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hi all,
my heated rear window is working but seems very slow at demisting the cars rear window, is that normal or is there a fault, if so has any one any advice they could offer thanks

john

I had this problem on my 1990 S4, the HRW worked but seemed very slow. The switch has more than one setting, and one of the fuses had failed on the fuse board under the passenger footwell.
I replaced the fuse and all was well, I never found the reason for failure. Hopefully it is just that on yours, it sounds like it as if the wires to the tailgate were broken it would not work at all.

hey thankyou so much that advice is brilliant
best wishes
john

It does also have a high/low setting I think, but I forgot how the switch operates. Do you push for low and turn for high? Somebody will varify this hopefully.

Hi

From memory....(as don`t use mine anymore as my rear is tinted) you push once for instant heat which runs for 20 minutes (i think) and you twist to the right for permanent demisting at a slightly lower power... you can do BOTH for maximum effect....

All the best Brett

thanks that great

just out of interest, have you any idea how to remove the rear center consol, i would like to get my re covered, is it easy or a night mare job

john

Just been out in mine ( '91 S4 ) and your right Brett Your memory is holding up better than you think.

John, did you find out how to remove the consul?

hi lee,

no have not removed it yet or found out

any ideas
john

Looks like you need to take the rear seats out, which on mine are glued in, to get to any fixings. I'm going to re-dye the leather in mine an some point, I can get the front seats out, but I'm thinking of masking the read windows and throwing a tin of dye over the back to do the seats and consul.