Seat Tarraco 2022 Owner's Manual page 142

Automatic disconnection
The steering wheel heating will be switched off
automatically when any of the following condi-
tions are met:
●
Electrical energy consumption is too high.
●
The steering wheel heating system is faulty.
●
If the ignition is switched off.
Automatic connection (valid for hybrid vehi-
cles)
When the drive system is re-started within ap-
proximately 10 minutes, the last set heating
level activates automatically.
Windscreen heating
Fig. 115 Windscreen humidity and
temperature sensor.
140
Air conditioning
Fig. 116 Areas for placing electronic
accessories
The brake servo works only when the engine is
running.
The heated windscreen is comprised of a set
of heated wires placed between the layers of
the windscreen which, when electric current is
supplied to them, heat up and cause the tem-
perature of the glass to rise.
Its function is to assist the air-conditioning sys-
tem to prevent the windscreen from misting up
or to demist it faster if it does mist up.
The system can be switched on manually or
automatically.
Manual activation
●
Press the button in the air conditioning
settings in the infotainment system.
The heated windscreen is switched off based
on the outside temperature and, in any case,
after approximately 8 minutes.
Automatic activation
The heated windscreen switches on automati-
cally when a window is at risk of misting up.
●
Open the air conditioning settings in the info-
›››
tainment system page 137.
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Switch the automatic heated windscreen on
or off.
The automatic heated windscreen is switched
on, even when the air conditioning is switched
off.
Thermal windscreen using the defrost func-
tion
If the defrost function is switched on and a sen-
sor detects that the windscreen could mist up,
the heated windscreen switches on.
When does the heated windscreen switch
off?
The heated windscreen switches off when one
of the following conditions is met:
●
Power consumption is too high.
●
The air conditioner fuse is faulty.
●
If the preset time has elapsed.
Location of electronic accessories
The windscreen heating has a film that reflects
infra-red rays. This film interferes with the op-
eration of electronic accessories (e.g. remote
tolls or similar devices). To avoid this, there are