Heating and air conditioning for Your Volkswagen Multivan SUV Fifth Generation (2003-2015)

Heating and air conditioning  
The climate control  
The T5 2010 not only uses the manual heating and ventilation system but also the semiautomatic Climatic air  
conditioning system and the fully automatic Climatronic air conditioning system.  
Climatic  
The Climatic replaces the manual air conditioning  
system familiar from the predecessor. The desired  
temperature is set on the electronic temperature dial,  
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and this value is reached by adjustment of the  
temperature flap depending on the temperature  
conditions in the interior. The settings for the blower  
speed and air distribution are made manually on the  
relevant dials.  
Climatic control unit  
Climatronic  
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Climatronic control unit  
The Climatronic enables all functions to be controlled  
fully automatically. Two different automatic modes are  
provided for the fresh air blower control. AUTO High  
mode is an automatic mode with optimum air  
quantities in order to counteract any possibility of  
fogging, and to achieve the desired temperature in  
the passenger compartment as soon as possible.  
AUTO Low mode is a mode with small air quantities.  
Acoustic comfort takes precedence. The temperature  
control is less abrupt, the fresh air blower speed is  
lower than in AUTO High mode.  
Air from side nozzles  
Headlining with air  
guidance system  
Side nozzles in comfort headlining  
The T5 2010 with comfort headlining not only has  
nozzles for air-conditioning the compartment air, but  
also special side nozzles located further out from the  
normal nozzles. These side nozzles are used for  
blowing hot air over the side windows.  
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Nozzles in headlining - for air-  
conditioning the compartment air  
These nozzles make an effective contribution to  
keeping the side windows from fogging, or else make  
it possible to clear the side windows within a very  
short time.  
Side nozzles  
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The auxiliary heaters  
The T5 2010 can be equipped with the following auxiliary heaters:  
Auxiliary heating  
Operating and display unit  
Airtronic D3/B3 Plus auxiliary air heater  
(manufacturer: Eberspächer)  
The auxiliary heaters are operated by the operating  
and display unit for the auxiliary heater E407 in the  
roof - in the California, the auxiliary heater is  
operated using the operating and display unit for  
camping equipment E153.  
Thermo Top C auxiliary water heater  
(manufacturer: Webasto)  
Supplementary heater  
Thermo Top Z auxiliary water heater  
(manufacturer: Webasto)  
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Operating and display unit  
for auxiliary heater E407  
Airtronic auxiliary air heater  
D3/ B3 Plus  
The Airtronic D3/B3 Plus auxiliary heater is fitted in the  
T5 2010 in the same installation location as the  
replaced Air Top 3500 of the T5 2004.  
The advantages of the Airtronic D3/B3 Plus are:  
More compact dimensions  
Lower weight  
Optimised and more precise control  
of the heating power levels  
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Auxiliary heater  
Airtronic D3/B3 Plus  
The basic structure and function of the  
Airtronic D3/B3 Plus corresponds to those of  
the Airtronic D2/D4S. For more information,  
refer to self-study programme no. 416  
"Auxiliary heaters - part 2 Volkswagen  
Commercial Vehicles".  
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