How to get cabin heat quickly!

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quadrun1

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This works great, even better than in my previous 2010 Jetta TDI. I guess the auxiliary electric heater is bigger in the Passat.

1) Set the thermostat to full hot... turn it up all the way
2) Set the fan speed to 2
3) Point the air flow to the floor
4) Turn on recirc

You'll get heat pretty quickly, as quick as (or quicker than) any gasser I've ever owned!

Jason
 
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And don't forget to turn on your heated seats. Butts are a lot like women: if you make them happy first, everything else goes a whole lot easier.
 
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I just leave the Climatronic in auto. Warm air by the top of the street and hot air within a mile. :)
 
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I find that turning on the ac compressor helps too.
 
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I just drive the M-B when it's cold out. Heat much faster than the TDIs.
 
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pparks1

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Today it was around 28F when I left home. I had warm air coming out of my dash vents within .25 miles. Within a mile or 2 it's blowing nice hot air. It provides faster cabin heat than any other car I've owned.
 
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Been in the 20's hear recently, and the car warms up just fine. Faster than the 12' Jeep did or my Duramax w/ the Winter Cover (Though that has an auto high idle below 37°F so letting it warm up does the trick).
 
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Mine warms up a heck of a lot faster than my 04 Jetta did.
 
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psd1

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quadrun1 said:
This works great, even better than in my previous 2010 Jetta TDI. I guess the auxiliary electric heater is bigger in the Passat.
1) Set the thermostat to full hot... turn it up all the way
2) Set the fan speed to 2
3) Point the air flow to the floor
4) Turn on recirc
You'll get heat pretty quickly, as quick as (or quicker than) any gasser I've ever owned!
Jason
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I'll try this on Monday, if I remember correctly there is a segment in the owners manual that covers this. Wonder if these are the same settings?
 
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pparks1

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Blue_Hen_TDI said:
That too, but I think they took away climatronic in some of the 2013 models, no?

I love climatronic. :)
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Yes, in 2013 "ONLY" the SEL's come with Climatronic. I had Climatronic in my 2002 and it was one area that I had problems with after the 7 year mark. Problems with vents opening and closing properly, sensing temp, etc. When I bought my 2013, I was actually happy to go back to the manual setup.
 
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