain and ice. While I have had to scrape the windshield several times, I have never had to clean the mirrors. They always seem to clean themselves once the car is running. Furthermore, this evening when I drove into a heated underground parking garage, the windshield and mirrors momentarily started to fog up. As soon as I hit defrost, the windshield and mirrors cleared up right away.
R
I second that. Its pretty instant too.
The side mirrors defrost when the rear window defroster is active. Refer to pages 3-56 and 5-40 of your owner's manual for more detail.
My Acura has them...on for one minute and its dry
Thanks for all your comments....
I did read the manual & know how they are 'supposed' to work but I have not seen any evidence that they 'do' work. I'll just wait for the next cold morning & test them out again.