General information about preconditioning
The climate in the car's passenger compartment can be preconditioned (acclimatised) before departure, in both hot and cold climates.
With preconditioning of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid the energy needs during the journey are reduced - the electricity mileage is extended. For this reason, use preconditioning to enable the use of the battery power[1] for driving.
During preconditioning of the passenger compartment, the car works to reach comfort temperature and not the temperature set in the climate control system.Note
Warming-up includes the passenger compartment, windows and front seats if desired.
When the passenger compartment is being cooled (when the car is not plugged into the mains power circuit)* energy is drawn from the hybrid battery, correspondingly reducing mileage on electricity.
The car's doors and windows should be closed during the preconditioning of the passenger compartment.Note