Preconditioning - parking outside

With the Outdoor parking option, both the electrically-driven heater and the fuel-driven heater1 are activated during preconditioning.
P3-1320 Symbol parking outdoor

With the Outdoor parking option, in addition to the electrically-driven heater, the fuel-driven heater is also permitted during preconditioning.

 Warning

Do not use the fuel-driven auxiliary heater indoors in unventilated areas. Exhaust fumes are given off.

 Note

The car can be started and driven even when the fuel-driven auxiliary heater is running.
Press OK to access the menu.
Scroll with the thumbwheel to Preconditioning and select with OK.
If the setting Outdoor parking has already been made then the symbol for this is shown in the display, in which case continue from point 7.
If Indoor parking is selected then the symbol for this is shown instead. Scroll with the thumbwheel to the symbol and select with OK.
Scroll forward in the next menu to Outdoor parking and select with OK.
Go back in the menu with RESET.
Select whether or not seat heating and steering wheel heating2 should be activated. Scroll with the thumbwheel to P3-1320 Symbol frontseats heat – text and select with OK.
Scroll with the thumbwheel to Driver seat or Passenger seat and select with the OK button if they should be activated2 during preconditioning.
Exit the menu with RESET.
  1. 1 The fuel-driven heater is not activated if the outside temperature exceeds 15 °C.
  2. 2 Seat heating and steering wheel heating can only be activated when the car is plugged into the mains power circuit.