heated washer jets?

[njdudsbury]

Just a quick question.
I have the winter pack on my car and I have read somewhere that the washer jets are heated?
If so what do you have to have switched on to make them work?
Cheers

[calculon]

Yes, you have heated jets. To switch them on, you just have to turn on the ignition (they are always on iirc).

[ILoveTuna]

I know this has probably been asked previously but what does the winter pack consist of?

[calculon]

I'm not too sure if it's the same in the UK as in Belgium, but here it consists of:
- heated front seats
- heated washer jets
- headlamp washer jets (including a larger washer fluid bottle)

-edit-
And a low level washer fluid warning light.

[jmspear]

that's what it is in Sweden, as mine is a RHD import from sweden and it came with winter pack as std.

[ILoveTuna]

Interesting, i have head light washers but no heated seats. I dont think i have heated washer jets as they have not worked for the last week in the chilly conditions!!! 

[gazbutS3]

Interesting, i have head light washers but no heated seats. I dont think i have heated washer jets as they have not worked for the last week in the chilly conditions!!! 

I seem to remember something about the heated washers being connected to the heated rear screen, so when that is switched on so are the heated washer jets could be talkin arse though

[Norbreck21a]

Funny that, I have heated seats (leather upholstery) but no winter pack, hence no heated washer jets. However even though it's been below freezing for a week now, and today's temperatures were down as low as -8 deg C, my washer jets have worked all week.

Think it's got more to do with the quality and quantity of screen wash additive in your bottle than anything else.  

[Nasir]

Xenon lights have headlight washers, leather seats are heated.

[ILoveTuna]

Xenon lights have headlight washers, leather seats are heated.

I do have xenons so thats the reason for my highlight washers.. nice one.. 

[ub7rm]

Any idea how easy the low washer fluid warning is to retrofit?  Had this on the mk4 and really miss it.  Can't understand why it wasn't standard on the mk5 ...

[Richn83]

Saw someone comment on it, can remeber if they said you just need to fit the sensor, or if only the larger washer bottle has the hole for the sensor.... have a feeling it might have been in darrens build thread when he retro fitted his xenons!

[Drapoon]

I have the winter pack & heated door mirrors also which I assumed was part of the pack & not as standard?

If I have heated washer jets then they must be pretty cack as they haven't worked for the past week!

I do have heated seats, washer fluid level warning, headlight washer jets  

[Richn83]

heated electric mirrors were standard buddy, not sure if mine has winter pack but as I have xenons so washer fluid warning and headlamp washers and leather so heated seats its rather hard to tell    I have avoided washing the screen when freshly starting the car, and usually wait till engine warmed up and have been fine with the headlamp and washer jets not being frozen, but temps down in kent have only been down to -2.5 since I dug it out of the snow, so god knows how it would cope with being tup north! 

[dindi_boy]

I've just had the car idling for half an hour in the drive to get some heat into it (it was -16 here last night) and I noticed that the panel that the headlight jets are behind is stuck out on one side of the car. The other side of the car has returned to the closed position. I tried to defrost it and push it back in but don't want to force it. Am I right in saying that the headlight jets only work when the car is moving? Any advice on how to resolve this or is it a case of seeing what happens when the car finally gets defrosted and back on the road?

Thanks everyone!