Beerhowler
28-11-2014, 12:10 PM
I have gone through the Golf Plus Owner Manual and checked many threads here and searched on the internet, all to no avail.
I have owned the car (I am the second owner) for a couple of months now and I am really pleased with it. It has had a careful previous owner and has done 37,000 miles to date.
Why, when I select full heat on the temperature dial, and then 'Windscreen' icon on the air distribution setting, the AC light come on??
I do not understand why, but the heater control layout on my Golf Plus is not exactly the same as the two options shown in the Owner Manual, so there is no reference to this to be found. I have the manual climatic control, vaguely similar to Fig 158 on Page 214 of the Owner's Manual. I do not have Climatronic which I understand is controlled in conjunction with the Radio/Navigation screen. My Owner's Manual is coded 'Stand: 31.08.2010' which appears to be a date reference and matches the age of the car.
The only explanation I can come up with is that this is not only Air Conditioning, i.e. chilled air for warmer weather conditions, but also has dehumidification capabilities?
Having driven cars in the past with AC that basically chills the air, and require the temperature setting to be on 'Cold' to deliver that chilled air, with the Golf Plus it appears the AC comes on automatically when switching from, say, combined footwell / windscreen (9 o'clock position) to Windscreen only (12 o'clock position) all whilst on full heat setting.
I can manually turn the AC off, but I am intrigued and bemused by this and would really appreciate an explanation.
Many thanks in advance !!
I have owned the car (I am the second owner) for a couple of months now and I am really pleased with it. It has had a careful previous owner and has done 37,000 miles to date.
Why, when I select full heat on the temperature dial, and then 'Windscreen' icon on the air distribution setting, the AC light come on??
I do not understand why, but the heater control layout on my Golf Plus is not exactly the same as the two options shown in the Owner Manual, so there is no reference to this to be found. I have the manual climatic control, vaguely similar to Fig 158 on Page 214 of the Owner's Manual. I do not have Climatronic which I understand is controlled in conjunction with the Radio/Navigation screen. My Owner's Manual is coded 'Stand: 31.08.2010' which appears to be a date reference and matches the age of the car.
The only explanation I can come up with is that this is not only Air Conditioning, i.e. chilled air for warmer weather conditions, but also has dehumidification capabilities?
Having driven cars in the past with AC that basically chills the air, and require the temperature setting to be on 'Cold' to deliver that chilled air, with the Golf Plus it appears the AC comes on automatically when switching from, say, combined footwell / windscreen (9 o'clock position) to Windscreen only (12 o'clock position) all whilst on full heat setting.
I can manually turn the AC off, but I am intrigued and bemused by this and would really appreciate an explanation.
Many thanks in advance !!