
Thermo Pro 50 Eco
Technical Information
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1 Regulations governing installation
1.1 Statutory regulations governing installation
The Thermo Pro 50 Eco heater has been type-tested and approved in accord-
ance with ECE-R10 (EMC) and ECE-R122 (heater).
For approval number see Section 14 Technical data (page 49).
The stipulations of these regulations are binding in the area
covered by EU Directive 70/156/EEC and/or 2007/46/EC (for new
vehicle models from 29/04/2009) and should also be observed in
countries where there are no specific regulations.
Failure to follow the installation instructions and the notes con-
tained therein will lead to all liability being refused by Webasto.
The same applies if repairs are carried out incorrectly or with the
use of parts other than genuine spare parts. This will result in the
invalidation of the type approval for the heater and therefore of
its homologation / EC type licence.
1.2 Application of combustion heaters in vehicles for the transpor-
tation of dangerous goods.
Vehicles used for the purpose of transporting dangerous goods are type
approval tested in accordance with ECE-R 105. The following measures are
derived for our combustion heaters.
• The electrical cable/wiring harness must be suciently dimensioned to
prevent overheating. The electrical cable/wiring harness must be suf-
ficiently insulated. All electrical circuits must be protected by fuses or
automatic circuit breakers.
• The cables must be installed and firmly secured such that the wirings are
adequately protected against mechanical and thermal stress.
• The combustion heaters must be type-tested in accordance with ECE-R
122 and comply with Annex 9 - Additional regulations for vehicles used
for transporting dangerous goods.
• The combustion heaters and their exhaust gas piping system must be de-
signed, arranged, protected or covered so as to prevent any unacceptable
risk of heating or ignition of the load.
• In the event of any fuel line leakage, the fuel shall drain to the ground
without coming into contact with hot parts of the vehicle or the load.
• The exhaust system as well as the exhaust pipes shall be so directed or
protected to avoid any danger to the load through heating or ignition.
Parts of the exhaust system situated directly below the fuel tank shall have
a clearance of 100 mm or be protected by a thermal shield.
• It must only be possible to switch the combustion heater on manually.
Programming devices shall be prohibited. The combustion heater may be
switched back on manually after switching off the vehicle engine.
Requirements relating to the basic unit:
When switched off, it is permissible for combustion heaters to continue run-
ning for max. 40 seconds. Only combustion heaters are to be used with heat
exchangers that are not damaged during their standard operating period by
the reduced afterrunning time of 40seconds.
1.3 Additional documentation to be used
These installation instructions contain all the information and instructions
necessary to install a Thermo Pro 50 Eco heater.
The following must additionally be observed:
• The Operating Instructions for the heater,
• The Operating and Installation Instructions for the control element
Detailed technical information is provided in the service manual for the heater.
2 Use / variants
2.1 Use of the water heater
The water heater has been designed for installation in commercial vehicles.
If it is installed in special-purpose vehicles, the applicable regulations must be
taken into account. Alternative applications are possible in agreement with
Webasto.
2.1.1 Parking heating
In parking heating mode, the water heater works together with the vehicle's
heating system for
- cab and engine preheating,
- use of residual heat from the vehicle engine.
The water heater operates independently of the vehicle engine and is inte-
grated into the cooling system, the fuel system and the electrical system of the
vehicle.
2.1.2 Auxiliary heating
The water heater works during engine operation and provides thermal as-
sistance to the cooling system. The water heater is integrated into the cooling
system, the fuel system and the electrical system of the vehicle.