I had a block heater installed on my Santa Fe 2011 V6, but the cord seems too short to reach out the front grill. I would have to close the hood on it or open the hood every night to plug it in?
Normally they will reach out the front. Check the routing of it. Those cords plug into the heating part so it could be replaced. Leaving it hanging out the front without the plug rubber cover over it will corrode it fast.
Where is the block heater located? I found a cord that looks like a block heater cord in the glove box when we bought the car second hand. Just don't know where to plug it in if there is indeed a heater.
For now it goes back to the firewall and then to the front near the battery.
I'll check tomorrow if there is a more direct route, but there isn't much room around the radiator to reach the grill.
I just checked mine. Being a Limited I figured it would have one built for Canada. LOL
But I don't see a power cord anywhere. Usually they're coiled and tie wrapped up top for use by the owner to uncoil and route it under the hood. I guess that won't be an option on this SUV if we hit -20's like last winter. My other vehicles have them standard equipment.
Good thing I didn't bet on it. I'd be in a hole. Ha ha....
The cord on my 2012 Santa Fe was too short to reach out under the hood so I had to plug the extension cord into it and close the hood over the extension cord. Recently the hood release latch and wire broke. It took a month to get the parts and now the dealership is saying it wont be covered under the warranty and will cost $400 to fix. Anybody else experience this?
Mine cord has enough length to that it can stick out about 18" from the middle of the bottom air dam. You can re-route it to give you lots of slack. If you pull off the front driver wheel well splash guard (just remove 2 push pins and pull back) there is a lot of room to work.
If you get a short HD extension . Plug it in and electrical tape it to keep corrosion out. The use that accordingly. Tucking it away when not needed. Its easy to replace if no longer useful with a new one.
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