Heated electric mirrors dying

[viio]

Hello,

The heated mirrors on my 2013 RS6 have stopped working, and they've also started getting "stuck" intermittently when they fold out. Normally I just flip the little button and they'll unfold correctly. However, the heaters have never worked. I do have a VCDS log entry for them. Has anyone else had issues with the mirrors?

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Address 42: Door Elect, Driver (J386)       Labels:. 4H0-959-793.clb
   Part No SW: 4G8 959 793 H    HW: 4G8 959 793 F
   Component: TSG FA        H04 0507  
   Revision: --------    Serial number: --------------
   Coding: 011F16015E21628002080003
   Shop #: WSC 02391 785 00200
   VCID: 45DC3A4905A12B13215-8010

1 Fault Found:
00920 - Heated Outside Mirrors; Driver Side (Z4) / Passenger Side (Z5) 
            012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit

Address 52: Door Elect, Pass. (J387)       Labels:. 4H0-959-792.clb
   Part No SW: 4G8 959 792 J    HW: 4G8 959 792 G
   Component: TSG BF        H03 0507  
   Revision: --------    Serial number: --------------
   Coding: 011F16015E21628002080002
   Shop #: WSC 02391 785 00200
   VCID: 46DE3D4538A7200B28F-8012

1 Fault Found:
00920 - Heated Outside Mirrors; Driver Side (Z4) / Passenger Side (Z5) 
            012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit

[Edmond]

I was wondering about this today - my facelift cars mirrors appear not to be heated which surprised me?!

[Saudirick]

Depends which position the switch is in. Only heated in the middle position if i remember correctly.
Mine struck a couple of times when folding in, but you can fold them in manually by pushing on them. A couple of times doing that and mine have not stuck once since

[Edmond]

Ah. Will check the switch.

[Edmond]

What an idiot. I'd never noticed that there was a heating sign on the mirror switch.

[Tadass910]

What an idiot. I'd never noticed that there was a heating sign on the mirror switch.

Happens sometimes to everyone

[drhex]

But mine are dying for real, anti dazzle still works but heating went, first on driver side, now on passenger. Glass is damn expensive. Anybody else?

[morski]

Its usually the wiring in the mirror itself. Either a broken wire or corrosion. The door panel would need to come off and the wis checked for load/continuity.