Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 123

CAUTION
The running auxiliary heater consumes fuel from the vehicle tank and auto-
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matically controls the filling level. If only a low quantity of fuel is present in the
fuel tank, the auxiliary heating switches off.
The exhaust pipe of the auxiliary heating, which is located on the underside
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of the vehicle, must not be clogged and the exhaust flow must not be blocked.
If the auxiliary heating is running, the vehicle battery discharges. If the auxili-
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ary heating and ventilation has been operated several times over a longer peri-
od, the vehicle must be driven a few kilometres in order to recharge the vehi-
cle battery.
Note
The auxiliary heating switches on the blower
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» Fig. 123 on page 118 only if it has achieved a coolant temperature of ap-
C
prox. 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 operat-
ing problem.
The air inlet in front of the windscreen must be free (e.g. of ice, snow or
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leaves) to ensure that the auxiliary heating operates properly.
So that warm air can flow into the vehicle interior after switching on the aux-
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iliary 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 po-
sition. It is recommended to put the air flow in the position  or .
Switching on/off
Fig. 124 Button for switching on/off the system directly on the operating
part of the air conditioning/Climatronic
» Fig. 122 on page 117 or
B
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Read and observe and
The auxiliary heating can be switched on/off as follows.
Manually switching on
Using the button on the operating part of the manual air conditioning/Cli-

matronic. The indicator light in the button illuminates
By using the radio remote control

Manually switching off
Using the button on the operating part of the manual air conditioning/Cli-

matronic. The indicator light in the button goes out
By using the radio remote control

After switching the system off, the auxiliary heating will continue running a lit-
tle while longer in order to burn the remaining fuel in the auxiliary heater.
After switching off the auxiliary heating, the coolant pump still runs for a short
period.
Switching on automatically
The auxiliary heater is switched on according to the Infotainment set-
tings » Infotainment manual, chapter Vehicle settings.
When automatic switching on is activated, the indicator light in the symbol
button  lights up for about 10 seconds after the ignition is turned off.
Switching off automatically
Turning off the auxiliary heating occurs in the following cases.
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The switch-off time set in Infotainment has been achieved
structions for Infotainment, chapter Vehicle settings.
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The fuel level has reached the reserve area (the warning icon  illuminates).
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The charge state of the vehicle battery has reduced too much
on page 120 first.
» Fig. 124.
» page 122.
» Fig. 124.
» page 122.
» Operating in-
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