Your 1st winter as a Scirocco owner

[Chungster]

yeah read about them snow socks last year..but think u do need to stay on snow with those. think they get ripped if driving on wet tarmac so creates issue of putting on / removing etc.

Winter tyres is the way to go.

Think Stuaz has got more snow than me!!

[char]

yeah read about them snow socks last year..but think u do need to stay on snow with those. think they get ripped if driving on wet tarmac so creates issue of putting on / removing etc.

Winter tyres is the way to go.

Think Stuaz has got more snow than me!!

Autosocks are well worth the money. I live about 100yards down a lane from a B road and had to dig my way out last year to the road which took hours! Now I've got some Autosocks I can just drive to the main road and then remove them, so highly recommend them when you dont need/want full winter tyres. You can use them on tarmac but it obviously wears them out quickly as they are fabric based.

[Billc]

Trying to decide if I should clear it and venture to the local supermarket for supplies in case I get snowed in next week!!

I just did that and managed my usual trick of opening the door, reaching in to start the engine and the bleeding wipers were left on auto so they immediately swept the screen and dumped what snow there was inside the car Still, it's only -4C out there, what better day could there be for cleaning out the interior?

[albertz33]

Was out again today after a frsh fall of 4" last night, I can confirm these Autosocks are brilliant!! You immediatley notice how little grip the back of the car has, but the socks just keep pulling! Well worth the £60, i cant justify £700 for winter tyres as i only have the car for 1 more year. Looking at them i find it hard to see just how they work, but they do!

If you can still get them, its well worth it

[yellowplum]

Trying to decide if I should clear it and venture to the local supermarket for supplies in case I get snowed in next week!!

I just did that and managed my usual trick of opening the door, reaching in to start the engine and the bleeding wipers were left on auto so they immediately swept the screen and dumped what snow there was inside the car Still, it's only -4C out there, what better day could there be for cleaning out the interior?

Mine did that last time, although what was worse was that the window came down and but didn't realise it didn't go quite back into place so as I was scraping all the snow went in the car!

[Chungster]

Well cleared the car, made sure windows didn't refreeze after de icing them (I poured warm water on them first) and they dropped fine!

Filled up with VPower and done the shopping at tesco although I forgot 1 thing. Doh

Roads are mega dodgy tho. Even crawling at less than 10 mph there is soo little grip. Could feel the car sliding all the time. Some people tho were driving at much faster speeds. Hope they've got winter tyres.

One idiot almost hit me on a roundabout cos he came towards it too fast.

[drowned_in_sound]

here's a device which claims to heat up a car before you get into it.

http://www.parkingheater.co.uk/products ... eater.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Andy-GTI]

If you cant get hold of snow socks at this time of year, get some off cuts of carpet and throw them in the boot.

If you get stuck, stick the carpet down at the front wheels and you'll pull away no probs.

[albertz33]

The only two outlets that Autosock ( according to Autosock ) sell to are:

http://www.roofbox.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ( having difficulty with stock )

http://www.brindleychains.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ( website down! )

There are other types of socks, some are on Amazon, but i cant speak for how good / bad they are.

[RW1]

The VW dealers sell them.

Like this (but its out of stock at the mo. at this one)
http://www.shop4volkswagen.co.uk/produc ... _00H091154" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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[RW1]

Another for some who may not being using their Sciroccos at the moment due to the weather...........

Mine has been stood outside since last Friday. Checked the battery voltage with a digital volt meter this morning (4 days without running) ... 12.02 volts.

Not so bothered about the lowish volts reading generally but a battery that is fairly discharged can freeze in this state. It is more prone if temps go low enough as around here yesterday at -15'C.

Engine not running and the battery still connected to the Scirocco. Let it settled for a while.... eg. about 5 to 6 hours minmum.

100% charged - 12.60 volts
75% charged - 12.40 volts
50% charged - 12.20 volts
25% charged - 12.00 volts
0% charged - 11.70 volts or less

Ring SmarCharger RSC4.jpg

Popped one of these these on. It has good AC voltage filtering so no need to disconnect the battery and loose settings and causes no damage the Sciroccos electronics. Just clip it onto the battery terminals. Similar units also regulate but this one is waterproof (there may be others ). It voltage regulates/cycles so won't overcharge the battery.

Useful Link on Suitable Chargers

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[jmotero]

Post some pics!

[Westfaliaman]

Hi, just had my scirocco for a fortnight now , well pleased so far.Thought just occurred to me, if winter and a bad frost, what way do the windows react when you try to open the car.Has anyone had issues with them sticking and not dropping the usual centimetre or so when the remote is clicked?
Thanks,
Sam

[Shaun]

Try a search, quite a few threads on this

http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... dows+stuck" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Deacon]

Hi, just had my scirocco for a fortnight now , well pleased so far.Thought just occurred to me, if winter and a bad frost, what way do the windows react when you try to open the car.Has anyone had issues with them sticking and not dropping the usual centimetre or so when the remote is clicked?
Thanks,
Sam

If you do a search you'll find plenty about this.

If you leave your car outside in the winter and we have the sort of temperatures we've had the last couple of years then yes the doors will freeze shut.

[Deacon]

Oops Shaun beat me to it!

[Shaun]

Krytox made my winter better :-)

[Deacon]

I found gummifledge helped - windows didn't stick on any but the very worst / coldest days.

[martdy]

Please stop talking of winter .We haven't had summer yet

[RW1]

VW have revised the lower window seals on either side since early this year. The seals now include a "lubrication" strip built in.

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