Auxiliary Heating (Auxiliary Heating And Ventilation); Defrosting Windscreen - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Defrosting windscreen

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First read and observe the introductory information given on page 101.
Switching on/off
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Press the symbol button  » Fig. 109
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Press the symbol button  again or press the symbol button .
More air flows out of the air outlet vents 1
control is controlled automatically.

Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and ventilation)

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Switching on/off
Radio remote control
Conditions for switching on the auxiliary heating (parking heating and ventila-
tion), hereinafter referred to only as auxiliary heating.
The charge state of the vehicle battery is sufficient.
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A preset time is enabled in the Infotainment.
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The fuel supply is adequate (the warning icon  is not lit in the display of the
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instrument cluster).
A comfortable temperature is set.
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The blower is switched on.
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The air outlet vents are open.
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The air outlet is set to position  or .
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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).
Auxiliary heating (parking heating)
The auxiliary heating (parking heating) can be used when stationary, when the
engine is switched off to preheat the vehicle and while driving (e.g. during the
heating phase of the engine).
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Using the system
on page 101.
» Fig. 105 on page 96. The temperature
The auxiliary heater (parking heater) functions in connection with the air-condi-
tioning system or Climatronic.
The auxiliary heating (parking heating) also warms up the engine.
The auxiliary heating (parking heating) warms up the coolant by combusting 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.
WARNING
The auxiliary heating (parking heating) must never be operated in closed
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rooms – risk of poisoning!
The auxiliary heating (parking heating) must not be running during refuelling
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– risk of fire.
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 (parking heat-
ing), do not park the vehicle in such a way that the exhaust gases can come
into contact with highly flammable materials (e.g. dry grass) or easily inflam-
mable substances (e.g. spilt fuel) – risk of fire.
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CAUTION
The running auxiliary heating (parking heating) consumes fuel from the vehicle
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tank and automatically 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.
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