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 112.
Switching on/off
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Press the symbol button  » Fig. 110
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Press the symbol button  again or press the symbol button .
More air flows out of the air outlet vents 1
ture 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 the functioning of auxiliary heating (Aux. heating and ventilation),
hereinafter referred to only as auxiliary heating (Aux. heating).
The charge state of the vehicle battery is sufficient.
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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).
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).
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.
on page 112.
» Fig. 106 on page 107. The tempera-
The auxiliary heating (parking heating) warms up the coolant by combusting fuel
from the vehicle tank. The coolant heats air flowing into the passenger compart-
ment (as long as the blower fan speed
on page 112 is not set to zero).
WARNING
The auxiliary heater (independent vehicle heater) must never be operated in
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closed rooms (e.g. garages) – risk of poisoning!
The auxiliary heating (parking heating) must not be running during refuelling
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– risk of fire.
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The exhaust pipe of the auxiliary heating is located underneath the vehicle.
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Therefore, if you wish to operate the auxiliary heating (parking heating), do
not park the vehicle in such a way that the exhaust gases can come into con-
tact with highly flammable materials (e.g. dry grass) or easily inflammable sub-
stances (e.g. spilt fuel) – risk of fire.
CAUTION
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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
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present in the fuel tank, the auxiliary heater switches itself off.
The exhaust pipe of the auxiliary heating, which is located underneath the vehi-
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cle, must not be clogged up and the exhaust flow must not be blocked.
If the auxiliary heating is running, the vehicle battery discharges. If the auxiliary
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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 (aux. heating) switches on the blower
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page 108 or » Fig. 110 on page 112 only if it has achieved a coolant temperature
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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.
So that warm air can flow into the vehicle interior after switching on the auxili-
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ary heating, you must maintain the comfort temperature normally selected by
you, leave the fan switched on and leave the air outlet vents in an open position.
It is recommended to put the air flow in the position  or .
» Fig. 108 on page 108 or » Fig. 110
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» Fig. 108
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Heating and air-conditioning
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