Pre-Conditioning & the mystery of the Parking Heater

[kirsty_s2k]

I also think the marketing has misrepresented this.. I thought as I'd bought the auto that in winter I'd have a toasty warm defrosted car set to a timer each day.

[MichelR]

For fusebox see online Manual
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/ca ... 2019-18w17

Parking heater
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/ca ... 2019-18w17

[pjm007]

For fusebox see online Manual
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/ca ... 2019-18w17

Parking heater
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/ca ... 2019-18w17

Thanks Michel, but - the fuse box info in the manual isn’t sufficient to help anyone actually find it, and the PH page is only useful if you have got one installed in your car!

[MrParkson]

Also if you had a parking heater you would find you have warning labels usually by the fuel filler cap to ensure heater is off during refueling ect. Deffinatly not an option in the UK at this point in time.

As mentioned fuel driven heaters are quite noisy and do produce smoke at times, they also have their own exhaust, deffinatly not something easily missed.

I have one installed on my works Defender and it is a god send on winter days, especially as the engine fails to get even remotely luke warm!

Remote starts work just fine for pre warming on the 40 though!

[Gherd]

Engine electric heater is an accessory available for very cold climate like Scandinavia, RUSSIA, Northen China, Alaska and Canada.

https://accessories.volvocars.com/en-ca ... 10965/2019

[Balooney]

Official response from Volvo UK...... (Which is a load of rubbish as no T8 hybrid exists!!)

‘We would like to advise that Auxiliary Heaters are only fitted to our T8 hybrid vehicles. This is therefore not something that can be retrospectively added to your vehicle.’

[Gherd]

I can confirm you that the heater here in Italy is an accessory available after market from Volvo but is not compatible with UK market cars

https://accessories.volvocars.com/it-it ... 10965/2018

[xc40nz]

Also if you had a parking heater you would find you have warning labels usually by the fuel filler cap to ensure heater is off during refueling ect. Deffinatly not an option in the UK at this point in time.

Engine electric heater is an accessory available for very cold climate like Scandinavia, RUSSIA, Northen China, Alaska and Canada.

Parking heater's available here in NZ, where it's not as cold as Alaska or Canada. Haven't used it yet, as it's still summer here. Shall find out in the winter. No Volvo OnCall here though