Robust printed heater connections for automotive applications

An electric heating device, in particular for automotive application, comprising:

• at least one electric heater member that includes:
• a dielectric, planar, flexible carrier,
• at least one electrically resistive conductor line of uniform thickness (t) that is fixedly attached onto a surface of the flexible carrier,
• at least for one end of the at least one electrically resistive conductor line an electrically conductive terminal line, being attached onto the surface of the flexible carrier, and abutting and being electrically connected to the respective end of the at least one electrically resistive conductor line, wherein the electrically conductive terminal lines have a width that is narrower than a width of the at least one electrically resistive conductor line, and
• at least one electrically conductive shunt member, being attached to at least one out of at least a portion of at least one of the electrically conductive terminal lines and a portion of the at least one electrically resistive conductor line for at least partially electrically shunting the respective portion.