Zach Woods
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The Sprinter van has an (optional) auxillary heater mounted right below
the front driver's side headlight--the Espar Hydronic D5WZ. As far as
I know, all Westfalias imported into the U.S. have this option.
In the Westfalia, this van auxillary heater is controlled by an on/off
switch in the central console (where the transmission shifter is
located). When the switch is switched on, the heater will run for 2
hours before shutting off automatically (or will shut off automatically
if the coach battery voltage drops below a certain amount--around 10
1/2 volts or something?).
[Note: On some Sprinters, this heater can be controlled by an optional
7 day timer which is located in the central console (where transmission
shifter is) in the little rectangular coin box.]
A 9 page installation pamphlet for this heater can be found at:
http://www.espar.com/htm/tecmans.htm
(Note: The pamphlet has a diagram showing the on/off switch as the
lower half push/push of the A/C circular switch (the residual heat
button used after engine is turned off to get leftover engine heat)
rather than the toggle on/off switch in the central console. The
horizontal middle bar in the A/C circular switch is to be used in
really cold weather to get the engine to heat up faster--maybe that's
what the reference is to?)
On the Yahoo Sprintervan Group, there have been several postings about
this heater, including some problems and DIY fixes.
*****
The Sprinter van has an (optional) auxillary heater mounted right below
the front driver's side headlight--the Espar Hydronic D5WZ. As far as
I know, all Westfalias imported into the U.S. have this option.
In the Westfalia, this van auxillary heater is controlled by an on/off
switch in the central console (where the transmission shifter is
located). When the switch is switched on, the heater will run for 2
hours before shutting off automatically (or will shut off automatically
if the coach battery voltage drops below a certain amount--around 10
1/2 volts or something?).
[Note: On some Sprinters, this heater can be controlled by an optional
7 day timer which is located in the central console (where transmission
shifter is) in the little rectangular coin box.]
A 9 page installation pamphlet for this heater can be found at:
http://www.espar.com/htm/tecmans.htm
(Note: The pamphlet has a diagram showing the on/off switch as the
lower half push/push of the A/C circular switch (the residual heat
button used after engine is turned off to get leftover engine heat)
rather than the toggle on/off switch in the central console. The
horizontal middle bar in the A/C circular switch is to be used in
really cold weather to get the engine to heat up faster--maybe that's
what the reference is to?)
On the Yahoo Sprintervan Group, there have been several postings about
this heater, including some problems and DIY fixes.