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Nicaf · Jun 14th, 2003, 05:20 AM

My MCS is fitted with heated mirrors. The only thing is that they seem to be on all the time.

Its been 21 degrees C today, and guess what.....the mirrors are hot?? Why? To evaporate the rain of an English summer??!!

Took it to the dealer and they say that there's nothing wrong and they are on all the time as per the detail in the handbook!

Has anyone noticed that their mirrors are on all the time? or am I being BS'd by the dealer?

Hell I might be losing some valuable BHP as energy diverted into powering my mirrors, and not the engine!

Pamlico · Jun 14th, 2003, 05:28 AM

Your mirrors are working correctly - they are heated whenever the car is running.

stuartkey · Jun 14th, 2003, 06:37 AM

Hopefully they get hot enough to fry all the spiders that keep crawling into my mirrors to build webs

Paul · Jun 14th, 2003, 07:19 AM

Agreed, as the others have already said, it's normal.

Strange as it may seem.

sjbartnik · Jun 14th, 2003, 11:23 PM

Yeah, they are on all the time.

I don't think the electrical demand of the mirror heaters is going to cause any significant or even noticeable power drain.

Now what causes a power drain is that electric power steering pump! Turn the steering wheel while the car is stopped and watch all the lights dim and the engine rpm drop as it struggles to turn the alternator due to the electrical demand imposed by the pump.

Jun 14th, 2003, 05:20 AM	#1
Nicaf MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chelmsford Local Time: 05:31 PM Posts: 47 Offline	Heated mirrors My MCS is fitted with heated mirrors. The only thing is that they seem to be on all the time. Its been 21 degrees C today, and guess what.....the mirrors are hot?? Why? To evaporate the rain of an English summer??!! Took it to the dealer and they say that there's nothing wrong and they are on all the time as per the detail in the handbook! Has anyone noticed that their mirrors are on all the time? or am I being BS'd by the dealer? Hell I might be losing some valuable BHP as energy diverted into powering my mirrors, and not the engine! Chili Red MCSC Last edited by gromit : Jun 14th, 2003 at 07:02 AM.

Jun 14th, 2003, 07:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 05:31 PM Posts: 41,213 Online	Agreed, as the others have already said, it's normal. Strange as it may seem. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 14th, 2003, 11:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
sjbartnik MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Local Time: 12:31 PM Posts: 629 Offline	Yeah, they are on all the time. I don't think the electrical demand of the mirror heaters is going to cause any significant or even noticeable power drain. Now what causes a power drain is that electric power steering pump! Turn the steering wheel while the car is stopped and watch all the lights dim and the engine rpm drop as it struggles to turn the alternator due to the electrical demand imposed by the pump. Sean Bartnik 2003 MINI Cooper S

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Jun 14th, 2003, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pamlico Dead Man's Curve? Feh. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Local Time: 12:31 PM Posts: 1,180 Offline	Your mirrors are working correctly - they are heated whenever the car is running.

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stuartkey MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Local Time: 04:31 PM Posts: 276 Offline	Hopefully they get hot enough to fry all the spiders that keep crawling into my mirrors to build webs

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