Volvo Accessory - Ventilation Interior, software

[Computastar]

First time poster, be gentle.

Had my XC90 D5 PP R-Design Pro now for 6 months.

Still not sure how the Parking Climate is supposed to work, not clear in the manual whether you have to have the Parking Heater installed for that function.

Anyway whilst browsing the web, I came across this:

https://accessories.volvocars.com/en...0AWD/Automatic

Does anyone have any experience of this, and whether its worthwhile.

Thanks

[Ringthane]

That looks like Parking Climate for those that don’t have Parking Climate.

You are not the first to be confused and you won’t be the last. My understanding, and I will be corrected if I’m wrong, is that there is a supplementary heater option, and there is parking climate. One is for the winter and the other for the summer. I have Parking Climate, which is a subset of my Climate controls and allows me to either remotely, or via Sensus, set the blower going to ventilate the cabin, in hot weather. I can’t remember if I can set a timer or not, but it works to a point.

I don’t have the supplementary cabin heater, even though I’m a soft southerner.

[Whaty]

This is my understanding (pretty much has Ringthane said):

There is Parking Climate - Preconditioning and Parking Climate - Keep Climate Comfort.

Preconditioning will heat up the cabin on a cold day but only if you have the Aux Heater, if you don't have the Aux Heater it won't work.

However, Preconditioning will cool the cabin on a hot day by blowing in air from the outside. It doesn't 'cool' the air but on a hot day it does pre-cool the cabin from unbearable to bearable....

Keep Climate Comfort tries to maintain cabin temperature whilst the car is stopped for a short while with the engine turned off, while you or a passenger nips into the shops for example. If you lock the car it turns off...

I don't have the Aux Heater but I have set the Heated Seats, Heated Rear Window, Mirrors, etc to automatically come on when the car starts (works below a certain temperature, I think it's 10 degrees for the seats and 7 degrees for the HRW?). On a frosty morning I use Remote Start from the VoC app about 5 - 10 minutes before I plan on leaving the house. Works for me...

Hope this helps.

[Computastar]

Thanks Gents,
Just a little usual in todays hi tech world for menus to be available when the hardware to operate them is not installed.

As Whaty said I'll just continue to use remote start in winter, would be nice to have an option in summer to blow air through cabin whilst the car was locked.

So next question is it normal to get 'Failed to start parking climate' from the VOC app when selecting 'Start Parking Climate'?

Ta

[Moonlanders]

Looking at the latest Price and Specification brochure for the XC90, it does not mention Auxiliary Heater anywhere either as a standalone option or within any of the standard options or packages. Am I missing this somewhere or just completely misunderstanding the issue? I am probably ordering my XC90 Inscription Pro tomorrow and don't want to miss something now I may later come to regret!

Thanks.

[Whiterdesign]

The auxiliary heater is not available in this country, Volvo must not think it gets cold enough.

[VOLVOL0VER]

Originally Posted by Ringthane

That looks like Parking Climate for those that don’t have Parking Climate.

You are not the first to be confused and you won’t be the last. My understanding, and I will be corrected if I’m wrong, is that there is a supplementary heater option, and there is parking climate. One is for the winter and the other for the summer. I have Parking Climate, which is a subset of my Climate controls and allows me to either remotely, or via Sensus, set the blower going to ventilate the cabin, in hot weather. I can’t remember if I can set a timer or not, but it works to a point.

I don’t have the supplementary cabin heater, even though I’m a soft southerner.

you said it all my friend. the accessory is for the cold weather.

[VOLVOL0VER]

Originally Posted by Whiterdesign

The auxiliary heater is not available in this country, Volvo must not think it gets cold enough.

funny lol in Portugal it is available 😆

Volvo is like:

Let's play a game shall we??

😂

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Computastar

First time poster, be gentle.

Had my XC90 D5 PP R-Design Pro now for 6 months.

Still not sure how the Parking Climate is supposed to work, not clear in the manual whether you have to have the Parking Heater installed for that function.

Anyway whilst browsing the web, I came across this:

https://accessories.volvocars.com/en...0AWD/Automatic

Does anyone have any experience of this, and whether its worthwhile.

Thanks

That is a new software which just runs the interior heater fan to change the air in the car .. it would reduce the temperature inside the car on a hot summer's day before you got to the car .. it only draws in fresh air from outside , it is not using the AC or heating at all

[Dilinger]

It sais in the despcription..

Note!
The offer only applies to cars that are not equipped with "Parking climate control".