Burned plastic smell from vent - Skoda Octavia 3

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25 January, 20206 yr

Hello,

I own Octavia 3 2013. Recently i fund out that smell of burned plastic is coming out of air vents when outside temperature gets below 4°c. I also found out, that smell is not present when i turn "Automatic Auxiliary Heater" off in climate control SETUP menu. My car does not have the Webasto system, so this must be some kind of electric heater (help with preheating the air in cold weather).

Does any one know where to locate this heater? Is it easy to replace? Or should i just take it to service...

2 years later...

2 February, 20224 yr

Hi!
Did you found out what was the problem?
I have the same issue

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