Cold Start Problem

[Phil Payne]

> My '84 4KQ, my friend's '85 4KQ and his '88 Quantum (nee Passat/Santana)
> Syncro all had this "feature". 'Twas supposed to help keep the driver
> alert in situations where having the interior too hot might cause
> sleepiness.

As an ex-car pool manager in Germany (1980-ish) I can tell you that Audi/VW
sold this feature as allowing persons in the front of the car to avoid
another's cigarette smoke.  It was actually a chargeable feature on the
non-5 cylinder Passats.