Patent ID: 8314363

Claim:
A motor vehicle heating system comprising a heater ( 1 ) that has a heater core ( 2 ), through which a fluid flow to be heated can flow and which comprises a plurality of heating elements, and a top part ( 6 ) which is placed on the heater core ( 2 ) and forms a receptacle for a plug-in connector ( 10 ), and a plug-in connector ( 10 ) that fits into the receptacle, for connecting the heater ( 1 ) to the electrical system of a motor vehicle, wherein the plug-in connector ( 10 ) includes a plurality of contacts, which are situated in a row, for contacting contacts ( 7 ) of the heater ( 1 ), characterized in that the plug-in connector ( 10 ) includes a plurality of housings ( 12 ), each of which encloses one or two contacts of the plug-in connector ( 10 ), wherein the housings ( 12 ) are interconnected via mechanical adapter elements ( 13 ) which enable adjacent housings ( 12 ) to be moved toward one another or away from one another to adapt to the position of the contacts ( 7 ) of the heater ( 1 ).