2022 Volvo S90 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid Heater
Heater
The heater has two subfunctions that help to heat the passenger compartment or engine in different situations.
The heater has two subfunctions:
- Parking heater – heats the passenger compartment, if necessary, when the parking climate control’s preconditioning is activated.
- Auxiliary heater – heats the passenger compartment, if necessary, while driving.
The heater is a high-voltage heater and is fitted in the front right-hand wheel housing.
Battery and charging
The heater is powered by the car’s hybrid battery. If the charge level of the hybrid battery is too low, then the heater is switched off automatically and the driver display shows a message.
Note
Make sure that there is enough charge in the battery if the heater needs to be used.
Parking heater
- The parking heater heats the passenger compartment as necessary before driving if the car’s preconditioning is activated.
- The parking heater is one of two subfunctions of the car’s heater. The heater is fitted in the front right-hand wheel housing.
- The parking heater starts automatically if the parking climate’s preconditioning is activated and the passenger compartment needs to be heated up.
The heater has different running times. depending on factors such as battery level, passenger compartment temperature, and ambient temperature. If the battery is fully charged, the charger is connected, and the timer is set in good time before departure, enhanced preconditioning can be activated automatically in a cold climate. Enhanced preconditioning may mean a running time of a maximum of 120 minutes. The running time without enhanced preconditioning is up to 30 minutes.
Note
Make sure that there is enough charge in the hybrid battery if the parking heater needs to be used.
Additional heater
The auxiliary heater helps to heat the passenger compartment and engine while driving.
- The additional heater is one of two subfunctions of the car’s heater. The heater is fitted in the front right-hand wheel housing.
- The additional heater starts and is controlled automatically when heating is required while the car is being driven.
It switches off automatically when the car is switched off.
Activating and deactivating the automatic start of the auxiliary heater
The auxiliary heater helps to heat the passenger compartment and engine while driving.
It is possible to set whether the automatic start for the additional heater should be activated/deactivated.
- Open the climate view in the centre display by tapping on the temperature button at the bottom centre of the centre display.
- Press
- Activate/deactivate the automatic start of the Auxiliary heater.
Note
If the auxiliary heater’s automatic starting is deactivated, this may impede comfort in the passenger compartment as the climate control system will then have no heat source during electrical operation.