Safety, Critical Alert

[WolfWings]

Well, I am in the cold New England and we are regularly +20 deg F and have a week of -10 to -20F usually once the season. I have the optional Cold weather package with HD heater and big washer bottle and heavy fan. So How do I get this special heat to work? Where exactly do you set the HVAC controls - maybe this is answer mystery why my car dies with the heat on - electric heater its taking all the juicyness far away away from my little battery

The car must be:
A/C Temperature at MAX.
Blower is anything but off.
Engine at idle speed or faster, AKA running!
Outside air is 50F/10C or less. (Cold enough to fog the windshield.)
Coolant is 150F/65C or less. (Cool light is still lit on the dashboard.)

It will turn the ceramic heater on in stages at 10, 20, and 30 seconds, ramping up from 20 amps to 30 amps, then 40 amps. So it's not a sudden 'surge' of hot air, but it does warm up quickly.

The effect will be most noticable if you keep the blower on LOW, not high. Set the 'vents' to the far left/dash-only, close everything but the side vent on one side, aim it at your face, set blower on low, near-instant toasty.