New Scirocco question for owners

**maisbitt** · 06-02-2009,01:29 PM

With the cold weather, and ice-a-plenty, I was wondering about the windows that automatically drop on the doors about 1/2 an inch when the door is opened.

Has anyone had trouble with getting the windows to drop when they're icy, or do VW just expect you to scrape all windows before you open the door in icy weather?

**Hogwarty** · 06-02-2009,06:05 PM

That’s an interesting (and very topical) question Maisbitt.
Either they’d anticipated it and there’s some feature to deal with frozen windows and doors, or some poor sod at VW is now sitting murmuring “Ah – scheiβe...”

**scott007118** · 07-02-2009,11:10 PM

The a4 convertible windows drop when you open the doors because obviously there's no frame to them and yes it can be a problem in the freezing weather.

**Crasher** · 07-02-2009,11:18 PM

TT's have problems with this system.

**maisbitt** · 09-02-2009,09:27 AM

I'd just wondered, seeing as I (and most other driver, im sure) keep the ice scraper in the car. With the Scirocco, I suppose i'd have to keep it in the house to scrape the car before opening it.

Not sure what the engineering solution would be (a partially heated side window that zaps the ice on the bottom inch of the window when you blip the key fob? Probably much too expensive and complicated), but it's not as if Germany never gets ice to have not given it any thought themselves.

If the window was to only drop when the car door was being closed, then you could open the door and get your scraper to scrape.

I think I could live with the ice issue if and when I get a Scirocco (probable next car in Sept 09 or Mar 10, if the TDI170 is put in).

**ryancooke** · 10-02-2009,08:42 PM

keep the de-icer and scraper in the boot, simple

Ravens · 05-03-2009,12:45 PM

Yes up here in the Edinburgh Alps my wife had to drive 5 miles to work with the window down as it would not go back up till the car had thawed later in the day. Not much fun at -3degrees.

**wigit** · 12-03-2009,12:28 AM

don't even bother with deicer use warm tap water (not boiling) and does the trick on the seals

**golf_bhoy87** · 07-04-2010,11:13 PM

my old boy just got a scirocco the other week...have to say every1 in the house thinks its a nonsense idea...i dont know what vw were thinking with this 1!

**Crasher** · 08-04-2010,08:59 AM

Put it this way, whether you don’t like it or not you cannot argue with the fact it sells and the owners love them and after all, that is what being in business is all about, shifting product…