Switching On/Off - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

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The engine is also preheated when the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
not running;
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It warms up the coolant by burning fuel from the vehicle tank. The coolant
warms up the air, which (if the blower speed is not set to zero) flows into the
passenger compartment.
Auxiliary ventilation
The auxiliary ventilation enables fresh air to flow into the vehicle interior by
switching off the engine, whereby the interior temperature is effectively de-
creased (e.g. with the vehicle parked in the sun).
WARNING
The auxiliary heating must never be operated in closed rooms - risk of poi-
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soning!
The auxiliary heating must not be running during refuelling - risk of fire.
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The exhaust pipe of the auxiliary heating is located on the underside of the
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vehicle. Therefore, if you wish to operate the auxiliary heating, do not park the
vehicle in such a way that the exhaust gases can come into contact with high-
ly flammable materials (e.g. dry grass) or easily inflammable substances (e.g.
spilt fuel).
CAUTION
The running auxiliary heater consumes fuel from the vehicle tank and automati-
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cally controls the filling level. If only a low quantity of fuel is present in the fuel
tank, the function of the auxiliary heating is blocked.
The exhaust pipe of the auxiliary heating, which is located on the underside of
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the vehicle, must not be clogged and the exhaust flow must not be blocked.
If the auxiliary heating and ventilation is running, the vehicle battery discharges.
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If the auxiliary heating and ventilation has been operated several times over a
longer period, the vehicle must be driven a few kilometres in order to recharge
the vehicle battery.
Note
The auxiliary heating only switches the blower on, if it has achieved a coolant
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temperature of approx. 50 °C.
At low outside temperatures, this can result in a formation of water vapour in
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the area of the engine compartment. This is quite normal and is not an operating
problem.
The air inlet in front of the windscreen must be free of e.g. ice, snow or leaves
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to ensure that the auxiliary heating and cooling system operates properly.

Switching on/off

Fig. 87 Button for switching on/off the system directly on the operating
part of the air conditioning/Climatronic
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 88.
Switching on
Manually using the button on the operating part of
the air conditioning/Climatronic. The warning light in
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the button lights up.
Manually using the radio remote control.
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Automatically through the configured and activated
departure time.
Switching off
Manually using the button on the operating part of
the air conditioning/Climatronic. The warning light in
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the button goes out.
Manually using the radio remote control.
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Automatically when the pre-set departure time is
reached or when the pre-set run time has elapsed.
Automatically when the indicator light lights up .
Automatically when the charge state of the vehicle
battery dropped too far.
After switching the system off, the auxiliary heating will continue running a little
while longer in order to burn the remaining fuel in the auxiliary heater. Exhaust
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fumes from the system will thus be directed outside.
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