General Information About Preconditioning; Preconditioning The Car - Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Owner's Manual

General information about
preconditioning
The climate in the car's passenger compart-
ment can be preconditioned (p. 129) (accli-
matised) before departure, in both hot and
cold climates.
With preconditioning of the
V60 Plug-in Hybrid the energy needs during
the journey are reduced - the electricity mile-
age is extended. For this reason, use precon-
ditioning to enable the use of the battery
power 2 for driving.
NOTE
During preconditioning of the passenger
compartment, the car works to reach com-
fort temperature and not the temperature
set in the climate control system.
Warming-up includes the passenger com-
partment, windows and front seats if desired.
When the passenger compartment is being
cooled (when the car is not plugged into the
mains power circuit)* energy is drawn from
the hybrid battery, correspondingly reducing
mileage on electricity.
If the car is cooled when it is not plugged into the mains power circuit then preconditioning draws energy from the hybrid battery.
2
NOTE
The car's doors and windows should be
closed during the preconditioning of the
passenger compartment.
Related information
•
Preconditioning - setting (p. 130)
04 Climate control

Preconditioning the car

Preconditioning of the car is possible when it
is plugged into the mains power circuit (p.
293).
•
In a cold climate the fuel-driven heater
heats both the engine and the passenger
compartment - the electrically-driven
heater only heats the passenger compart-
ment before departure.
•
In a hot climate the AC system cools the
passenger compartment.
Preconditioning the car reduces wear.
Condensation may form during precondition-
ing, see General information about precondi-
tioning (p. 129).
NOTE
Preconditioning is possible even when the
car is not connected to the mains.*
NOTE
During preconditioning of the passenger
compartment, the car works to reach com-
fort temperature and not the temperature
set in the climate control system.
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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129