I did some reading on this to try to understanding which trim (Beach, Coast & Ocean) provide which heating options, and how the options differ. It is further complicated by the additional options which come with the PHEV (EV) engines, and that the upgrade heating options are combined with remote parking and windscreen heating. I don’t think the VW specification lists are conclusive either, so there is an element of guesswork. Hopefully what I have written below helps, and I apologise for any unintended inaccuracies.
In the ‘Beach’ Diesel (there is no petrol version in this trim), you get the ‘Camper heater for continuous operation and fuel-fired auxiliary heater’.
The ‘Beach’ EV trim drops the ‘fuel-fired auxiliary heating’, wording at the end of the ‘continuous heating’ phrase, perhaps suggesting that this feature is powered by one of the batteries, even the EV battery? The ‘Beach’ EV doesn’t have ‘parking heater and window heater’ as an option, nor listed as standard, so I assume this isn’t included or available, alternatively, all EVs have this feature as standard.
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The ‘Coast’ diesel engine again has ‘fuel-fired auxiliary heating’, and again the EV doesn’t. The petrol engine doesn’t have this either, but I think it’s an omission. One reason is that both diesel and petrol have an £1,800 option for ‘Camper parking heater for continuous operation and parking heater for windscreen de-icing with radio control’. This suggests that this upgrade adds a battery which not only powers parking heater and window defrost (with a remote feature too), but also powers the continuous camping heater. Back to the omission to mention the ‘fuel-fired heating’ for the ‘Ocean’ Petrol - if you don’t add the £1,800 option, there has to something to provide heating when camping.
The EV engine on the ‘Coast’ again drops the ‘fuel-fired’ element, but unlike the Beach, has a heated windscreen as standard, but unlike the P&D of this trim, doesn’t mention any remote capability, but I suspect that it’s included.
The ‘Ocean’ trim for all engines includes the ‘parking and camping heating (no mention of the ‘fuel fired’) with heated windows and remote control’.
So what does the Ocean EV get that the Coast EV doesn’t as the ‘non full-fired heating’ and AC are the same on both, and what is the cost delta?
When you add as many of the additional options that you can to the ‘Coast’, e.g. heated seats, navigation etc, the cost delta is £3.5k. What you get in the ‘Ocean’ that you cannot get in the ‘Coast’ is: 18” wheels (and option to get 19”), improved seat materials and trim, wood-effect flooring and cabinet finishes, interior ambient lighting, IQ LED matrix exterior lighting, airline-style overhead storage, and heated steering wheel.
Hopefully this helps……
