Dakota MCL-3K-T User Manual

MCL-3000 SERIES OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE

PART# MCL-3K-T

Thank you for purchasing the Dakota Digital MCL-3K-T gauge for your Harley Davidson Touring bike.
This gauge is designed to be a direct, plug in replacement for all touring models from 1996 and up. This
is part of a six gauge package for touring models so you can add additional gauges as you choose.

The MCL-3K-T gauge comes with a temperature sensor. You must use the supplied sensor,

other sensors will result in inaccurate readings.

INSTALLATION

First read and familiarize yourself with all of the components and this manual. The first step is to
remove the seat and disconnect the negative side of the battery, as with any electronic install. Once the
battery is disconnected you are ready to start.

REMOVAL OF FACTORY GAUGES

Remove the outer fairing; this will vary from model to model, please follow the service manual to
expose the wiring and gauges. Don’t be alarmed by the amount of wires behind the fairing, this is a
direct plug in kit and these detailed instructions will guide you through it.

Pic of Street Glide with outer fairing removed Pic of Road Glide with outer fairing removed

All of the small gauges, fuel, volts, oil, and air temp have two plugs. One is for illumination the
other is for the gauge power, ground, and sensor signal. The illumination harness, two pins (orange and
black wires), will not be reused and can hang freely inside the fairing with the bulb removed, or can be
secured to the other gauge wires to clean things up. The three pin connector from the stock gauge will be
used to connect the new Dakota Digital MCL-3K gauge. Unplug connectors at the back of the gauge,
then remove the two 5/16” nuts holding the clamps onto each small gauge and remove the gauges.

***New nuts for the small gauges are included in the hardware pack DO NOT reuse the stock nuts for the
new gauges; they are not the same thread.

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Once the gauge is removed, save the clamp as it will be reused with the new MCL gauge.

POWER

GROUND

SENDER

SWITCH/DIM

Remove the small gauge with 5/16” wrench or nut driver Save Clamp, and reuse for install

INSTALLATION OF NEW MCL-3K-T GAUGE

Install the new gauge into the fairing using the original clamp, along with the supplied nuts. Be
sure the alignment tab on the clamp lines up with the notches in the fairing when tightening the clamp
back up, flat side down.

WIRING

(+12V Key ON)

PLUG

Wiring the gauge will be slightly different than before as the bike doesn’t have provisions for the
new sensor. Use the supplied sensor and wiring to make a jumper harness from the original plug to the
new BOOST gauge.

*DO NOT connect the factory connector direct to the gauge, use supplied wiring.

If the wiring harness plug is not available, wire according to the drawing on next page. Standard
¼” female spade connectors can be used to make a connection to the gauge.

The second connector toward the top of the back side of the gauge is where the supplied
Switch/Dim harness connects. Both inputs are “triggered” when there is +12V on either wire.

BLUE Wire (Dim Input)

The BLUE wire is used for optional night time dimming function. When this wire receives
+12V the gauge will dim to about ½ brightness.

GREEN Wire (Switch Input)

The GREEN wire is used for a switch input for entering setup. This wire can be wired to a
momentary push button switch and the other side of the switch to +12V. The wire can
also be stripped back and touched to +12V to enter setup and then taped off once
complete.

(Wiring diagram on next page)

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