Start and switch off preconditioning

Preconditioning heats or cools the passenger compartment, if possible, prior to driving. The function can use direct start from the centre display or a mobile phone.

Start and switch off from car

Open climate view in the centre display by pressing the symbol in the middle of the climate row.

Select the Parking climate tab.

Select whether seat heating and steering wheel heating should be activated during preconditioning by ticking/unticking the boxes for the respective function.

Press Start Pre-con. & Cleaning.

The preconditioning is started/switched off and the button is illuminated/extinguished.

Note

Preconditioning is available only when the car is connected to an electrical socket. A charging station which is not always active, e.g. on account of a timer, may cause preconditioning to malfunction.

If the car is not connected to an electrical socket, it is still possible to cool the passenger compartment briefly in a warm climate by starting preconditioning directly.

Note

The car's doors and windows should be closed during the preconditioning of the passenger compartment.

Note

Precleaning* starts automatically when preconditioning is completed.

Starting from the app

Start of preconditioning, and information about the selected settings, can be managed from a device that has the Polestar 1 app. Preconditioning heats or cools the passenger compartment (using the car's air conditioning) to comfort temperature.

The passenger compartment can also be preconditioned using the remote start of car function (Engine Remote Start – ERS)1 via the Polestar 1 app.

Climate

Start and switch off preconditioning

Start and switch off from car

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Starting from the app

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