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[terry paget]

2000 2.5 petrol estate
Rear screen heater not working, though 40A fuse 34 is OK. Also satnav plugged into rear socket not working, though neon in cable glows. Satnav works Ok in 3.2 saloon.

[05omegav6]

 Do the heated mirrors still work? They're on the same circuit... if not, suspect the relay Is the screen heater a sudden total failure or has it gradually gotten worse over time?

Does the sat nav work if plugged into the front lighter socket? Though if the light in the plug illuminates then it is receiving power, pointing to a plug issue on the unit or its cable...

[terry paget]

Heated mirrors work, get quite hot; rear screen stone cold after 10 minutes being on. Fault is sudden. Guess it's a connection failure somewhere. Satnav now works OK on both sockets; don't know what happened there. There are two cables in corrugated rubber 'hoses' going into the tailgate, but where the connectors are goodness knows. Any idea?

[05omegav6]

Tailgate loom is the lefthand one iirc, plugs are either just above the boot headlining or up the D pillar from the light cluster, but about six years since I changed a tailgate

I can check definitively when I get home, but be about 4 am...

Peel the gaiter back if you can and look for obvious breaks

[terry paget]

Thanks Al. There is no hurry. All Omegas are running well, Meriva too. Just the Rover is in bits, and I suspect beyond economic repair.

[biggriffin]

Common rear screen failure, is broken traces on the window.

[robson]

Doesnt the rear cigar socket cut off after a certain time period.

[05omegav6]

Doesnt the rear cigar socket cut off after a certain time period.

Should do, 15 minutes iirc