Focus - Auxillary Heater

[Fordus Focular]

Newbie here. I bought a focus 1.8tdci just a few weeks ago and this is my view from behind the steering wheel. Obviously i dont want to know constantly that my aux heater is off and i would much rather see my mileage and trip. I can do this by pressing the button on the stalk but i would much rather this go away. Any ideas?

[madmole]

First question is "do you have an axillary heater fitted?" if not maybe someone has told the car via an ELM27 that one is fitted

[TomsFocus]

This is a daft message isn't it... Why would it even matter if it was on or off?

Easy to get rid of it though as I had it as well, seems to only be on the '08 models, just need ELMConfig, a modified ELM cable and a laptop, it's then as simple as unticking a box. :)

[troy45]

Auxiliary heater would most likely be what's also known as a Fuel Fired Heater (FFH) usually only fitted to colder markets, it's a secondary heater using diesel as it's fuel so heats up lot quicker than relying on coolant temperature.

Another variation is a PTC heater which uses an electrical element within the HVAC to achieve similar results.

[Duncan1551]

On 5/8/2015 at 3:21 PM, Fordus Focular said:

Newbie here. I bought a focus 1.8tdci just a few weeks ago and this is my view from behind the steering wheel. Obviously i dont want to know constantly that my aux heater is off and i would much rather see my mileage and trip. I can do this by pressing the button on the stalk but i would much rather this go away. Any ideas?

Hi, did you ever sort this? As I have just bought a focus and it’s doing the same, it’s beeping everytime I switch off which is annoying too, thanks 

[TomsFocus]

7 hours ago, Duncan1551 said:

Hi, did you ever sort this? As I have just bought a focus and it’s doing the same, it’s beeping everytime I switch off which is annoying too, thanks 

Need to switch it off with a modified ELM327 cable (recommend Tunnelrat) and ELMConfig (free download).

I don't know how anyone put up with this message for the entire warranty period let alone 10 years...some people really must be oblivious to anything on their dashboard!