Auxillary Heating in the new Petrol T6 ?

[Deep Blue]

I'm ordering a new California Ocean and like many folks am struggling with the issue of Petrol or Diesel?

The auxillary heater is important to me but I've been unable (even through the dealer) to find out what sort of heating system VW are fitting.

I'd be very grateful for any information members could give me as it will strongly influence my choice of engine.

Thanks

Deep Blue

 

[Max-Felix]

Should think it will just be a petrol Eberspacher - just like T3's of old.

 

[sidepod]

It'll be whatever the engine runs on.

 

[Hotel California]

Serious ....?
Your dealer could not give answer to this Q?

I certainly not be ordering there ...
Never go there again i would say!

 

[Deep Blue]

Serious ....?
Your dealer could not give answer to this Q?

I certainly not be ordering there ...
Never go there again i would say!

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Sad]

We were told there would be no parking heater available in the petrol Cali...

 

[WelshGas]

We were told there would be no parking heater available in the petrol Cali...

Well that's a good sales tactic for an All Year Round Vehicle.

 

[MattBW]

You could get one retrofitted afterwards in a worst case scenario.

 

[sidepod]

We were told there would be no parking heater available in the petrol Cali...

Utter bollox.

They will simply fit the petrol version of the Webasto/Eberspacher that goes in the diesel unit.

 

[Sad]

Utter bollox.

They will simply fit the petrol version of the Webasto/Eberspacher that goes in the diesel unit.

Seemed very odd to me, but this is what we were told by SMG Cowfold.

 

[rod_vw]

Eberspacher were supplying petrol blown air heaters to VW long before VW produced a diesel vehicle. There was a version that fitted under the bonnet of a 1950s Beetle!

Of course present day dealers are rarely real Volkswagen people and don't know these things. Look here at the current Eberspacher Airtronic 'B' Benzine version https://www.eberspacher.com/products/fuel-operated-heaters/air-heating/airtronic-b4.html

Rod

 

[Aubisque]

Just so everyone on this thread is aware, the latest brochure definitively says that the TSI's cannot be specced with a parking heater.

 

[Kevthegas]

Dont worry, next year they are deleting the pop up roof as it affects the mpg

 

[briwy]

Dont worry, next year they are deleting the pop up roof as it affects the mpg

Only if you drive with it up

 

[JohnGuppy]

Its going to be very difficult to order a new build petrol California with all the rumors floating around , it does seem that with the questions being posted on the forum that you cant have this and you cant have that lets face it if we don't like what they offer , a friend of mine has just ordered 5 T6 transporter's and 5 caddy vans and they are all deasil was told by dealer he will get what he has ordered in 3 months as they are still making deasil vans is there one rule for vans and another for us

 

[Bramco]

Went through the configurator yesterday and could spec a petrol engine and an air heater with remote (£1000+) so the configurator seems to think you can spec the heater with petrol. Or did I do something wrong? Has anyone else tried this?

 

[rod_vw]

Unable to have a petrol night heater can't be much more than an 'approval' issue as they were used on Westfalia petrol campers in the '80s, my son has a 1982 air-cooled 'Joker' and the night heater works just fine.

Rod

 

[Bigted]

Went through the configurator yesterday and could spec a petrol engine and an air heater with remote (£1000+) so the configurator seems to think you can spec the heater with petrol. Or did I do something wrong? Has anyone else tried this?

Sound like the normal VW left hand, right hand problem. Nice to see its business as normal!

 

[Aubisque]

Went through the configurator yesterday and could spec a petrol engine and an air heater with remote (£1000+) so the configurator seems to think you can spec the heater with petrol. Or did I do something wrong? Has anyone else tried this?

Yes, you are right, you can. New brochure says you can't order parking heater, meanwhile the configurator specs a TSI as standard with "Programmable air parking heater; with radio remote control"

 

[JohnGuppy]

Looks like the end of the line if they want to sell cars, they need to make what we want or we wont buy it simples

 

[Shane Bennett]

Hi Everyone,

Looking to purchase a Cali and been doing as much research as possible and this issue caught my eye. Looking at the brochure I'm wondering if it is just a case of bad brochure design. The paragraph that states "Auxiliary heater, electric – not available on TSI engines" is in the Beach standard equipment area. But in the Ocean equipment section it simply states "Climatronic three-zone automatic air conditioning with auxiliary heater, air conditioned headliner and additional passenger control"

This could also be the cause of the discrepancy between the brochure and the configurator allowing for the auxilary heating option, in fact it shows as standard equipment even when choosing a TSi engine.

Thanks

 

[Aubisque]

It's bad something design, but not sure what.

Ideally someone can try and order a petrol variant with heater, and report back what happens.