[Grover432]

Originally Posted by kave

Its a oil burner so it uses diesel to create the heat, but it needs electricity to warm up the diesel, so it will burn, then also to circulate the water and blow the fans.
I think its great that it wont let you burn up all the diesel or empty the battery so you can drive away.
If you look closely you will see some white smoke under the cars front when you start the heater.

I love this feature and will never buy a car without it. Usually in the morning I am in a hurry and I dont have to remove a thick layer of ice on the windows.

On all Volvo diesels sold here its a astandard feature.

Grover: you dont need a xdrive to drive in snow either.