Safety 1.1 Intended Use; Qualifications Of Installation Personnel; Safety During Operation; Avoiding Damage To Property - Webasto Thermo Top Evo Installation Instructions Manual

1 Safety
1.1
Intended use
If installed in special-purpose vehicles, the
applicable regulations must be observed. Consult
with Webasto for alternative application options.
Meets FMCSA Motor Vehicle Requirements when
installed in accordance with 49 CFR 393.77. For
more information visit
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/
CFR-2012-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2012-title49-
vol5- sec393-
77.pdf?_sm_byp=iVVH7mFk84lJpmmN.
Parking heater
The heater works independently of the vehicle's
engine and is integrated into the coolant system, the
fuel system, and the electrical systems of the
vehicle.
Auxiliary heater
Operation of the heater depends on the vehicle's
engine and is integrated into the coolant system, the
fuel system, and the electrical systems of the
vehicle. When the engine is switched off, the heater
is automatically switched off and the fuel supply is
interrupted.
1.2
Qualifications of Installation
Personnel
The installation personnel must have the following
qualifications:
The repair, installation, and/or commissioning of

the unit may only be carried by trained experts in
accordance with the workshop manual and the
installation instructions.
The year of initial start-up must be permanently
marked on the type label by removing the
inapplicable year(s).
1.3

Safety During Operation

WARNING
Danger of explosion
In environments with combustible vapors,
flammable dust and hazardous goods
(such as fuel stations, tank facilities, fuel
store, coal bunkers, timber yard or grain
ware- houses). Do not switch on or
operate the heater.
WARNING
Do not operate the heater in an enclosed
space, or one that does not have an
exhaust extraction unit. Poisoning or
suffocation can result.
1.4
Avoiding Damage to
Property
NOTE
Improper Handling
Protect the heater against mechanical
stress (e.g. dropping, impacts). Do not
place any objects on the heater or stand
on the heater.
Avoid shutting down the heater
incorrectly during the cool-down period.
After switching off using the control
element, the fan of the heater will
continue to for a short time. The heater
must always be shut off using the control
element except the in the case of an
emergency. Do not disconnect the heater
from the power supply until after the
cool-down cycle is complete, including the
cool-down period.
Use edge protection on the edges of metal
panels that can come into contact with the
wiring harness. Failure to do so can cause
a short-circuit and fire.
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