Combos for autumn and winter: get in warm, see clearly

When it gets cold outside, combos take a lot of routine off your hands: they pre-heat on a schedule, switch on seat and steering-wheel heating to match the outside temperature and keep the windows clear. Here are the right combos from the collection – and what to keep in mind.

Updated: 16 October 2026

Pre-heating before you leave

0002 0013 pre-heats by time and weekday: if the cabin is colder than 12 °C, it runs the heating at maximum plus the mirror and rear-window heating. You set the times and days yourself in the app – for example to match your commute. If you prefer it gentler, start 4210 0000 by hand; it warms the car more gently than maximum heating.

• 0002 0013Pre-heating by time and weekday: max heating plus mirror and rear-window heating when the cabin is below 12 °C
• 4210 0000Gently pre-warm the car before departure (gentler than max heating)

Heating while parked uses energy from the battery. Keep the pre-heating time as short as works for you.

Automatic seat and steering-wheel heating

Instead of switching on the heating by hand every morning, a combo can do it based on the outside temperature. The collection offers several approaches – from a simple threshold to a complete automation:

• 4671 0053 switches on seat and steering-wheel heating when it's colder than 5 °C outside.
• 0193 0032 starts the steering-wheel heating and climate control when you buckle up at −40 to +14 °C.
• 6816 0034 heats the steering wheel for 20 minutes when you get in at −40 to +15 °C.
• 1854 0024 sets the climate to 22 °C when you buckle up, directs the fan to the footwell and windscreen and switches on the mirror heating.
• 5863 0042 and 6497 0007 control the cabin temperature, steering-wheel heating and seat heating or ventilation by outside temperature; with 6497 0007 the ranges are adjustable.

All of these combos are in the conflict group “Heating & climate by outside temperature” – they control the same functions and overwrite each other. Pick the one that suits your routine.

Separately, there's seat heating on entry for the driver (1809 0021) and passenger (9600 0018) at −45 to +15 °C. These two work together, but shouldn't be combined with a climate automation that also controls seat heating.

Clear windows

Misted or icy windows are the biggest nuisance in winter. 4237 0000 demists and de-ices the windscreen, rear window and mirrors at the push of a button – without the side effects of the app buttons. As its counterpart, 7157 0002 stops defogging automatically as soon as you get in; 8373 0027 does the same, so you only need one of the two.

• 4237 0000Defog: demists and de-ices windscreen, rear window and mirrors at the push of a button, without the side effects of the app buttons
• 7157 0002Automatically stop defogging when you get in
• 8373 0027Automatically stop defogging when you get in

Dark and wet days

Autumn is often dark and wet. 3383 0007 switches on the low beam during the day when it's raining and the wipers are on Auto; 9797 0017 does so as soon as the wipers are on Auto, Lo or Hi. Both are in the same group – use only one. For getting in in the dark, 3764 0059 switches on the reading lights until you select a gear.

What to watch out for in winter

• Check the temperature limits of every combo and adjust them to your climate and how you feel.
• Keep only one combo from the group “Heating & climate by outside temperature”.
• Heating while parked costs energy – more in the guide “Saving battery: which combos cost energy – and which save it”.
• Test new combos once while parked before relying on them in the morning.