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READ BEFORE INSTALLING!!!
Do not install this product or route any wires in the
deployment area of your airbag. Equipment mounted
or located in the airbag deployment area will damage
or reduce the effectiveness of the airbag, or become
a projectile that could cause serious personal injury
or death. Refer to your vehicle owners 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. Whelen Engineering Company assumes no
liability or responsibility for determining individual
applications or exact installation location criteria.
Installation...
The WS295HFS1, although technologically advanced, is
simple to install. An aftermarket center console is the
recommended for the mounting location of the
WS295HFS1. This not only allows the driver to reach the
controls easily, but also keeps the unit safely out of the
path of the vehicle’s SRS air-bag. Follow the console
manufacturer’s instructions for mounting information. If a
console-type mount is not possible, the WS295HFS1
includes a bail strap mounting kit for over- or under-dash
mounting.
The following steps will guide you through the installation process:
Connecting The WS295HFS1 Power & Ground Wires (Red and Black):
RED (Power) and BLACK (Ground)
1.
Remove the driver’s side front seat.
2.
Remove the front, driver’s side rocker sill plate and kick panel.
3.
Fold back the floor covering so that access is gained to the factory wire harness routed under the
driver’s seat area.
4.
Insert the wiring harness into it’s port as shown in Fig. 1.
5.
Extend the two RED and two BLACK wires toward the sill plate location. Follow the same path as the
factory wire harness.
WARNING:
All customer supplied wires that connect to the POSITIVE (+) terminal of the battery
must be sized to supply at least 125% of the maximum operating current and be fused “at the
battery” to carry that load!
6.
Continue to follow the factory harness through the firewall. To pass the RED and BLACK wires
through, it may be necessary to drill a hole in the firewall. If so, be absolutely sure that there are no
components that could be damaged by drilling. After the hole is drilled, insert a grommet to protect the
wires.
7.
Route the RED and BLACK
wires along the factory
harness towards the battery.
8.
Install a 20 amp fuse block
(user supplied) on the end of
the RED wire.
Note:Remove the fuse from
the fuse block before connect-
ing any wires to the battery!
9.
Connect the fuse block wire
to the POSITIVE (+)
terminal on the battery.
There must not be more
than 2 ft. of wire between
the fuse block and the
battery. As the wire between
the fuse and the battery is
“unprotected”, do not allow
this wire to come in contact
with any other wires!
FIG. 1
