MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: dp2 on December 18, 2010, 12:04:46 pm

Title: Parking Heater
Post by: dp2 on December 18, 2010, 12:04:46 pm

Anyone know anything about the Parking Heater accessory in the brochure, page 26.

http://87.230.74.92/fileadmin/pdf/prospekte/englisch/zubehoer/L34890_Golf5_Zubehoer_GB.pdf

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: jacko78 on December 18, 2010, 01:12:50 pm

It's an auxiliary heater which warms the car and engine.
I think most of the northern America vehicles get these as
Standard. ESP the diesels. It's an electric heater that comes
On before the engine

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: Matjazz on December 18, 2010, 03:37:37 pm

It's a great thing. You can set the clock when you are going to work and the car will be defrosted and warm. Or you can buy more expensive version which has remote control for turning on. SO you can do it whenever you need to.

http://www.webasto.com/home/en/html/homepage.html

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: dp2 on December 18, 2010, 05:51:39 pm

Interesting, worth getting then?

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: 182_blue on December 19, 2010, 03:43:40 pm

I wonder what the power consumption is?

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: bacillus on December 19, 2010, 09:00:57 pm

Quote from: 182_blue on December 19, 2010, 03:43:40 pm

I wonder what the power consumption is?

With that sort of question you could change your user name to 182_green...   :laugh:

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: 182_blue on December 19, 2010, 10:20:09 pm

I can't say I'm worried about it's green credentials, it's more the fact I would not want a dead battery when I came to drive it off !

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: ub7rm on December 20, 2010, 08:43:04 am

I think the ones that come on before the engine is running use petrol from the tank to generate heat rather than the battery.  The aux heaters fitted to diesels run of the battery but only work when the engine is running.

Title: Re: Parking Heater
Post by: humkar on December 20, 2010, 09:31:12 pm

Great technology....Wish my car had this in the morning. Save me sitting in the cold. I do have heated seats, which is the next best things.


HHHHMMMM toasty backside in the morning.

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