Auxiliary And Parking Heater 3 - Cadillac BLS Owner's Manual

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Auxiliary and parking heater 3

WARNING
• Switch off the fuel-driven heater before adding fuel.
• Never use the fuel-driven heater in a garage or other confined
space.
Fuel-driven heater
Cars with diesel engine
In certain markets, cars with a diesel engine also have an auxiliary
heater 3. This auxiliary heater is diesel-driven and starts automati-
cally immediately after the engine is started if the temperature of the
engine coolant is lower than 75 °C and the outside temperature
below 8 °C. The auxiliary heater helps the engine reach its normal
operating temperature more quickly.
A parking heater addition is available as an accessory for these cars.
This addition allows the heater to also be used as a parking heater.
When the parking heater is running, the following symbol is dis-
played on the main instrument panel:
switch off when the heater is switched off.
Parking heater 3, diesel or petrol-driven
The start time of the parking heater is controlled with the DIC. See
page 253. The climate control system is activated at the same time
as the heater. Manual setting, see page 90.
NB! The parking heater uses part of the battery's capacity. We
therefore recommend that the car is driven for at least the same time
as the heater was running in order to recharge the battery. This is
particularly important in cold weather when the battery is already
under strain. Check the battery state regularly and charge the bat-
tery as necessary.
Run the parking heater at least once a month, even in the summer.
This will prevent the evaporation of the remaining fuel leaving
behind deposits, which can later cause running problems.
The parking heater has a maximum running time of 30 minutes.
If you wish the heater to run for a shorter time, e.g. 15 minutes, set
the start time to 15 minutes before the car is to be used. Heating is
interrupted automatically once the engine reaches a certain
temperature.
The heater will not start if there are less than roughly 10 litres of fuel
in the tank.
When the parking heater is running, the following symbol is dis-
played on the main instrument panel:
switch off when the heater is switched off.
Cars with petrol engines
If the car has a parking heater 3 it also acts as an auxiliary heater.
This heater starts automatically immediately after the engine is
started if the temperature of the engine coolant is lower than 75 °C
and the outside temperature below 8 °C. This helps the engine
reach its normal operating temperature more quickly.
Electric engine heater with 230 V cabin socket 3
. This symbol does not
The start time of the electric engine heater can be set using the DIC.
This requires an accessory kit. We recommend that you contact an
authorised Cadillac workshop.
When the electric engine heater is switched on, any 230 V socket in
the cabin is also on.
If a timer kit has been fitted as an accessory:
The electric engine heater has a maximum running time of approx-
imately 180 minutes.
If you wish the heater to run for a shorter time, e.g. 15 minutes, set
the start time to 15 minutes before the car is to be used. Heating is
. This symbol does not