5
Assembly
1. Preparation
It is important that the roof of your vehicle is sufficiently stable.
In case of insufficient or doubtful roof stability, a piece of sheet
metal with a thickness of approx. 2 mm and a size of approx. 100 x
100 cm should be attached on the roof’s outer skin. Please consult
your vehicle manufacturer.
For the assembly of the unit you require a wrench of the sizes 13 mm and
27 mm each, a large Philips screwdriver, a drill with 25 mm in diameter or
milling cutters, a drill press, a sharp knife (carpet knife), slotted
screwdriver 3 mm, nipper pliers, industrial cleaner for cleaning the
assembly plate, and a strongly sticking body sealing compound (e.g.
Sikaflex).
2. Selecting the mounting position
After now all doubts are eliminated concerning roof stability and/or all
necessary measures have been taken for proper assembly, provisionally
put the external unit with assembly plate on the mounting position
planned for it.
Correctly placed, the dish arm as well as the LNB must now be
positioned toward the rear of the vehicle; other positions are not correct –
see drawing below. With the CARO system, the LNB is integrated in the
antenna surface and therefore not visible. Mount the CARO with the
hinge pointing in the driving direction.
For the final choice of the mounting position, make absolutely sure
of the necessary space requirements and consider the choice of
location of the individual devices in order to later facilitate the
installing of cables.
LNB
Rear of vehicle
External unit with
dish arm
Driving direction
