Hello there!
We brought home our new outlander phev yesterday (which was very exciting). The dealer told me not to drive with the heating on, or the engine kicks in (which I've read a few times).
What's the reason for this though? I understand heating is probably pretty harsh on the battery, but if the heating is on, how much does it affect efficiency? When it came on (and I've not driven it many times of course, I've some experimenting to do) it seemed to be driving using the engine, is that right? Have I bought a phev that doesn't require plugging in when you want to be warm as the engine is doing all of the work? I'm very confused!
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We brought home our new outlander phev yesterday (which was very exciting). The dealer told me not to drive with the heating on, or the engine kicks in (which I've read a few times).
What's the reason for this though? I understand heating is probably pretty harsh on the battery, but if the heating is on, how much does it affect efficiency? When it came on (and I've not driven it many times of course, I've some experimenting to do) it seemed to be driving using the engine, is that right? Have I bought a phev that doesn't require plugging in when you want to be warm as the engine is doing all of the work? I'm very confused!
Help