Climate Preconditioning
These are Vehicle Climate Preconditioner Indicator symbols. If a vehicle is so equipped, it can be heated or cooled in advance of driving. In warm weather, the ventilation system cools the passenger compartment by blowing air in from outside.
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The first symbol belongs to an internal combustion (ICE) vehicle and the function cannot heat the passenger compartment, since this requires the vehicle to be running, or is unavailable due to a fault. The second is from an electric vehicle (EV), which can preheat the interior! The images are that of wavy lines or arrows rising from a line and also a snowflake in the second.
The function requires a smart phone and a smart phone app. Preconditioning can be started at a moments notice or begun at a preset time using a timer. The manufacturers say that preconditioning the vehicle before driving can help reduce wear and reduce energy consumption during a trip.
The same app can likely start the vehicle to warm the engine and thus the passenger compartment or operate the air conditioner.
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