Pre-conditioning was interrupted.....

[shortword]

Originally Posted by Lexman8

Yes, a low battery will prevent/stop pre-conditioning. I've had it switch off early because the fuel level fell too low.

You should see a message on the driver display (attached) but I don't know how long it remains visible.
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One thing I've found is these 'Warning Messages' rarely display long enough to be read. It's really rather annoying.

[Lexman8]

Originally Posted by Deman77

US T8s come with fuel fired heaters.

Not according to the replies here: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...xiliary-Heater

[Lexman8]

Originally Posted by shortword

One thing I've found is these 'Warning Messages' rarely display long enough to be read. It's really rather annoying.

I agree. It would be useful if you could scroll back through any messages that appear.

[Deman77]

Originally Posted by Lexman8

Not according to the replies here: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...xiliary-Heater

High voltage Electric heaters. I could have sworn they were all talking about fuel fired one when T8s first got delivered there. I probably just assumed when people said heater because that's what Europe gets. It's odd that they wouldn't do the same for European T8s if they do it for the yanks. After all the idea is to burn as little fuel as possible.

[Lexman8]

Perhaps federal or state laws prevent the use of fuel-fired pre-heaters. California, for example, has much stricter emission laws than most other states so maybe Volvo wanted to sell a car that complied with all the states' rules.

It's surprising though that Volvo don't fit an electric engine block heater on the T8 given that the car has to be plugged in anyway. Block heaters have been around for decades and are widely used in cold countries.

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by Lexman8

Perhaps federal or state laws prevent the use of fuel-fired pre-heaters. California, for example, has much stricter emission laws than most other states so maybe Volvo wanted to sell a car that complied with all the states' rules.

It's surprising though that Volvo don't fit an electric engine block heater on the T8 given that the car has to be plugged in anyway. Block heaters have been around for decades and are widely used in cold countries.

Something else odd for the T8 is that there is a fuel flap release button on the dash. I was told that it was to comply with Californian regulations, but not sure why it is only the T8. I did initially think it might disable the fuel heater when opening the flap, but again if the US don't get the fuel heater then who knows....