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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

Installation Guide:

LED Traffic Advisor™

Model TAM83_ _

©2003 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13953B (110107)

For warranty information regarding this product, visit  

www.whelen.com/warranty

51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684
Phone: (860) 526-9504
Fax: (860) 526-4078
Internet: www.whelen.com
Sales e-mail: [email protected]
Canadian Sales e-mail: [email protected]
Customer Service e-mail: [email protected]

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Safety First

This document provides all the necessary information to allow your Whelen product to be properly and safely installed.
Before beginning the installation and/or operation of your new product, the installation technician and operator must
read this manual completely. Important information is contained herein that could prevent serious injury or damage.

Proper installation of this product requires the installer to have a good understanding of automotive electronics, 
systems and procedures.

If mounting this product requires drilling holes, the installer MUST be sure that no vehicle components or other 
vital parts could be damaged by the drilling process. Check both sides of the mounting surface before drilling 
begins. Also de-burr any holes and remove any metal shards or remnants. Install grommets into all wire 
passage holes.

If this manual states that this product may be mounted with suction cups, magnets, tape or Velcro®, clean the 
mounting surface with a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and water and dry thoroughly.

Do not install this product or route any wires in the deployment area of your air bag. Equipment mounted or 
located in the air bag deployment area will damage or reduce the effectiveness of the air bag, or become a 
projectile that could cause serious personal injury or death. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for the air bag 
deployment area. The User/Installer assumes full responsibility to determine proper mounting location, based 
on providing ultimate safety to all passengers inside the vehicle.

For this product to operate at optimum efficiency, a good electrical connection to chassis ground must be 
made. The recommended procedure requires the product ground wire to be connected directly to the NEGATIVE 
(-) battery post.

If this product uses a remote device to activate or control this product, make sure that this control is located in 
an area that allows both the vehicle and the control to be operated safely in any driving condition.

Do not attempt to activate or control this device in a hazardous driving situation.

This product contains either strobe light(s), halogen light(s), high-intensity LEDs or a combination of these 
lights. Do not stare directly into these lights. Momentary blindness and/or eye damage could result.

Use only soap and water to clean the outer lens. Use of other chemicals could result in premature lens cracking 
(crazing) and discoloration. Lens in this condition have significantly reduced effectiveness and should be 
replaced immediately. Inspect and operate this product regularly to confirm its proper operation and mounting 
condition. Do not use a pressure washer to clean this product.

It is recommended that these instructions be stored in a safe place and referred to when performing 
maintenance and/or reinstallation of this product.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO 
THE PRODUCT OR VEHICLE AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY TO YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS!

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