Now that autumn (aka winter) has arrived for those of us in the UK, I have had cause to give the 'Rest' button a try after having been stopped for a while (engine off) but wanting to stay warm while I am sat.

 

It works just fine, only question I have is over whether it has an auto cut-out after a certain time.

 

Some of the car functions (i.e. stop/start) are dependent on the battery state, yet this feature seems to work fine no matter when you press it (engine off of course), but I've now sat a few timea for a good 10 minutes with it running away happily heating me up, and in truth it is making me a tad nervous I may run the battery down.

 

The manual says you can activate the feature for up to 30 mins after switching the engine off, but it doesn't say if or when it may shut itself down.

 

Has anyone used 'Rest' until the point the car has decided you have had enough?

It may just shut off when it detects that it's no longer blowing hot air. Just a guess as I used it the other day and realised it had gone off after a while.

I would say an hour, as i have the webasto option rather then REST, and the max time for it to run is 60min, that is an option i can change on the MIB, from 10 to 60.. Did you try the AC menu button, maybe there is an option to set duration like there is for the webasto and aux heating!

Good thought.

 

I suppose the fan would probably noticeably decrease in output if the battery was about to die.

 

As I mentioned in another thread today, the Skoda manual is utter guff. It would take one short sentence to advise if/when it switches off. It's not like you need battery power to start the car or anything...

Well, i have had my webasto cut out short of the 30mins its set to, due to battery management, so nothing to worry about, the car will manage itself!

The run time is 30 minutes for rest. It will turn off sooner if the battery voltage drops below a set level

14 hours ago, ApertureS said:

The run time is 30 minutes for rest. It will turn off sooner if the battery voltage drops below a set level

 

Ah well that is the manual being clear as mud as usual, as it says It is possible to switch on within 30 minutes of switching  off  the ignition, which I had taken as meaning if you switched it on say 29 minutes later it would run as long as you wanted it on, but I guess that means it would run for 1 minute then shut off.

 

Thanks anyway!