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9.1.3
Auxiliary Cab Heater (120 volt AC)
This heater is designed to preheat the cab and defog the windshield before driving the vehicle
without drawing power from the drive batteries. To operate the heater, plug in the car as if it
were being charged (see section
5.4.4 Charging Procedure
). The heater and charger share
the same plug, but a vehicle equipped with this option will have a label stating its presence.
When the power cord is plugged into the receptacle the charger will start up. The switch for
the heater is on the center console and labeled “PREHEAT”. This switch has three positions;
Off, On and Start. To start the heater, push on the top of the switch to rock it up to the on
position and then momentarily rock the switch all the way up to the start position and release.
After a few seconds, the heater will turn on and at the same time the charger will shut off.
The power supply plugged into the receptacle must be unplugged before the vehicle is turned
on or driven and will not do so otherwise (see section
5.4.6 Anti-Drive
for details about this
function). If the power is disconnected from the receptacle and then reconnected, the heater
will be off and the charger will be on. The heater switch must be restarted in order for the
heater to turn back on. This heater has an amp draw of 15 amps at 120 volts.