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CLIMATE CONTROL
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
142
Engine block heater and passenger
compartment heater*
Preconditioning prepares the heater, engine and
passenger compartment before departure so
that both wear and energy needs during the jour-
ney are reduced.
The heater can be started directly (p. 143) or
with a timer (p. 144).
The heater cannot start if the outside tempera-
ture exceeds 15 °C. At –5 °C or lower the maxi-
mum running time of the heater is 50 minutes.
WARNING
Do not use the fuel-driven heater indoors.
Exhaust gases are secreted.
NOTE
When the fuel-driven auxiliary heater is active
there may be smoke from the right-hand
wheel housing, which is perfectly normal.
Refuelling
Warning label on fuel filler flap.
WARNING
Fuel which spills out could be ignited. Switch
off the fuel-driven auxiliary heater before star-
ting to refuel.
Check in the combined instrument panel that
the heater is switched off. The heat symbol is
shown when it is operating.
Parking on a hill
If the car is parked on a steep hill, the front of the
car should point downhill to ensure that there is a
supply of fuel to the fuel-driven heater.
Battery and fuel
If the battery has insufficient charge or the fuel
level is too low, the heater will be switched off
automatically and a message appears on the
information display. Acknowledge the message
by pressing the indicator stalk (p. 114) OK but-
ton once.
IMPORTANT
Repeated use of the heater combined with
short journeys leads to the battery discharg-
ing and consequential starting problems.
The car should be driven for the same time as
the heater is used to ensure that the car's
battery is recharged adequately to replace the
energy consumed by the heater when it is
used on a regular basis. The heater is used
for a maximum of 50 minutes each time.
Related information
•
Engine block heater and passenger compart-
ment heater* - messages (p. 146)
•
Additional heater* (p. 148)
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