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[tunnie]

Park up.
Switch Off
Tap this "Rest" button
An electric pump will circulate engine coolant for up to 30 mins, along with interior fans on, to keep the car warm.

Sounds like the Omega's winter pack to me (which most FL V6s seem to have).

Mine has the ability to blow heat into the cabin with the engine off but it doesn't have an auxiliary heater to generate any heat so it soon cools down.

Maybe it is more useful in a diseasal with an auxiliary heater fitted

Think so, the temp gauge is still at 0 when leaving in the morning, yet vents are super warm 

[citroenguy]

Here in Sweden it is quite common to have timer or remote controlled auxiliary heaters with an electric pump also the interior fan is used to warm up the cabin.
On my C5 i have the less expensive option to this, the above costs about £1000-2500 as an optional extra/ to install.
I have an electric block heater and an electric cabin heater mounted in the passenger footwell, this is only about £500 to have fitted and is very common.
Though you have to run out and plug it in the morning  But this can be solved with a timer in the wallsocket.

[henryd]

My Toerag has the auxillary heater fitted too

[Doctor Gollum]

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

Never seen anything like that on my 2.2 

Even if it's there I can safely say it does not work, having parked on some motorway services in Austria in middle of winter, freezing within minutes as soon as engine was off.

You have read the manual?

Engine off equals no new heat generation, ergo in sub zero temps it will only last a few minutes.

[Doctor Gollum]

My Toerag has the auxillary heater fitted too

The 5 Series has a heat storage unit in the scuttle... Contains granules in a sealed section with coolant on one side and the heater unit on the other. Retains heat for a couple of days... Set the climate panel to screen when you start the car and it's clear by the time you've cleared the side windows. Which is nice

[Kevin Wood]

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

Never seen anything like that on my 2.2 

Even if it's there I can safely say it does not work, having parked on some motorway services in Austria in middle of winter, freezing within minutes as soon as engine was off.

You have read the manual?

Engine off equals no new heat generation, ergo in sub zero temps it will only last a few minutes.

.. and it doesn't work at all unless you press the AUTO button to turn the climate panel back on.

EDIT: Having a proper engine that'll store some heat helps, of course.

[Andy H]

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

The pump might be but the auxiliary heater isn't. (not on petrol models at least)

If there is a heater it will be in the drivers side front wing and the pipes to it visible in the engine compartment under the header tank.

[Doctor Gollum]

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

Never seen anything like that on my 2.2 

Even if it's there I can safely say it does not work, having parked on some motorway services in Austria in middle of winter, freezing within minutes as soon as engine was off.

You have read the manual?

Engine off equals no new heat generation, ergo in sub zero temps it will only last a few minutes.

.. and it doesn't work at all unless you press the AUTO button to turn the climate panel back on.

EDIT: Having a proper engine that'll store some heat helps, of course.

Well, there is that

[TD]

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

Never seen anything like that on my 2.2 

Even if it's there I can safely say it does not work, having parked on some motorway services in Austria in middle of winter, freezing within minutes as soon as engine was off.

You have read the manual?

Engine off equals no new heat generation, ergo in sub zero temps it will only last a few minutes.

.. and it doesn't work at all unless you press the AUTO button to turn the climate panel back on.

EDIT: Having a proper engine that'll store some heat helps, of course.

Yep...worked on my 2.2, as Keven said you have to press the button to make it work 

[TD]

Tunnie must be gutted now....knowing he had a gadget on his 2.2 he didn't know was there and didn't use 

[BazaJT]

Nope no winter pack on my 3l Elite f/l.

[TheBoy]

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

Unless somebody fitted a vapouriser in place of the pump

[tunnie]

Tunnie must be gutted now....knowing he had a gadget on his 2.2 he didn't know was there and didn't use 

Did not use it because it did not work...heating was always poor. Took ages to get hot in the mornings. It cooled really quickly, so pointless feature really without a leccy aux heater.

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

Never seen anything like that on my 2.2 

Even if it's there I can safely say it does not work, having parked on some motorway services in Austria in middle of winter, freezing within minutes as soon as engine was off.

You have read the manual?

Engine off equals no new heat generation, ergo in sub zero temps it will only last a few minutes.

Hence in the VW it also uses aux heater. Seen on forums of ones in Finland staying warm for at least an hour. 

Anyway, the post was about good service from the official site. Very impressed with their live chat. 

Sadly everything has to come back to how the Omega was apparently better.... Well maybe. In 2001 

[Kevin Wood]

Sadly everything has to come back to how the Omega was apparently better.... Well maybe. In 2001 

Always a problem with Omega forums.

[Andy H]

Tunnie must be gutted now....knowing he had a gadget on his 2.2 he didn't know was there and didn't use 

Did not use it because it did not work...heating was always poor. Took ages to get hot in the mornings. It cooled really quickly, so pointless feature really without a leccy aux heater.

Its standard on all facelift Omegas

Never seen anything like that on my 2.2 

Even if it's there I can safely say it does not work, having parked on some motorway services in Austria in middle of winter, freezing within minutes as soon as engine was off.

You have read the manual?

Engine off equals no new heat generation, ergo in sub zero temps it will only last a few minutes.

Hence in the VW it also uses aux heater. Seen on forums of ones in Finland staying warm for at least an hour. 

Anyway, the post was about good service from the official site. Very impressed with their live chat. 

Sadly everything has to come back to how the Omega was apparently better.... Well maybe. In 2001 

Isn't it a diesel fired heater?

I hope VW have improved their wiring since 2001. For the last few years we have had a 1999 Golf, a 2003 Omega and a 2002 Ford Galaxy (a VW Sharan in disguise). Vauxhall used some decent quality cable in the Omega wiring loom. VW used nasty fragile wiring that breaks with monotonous regularity. The cable driven window actuators are crap as well......