vw polo 1.0E 2001 - delayed electrics

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Sun 3 Feb 2013 18:24
vw polo 1.0E 2001 - delayed electrics - John 2901

my Daughter has recently bought the above car on a 51 reg.it has developed a rather unusual quirkyness. it starts first time every time but the wipers indicators heater blowers and heated rear screen do not function straight off.you need to sit for about 5 minutes with the engine running and then as if by magic everything comes to life.what could possibly be causing this?

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Sun 3 Feb 2013 19:23
vw polo 1.0E 2001 - delayed electrics - elekie&a/c doctor

I would suspect you have a possible power relay fault.Take a look in the cabin fusebox to locate a selection of relays.With the electrics working ok,pull out each in turn to establish which one cuts the problem circuits.May be an idea to check the fuse contacts for the relevant circuits.Another possible ,is a fault with the ignition switch,as this is a multi contact device.hth

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Sun 3 Feb 2013 21:53
vw polo 1.0E 2001 - delayed electrics - John 2901

Thank you

Will have a look tomorrow

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Sun 3 Feb 2013 23:24
vw polo 1.0E 2001 - delayed electrics - Crasher

Assuming this problem does not affect the headlights, elekie&a/c doctor is spot on. This will be a failure of what is known as the X relay which is at position 7 on the relay plate behind the drivers storage box and has the number 100 printed on top and is now VW part number 4H0 951 253 but it will have a different VW part number on it. It is around £13 from VW dealers. Its position is number 7 which is the lower row, first on the left.

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