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Offline Mr_F

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Auxiliary Heater
« on: 15 July 2011, 12:00 »
As it's the height of summer I'm going to ask a winter question...

Do Golf TDI's (Really interested in the GTD answer) come with an auxiliary heater like the Rocco's, with my car still being an order on the VW system and no VAG-COM I'm unable to check.

http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7295&start=0&hilit=any+tests

Plus I thought I'd inject some life into the TDIsection by posting here.
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #1 on: 15 July 2011, 22:28 »
Yes, mine has one - they warm up very quickly  :wink:
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #2 on: 18 July 2011, 18:01 »
Dont think mine has? Has all the wires in the fuse box under the engine bay, athlough all look red, rather than a red/yellow one.
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #3 on: 18 July 2011, 18:12 »
hmmm, I don't think my sample size is big enough to draw a conclusion as to whether mine will....

Doc, have you done anything different? Added / enabled in VAG COM etc??!?
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #4 on: 18 July 2011, 18:38 »
I thought the mk5 and mk6 had auxiliary heaters. I know that most the mk4 based cars did not and its why our Leon use to take 30+ mins of driving to warm up
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #5 on: 18 July 2011, 20:30 »
Mine takes around one min to produce warm air in the winter when I know there is no way it would be coming from the engine that fast.

That is all I know today but I'll take a look tomorrow as my cars strapped to the dyno at the mo  :wink:
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #6 on: 19 July 2011, 10:07 »
Quote from: The Doc on 18 July 2011, 20:30
strapped to the dyno at the mo  :wink:

ooooh Matron!!  :laugh:
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #7 on: 19 July 2011, 10:19 »
Quote from: Mr_F on 19 July 2011, 10:07
Quote from: The Doc on 18 July 2011, 20:30
strapped to the dyno at the mo  :wink:

ooooh Matron!!  :laugh:

LMAO  :grin:

Thanks for reminding me - I'll go take a look now  :wink:
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Offline Keithuk

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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #8 on: 19 July 2011, 11:26 »
Well this is a strange thing Auxiliary Heater as they are supposed to be fitted to TDI's. I've had arguments on forums over this as I say I can startup on a winter morning and drive up the road then the windscreen starts to mist up slightly. I put the blower on the screen and you can feel warm air coming out now this isn't coolant warm air. Now there is nothing in the handbook that refers to this heater.

When I've had VCDS plugged in and you can do running checks on all components when I try Auxiliary Heater it doesn't come on not found/not fitted. Now this heater should be listed in the Options sticker on the first page of the service schedule. Now there are a few code number for this heater 7E6, 7E7 those number aren't on mine. If you want to read what Option Codes you have on yours you can download the VAG Option Codes or you can go online and write all you codes down in a file so you can copy and paste them into this site VW/Audi/Seat/Å koda Option Codes Decoder I'm sure I've posted this site on here before?

I've also read in ETKA that VW do a different Auxiliary Heater one that burns fuel in its own combustion chamber than tranfers that heat into the cabin.

Auxiliary Heater ???
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Re: Auxiliary Heater
« Reply #9 on: 20 July 2011, 22:48 »
I've found the measuring blocks in VCDS for checking the operation of the electric heater but I've left the piece of paper I wrote them down on in work - I'll post them tomorrow  :wink:
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