2889435 - E6015 ADDITIONAL HEATER - Description
Description
In cold weather the additonal heater heats up, maintains the temperature of and circulates the engine coolant for a pre-set time to ensure that the engine temperature and passenger compartment conditions are optimum when the engine is started up.Completely independently of the operation of the engine the additional heater makes it possible to:
- heat up the passenger compartment with the engine switched off;
- defrost the windows;
- heat the engine coolant and consequently the engine before starting.
The system consists of:
- a diesel burner for heating the engine coolant with an exhaust silencer for the combustion gases;
- a metering pump connected to the vehicle tank pipes to supply the burner;
- a control unit integrated in the passenger compartment heating/ventilation unit which allows automatic operation;
- an electronic control unit to control and adjust the burner incorporated in the burner itself;
- a relay for remote activation
Even though it is to a lesser extent, the heater burns fuel like the engine, therefore the additional heater should never be left on, not even for short spells, in closed areas where there are no exhaust gas extractors. |
Whilst the heater is working with the engine switched off, it absorbs energy from the battery; therefore it should be operated with the engine running to make sure that the battery is properly charged. |