Heating system for heating the passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle

A heating system for heating the passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, comprising

• at least one electric heating device adapted to be fixed to, or to be arranged into a vehicle component;
• an electronic control unit connected to said at least one electric heating device;
• the heating system being configured to detect whether there is a contact between a user and said at least one electric heating device or between a user and said component;
• wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the heating of said at least one electric heating device so that
• in absence of said contact, said at least one electric heating device reaches a first temperature;
• and when said contact is detected, said at least one electric heating device reaches a second temperature lower than said first temperature;
• wherein said at least one electric heating device comprises a support made of electrically insulating material, to which an electrically conductive track is fixed;
• wherein said electrically conductive track is electrically connected to said electronic control unit;
• wherein said electronic control unit comprises a microcontroller electrically connected to said track adapted to receive, in particular to read, capacitance values associated with said track wherein the electronic control unit is configured to detect if there is said contact as a function of said capacitance values;
• wherein said contact is detected when a change in electrical capacitance associated with the electrically conductive track is detected;
• wherein the electronic control unit is configured to compensate for the change in capacitance according to ambient temperature.