Hi All,

I've a mkiii Octy estate SE 2.0 TDI, DSG. I might be barking up the wrong tree but are the rear quarter panels heated? They have the heat track/band like the rear window but don't defrost the glass like the rear window does?

If anyone can shed some light (or heat!) on this I'd be grateful.

Cheers,

Mark

Not heat bands mate think its the ariels for your radio .

Just now, Mickvrs220 said:

Not heat bands mate think its the ariels for your radio .

Thanks for the outrageously fast reply Mickvrs220!😂

 

Ah, I thought they might be, that almost explains why the reception on DAB is pants too....

Thanks again

Mark

I thought they were alarm sensors to detect broken glass. Isn’t the radio aerial on the roof 

10 minutes ago, Kental said:

I thought they were alarm sensors to detect broken glass. Isn’t the radio aerial on the roof 

I think you're right, mine has a 'sharks fin' aerial to the rear of the vehicle..

They are aerials.

 

DAB has two, for better signal.

 

14 minutes ago, Kental said:

I thought they were alarm sensors to detect broken glass. Isn’t the radio aerial on the roof 

 

2 minutes ago, StriderDog said:

I think you're right, mine has a 'sharks fin' aerial to the rear of the vehicle..

that’s for the sat-nav (I think)

1 minute ago, SC03OTT said:

 

that’s for the sat-nav (I think)

@SC03OTT Thanks!👍

 

The wires are only on the estates & hatches have the same radio so I’m sticking with alarm sensors for the larger window 

9 minutes ago, SC03OTT said:

 

that’s for the sat-nav (I think)

S models with no Sat Nav still have shark fin. 

1 minute ago, Kental said:

The wires are only on the estates & hatches have the same radio so I’m sticking with alarm sensors for the larger window 

the top elements in the rear window of the hatch are for the radio. They’re not heating elements. 

Nor are they connected to the alarm.

It seems I've opened a can of worms and it's my first day, sorry guys!😳

 

12 minutes ago, Kental said:

S models with no Sat Nav still have shark fin. 

 

Not in the UK...

 

 

 

Edited 4 November, 20196 yr by silver1011

Oh dear - mine is a 2016 estate - racing blue and it has the shark fin aerial (I just checked)... I'm still trying to get my head round the dizzying list of ICE I have too...

Edited 4 November, 20196 yr by StriderDog

Page 146 of the owner's manual...

 

 

@silver1011 Thanks for this info, it makes sense as my 'utterly confusing ICE model' has FM/MW/LW radio as well as DAB/Satnav and SD card media (slot 1)..

Sorry for the incorrect information 

Definatly ariels in your your glass ,not alarm sensors thats covered by ultrasonics for interior ,fin on roof is gps locator so sat nav knows where you are .

12 hours ago, StriderDog said:

It seems I've opened a can of worms and it's my first day, sorry guys!😳

 

 

 ha ha ha...   Don't worry, most comments open a can of worms

 

As above - I'm sure the two aerials is for a system called Diversity - it improves the reception.  But the alarm theory is a non-starter - why just the rear quarters because no other windows are 'alarmed'? And if someone did break a window, well that's why the car has an interior alarm.

Edited 5 November, 20196 yr by Guest

Sorry for the alarm wild goose chase (not a great start to my Briskoda existence, I’ve not even got my car yet!!!)

It's a friendly enough place, we're all here to learn 👍

 

Edited 5 November, 20196 yr by silver1011

10 hours ago, silver1011 said:

It's a friendly enough place, we're all here to learn 👍

 

👍

On 04/11/2019 at 22:31, silver1011 said:

 

Not in the UK...

 

 

Also true for the rest of Europe. The standard radio antenna (on the limo/hatch, at least) is placed in the rear windshield. The topmost 2-3 rows of wire, the width of the third stop light, are not window heater/defroster but an antenna.

On 05/11/2019 at 10:03, Mickvrs220 said:

Definatly ariels in your your glass ,not alarm sensors thats covered by ultrasonics for interior ,fin on roof is gps locator so sat nav knows where you are .

Thanks for this @Mickvrs220!

3 hours ago, damjanev said:

 

Also true for the rest of Europe. The standard radio antenna (on the limo/hatch, at least) is placed in the rear windshield. The topmost 2-3 rows of wire, the width of the third stop light, are not window heater/defroster but an antenna.

Thanks @damjanev!