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Air conditioner for passenger compartment
Depending on the equipment level, the Transpor-
ter can be equipped with an air conditioning unit
for the passenger compartment. On the Multi-
van, this is a standard feature.
In addition to air distribution in the bottom area,
distribution is also channelled upwards to the
A/C headliner.
A/C headliner
Air conditioner for
passenger compartment
A/C compressor variants
Manual air conditioning systems and the Clima-
tronic have an internally controlled compressor.
An exception is the 2.5ltr./R5 TDI engine, which
has an externally controlled compressor, neces-
sary due to the design. The control function is
integrated in the operating unit.
The externally controlled A/C com-
pressor drive system is described in
detail in self-study programme 305
"The R5 TDI engine".
To A/C headliner
Supplementary heater
Due to the high level of efficiency of the TDI
engines, a fuel powered supplementary heater,
in conjunction with a 2nd heat exchanger, is
installed as standard.
As an option, this supplementary heater can be
upgraded to an auxiliary heater. The heater
offers the means of preselecting and remotely
operating heating and ventilation for a limited
period of up to 30 minutes.
Auxiliary heater
A further option for climate control is a fuel
powered auxiliary heater, available as an optio-
nal extra. This can be started using the operating
unit or by radio remote control. The duration of
operation is unlimited.
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