Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual page 212

CLIMATE
Parking climate (preconditioning)
The climate in the passenger compartment can
be preconditioned and maintained, even when
the vehicle is parked. For full functionality, the
vehicle's charging cable must be connected.
Parking climate/preconditioning and maintaining pas-
senger compartment climate comfort is controlled from
the Parking climate tab in the center display's Climate
view.
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Preconditioning
Preconditioning the vehicle before driving can
help reduce wear and reduce energy consump-
tion during a trip.
NOTE
Full preconditioning is only possible when the
vehicle's charging cable is connected.
In other cases, the passenger compartment
can be cooled for 3 minutes in warm weather.
This function is started from the
climate
tab in the center display's Climate
view.
With the charging cable connected, precondition-
ing can be started immediately or a timer function
can start this procedure at a later time.
This feature utilizes several of the vehicle's sys-
tems:
•
The High Voltage Coolant Heater (HVCH)
warms the hybrid battery and passenger
compartment in cold weather.
•
In warm weather, the ventilation system will
attempt to cool the passenger compartment
to the current ambient temperature.
•
In warm weather, the air conditioning system
will cool the passenger compartment to a
comfortable temperature.
•
The electrically heated steering wheel and
seats can be activated.
•
Heating for the windshield, tailgate window
and door mirrors can be activated.
If preconditioning is used in warm weather, a cer-
tain amount of water may condense under the
vehicle, which is normal.
When preconditioning is used, this system will
attempt to establish a comfortable temperature in
the passenger compartment but not necessarily
the temperature currently set in the climate
Parking
system.
Maintaining a comfortable passenger
compartment climate
The climate in the passenger compartment can
be maintained even when the vehicle is parked
and the engine is turned off (e.g., if anyone
intends to remain in the vehicle).
This function can only be direct-started.
This function utilizes several of the vehicle's sys-
tems:
•
Residual heat from the engine is used help
keep the passenger compartment warm in
cool temperatures.
•
In warm weather, the ventilation system will
attempt to cool the passenger compartment
to the current ambient temperature.
This function will not be activated if the vehicle is
locked from the outside in order to avoid using