General Information About Preconditioning - Volvo V60 PLUG-IN HYBRID Owner's Manual

04 Climate control
General information about
preconditioning
The climate in the car's passenger compart-
ment can be preconditioned (acclimatised)
before departure, in both hot and cold cli-
mates.
In different cases, the preconditioning uses
the car's fuel-driven and electrically-driven
heaters and the car's AC system:
•
In a cold climate the fuel-driven heater
heats both the engine and the passenger
compartment - the electrically-driven
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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.
During preconditioning in warm weather, con-
densation from the air conditioning may drip
under the car. This is normal.
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.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
NOTE
The compressor can operate and cool the
hybrid battery even when passenger com-
partment cooling is not selected or
required. The compressor emits noise.
NOTE
The car's doors and windows should be
closed during the preconditioning of the
passenger compartment.
Options for preconditioning
Select from the following:
•
parking inside (p. 137)
•
parking outside (p. 137).
Preconditioning can then be activated:
•
directly (p. 138) via the information dis-
play, remote control key* or mobile*
•
with timer (p. 139).
NOTE
Volvo recommends that you activate pre-
conditioning via the timer, and then have
the car connected to the mains power cir-
cuit.
Connection to the mains power circuit
The car can be preconditioned both when
connected (p. 302) and not connected* to the
mains power circuit.
When the car is plugged into the mains
power circuit
•
Heating/cooling can last up to 50
minutes.
•
Seat and steering wheel heating can be
activated during preconditioning.
When the car is not plugged into the
mains power circuit*
•
Heating can last up to 50 minutes.
•
Cooling takes place for 2-3 minutes.
During preconditioning, the electrically-driven
heater and AC system use power from the
hybrid battery. If the car is not connected to
the mains power circuit during precondition-
ing then the mileage for electric operation is
reduced accordingly.