Timed Climate Control

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If equipped, the timed climate control provides a comfortable temperature in the passenger compartment of a vehicle parked with the engine off. When timed climate control operates, the passenger compartment is either heated by the Fuel Fired Booster Heater (FFBH) and climate control blower (parked heating) or cooled by the climate control blower (parked ventilation), depending on the ambient air temperature. Parked heating occurs if the ambient air temperature is less than 16 °C (61 °F). Parked ventilation occurs if the ambient air temperature is 16 °C (61 °F) or more. To prevent excessive drain on the battery, both parked heating and parked ventilation are automatically de-activated after 30 minutes.

In very cold conditions timed climate control also warms the engine to aid starting. Engine warming occurs if the ambient air temperature is -20 °C (-4 °F) or below.

When timed climate control is operating, the Light Emitting Diode (LED) in the AUTO or A/C switch on the Integrated Control Panel (ICP) will flash. If the AUTO switch LED flashes the engine or passenger compartment are being heated. If the A/C switch LED flashes the passenger compartment is being ventilated.

Timed climate control is controlled using either the Touch Screen (TS) or the FFBH remote control.

In order to minimize the potential for odor ingress from the FFBH, the Automatic Temperature Control Module (ATCM) will automatically close the recirculation door in the climate control assembly for the first 7 minutes of FFBH operation when activated by the timed climate control feature.