Whelen IZ35LR8 User Manual

®

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Inner Edge® Traffic Advisor™ Series

Lo-Profile Rear Deck Interior Lightbar

Installation Guide:

2011 Dodge Charger

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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.

• Failure to use specified installation parts and/or hardware will void the product warranty!

• 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!

Automotive: Traffic Advisor

For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty

©2011 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14544 (111411)

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IMPORTANT! Do not install this product or route any wires in the air bag deployment zone of your vehicle. Equipment mounted or located in

CAUTION! DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THESE LED’S WHILE THEY ARE ON.
MOMENTARY BLINDNESS AND/OR EYE DAMAGE COULD RESULT!

IMPORTANT WARNING!

INSIDE

TRUNK

DRIVER SIDE SHOWN

5/16 - 18

ELASTIC STOP NUT

(QTY 2)

Fig. 1

REAR
DECK

REAR
DECK

REAR
DECK

#10 EXTERNAL

TOOTH LOCK

WASHER (QTY 2)

#10 EXTERNAL

TOOTH LOCK

WASHER (QTY 2)

#10 FLAT

WASHER

(QTY 2)

#10 FLAT

WASHER

(QTY 2)

10-32 X 1/2

PPHMS
(QTY 2)

10-32 X 1/2

PPHMS
(QTY 2)

#10 EXTERNAL

TOOTH LOCK

WASHER (QTY 2)

10-32 X 1/2

PPHMS
(QTY 2)

#10 FLAT

WASHER

(QTY 2)

LIGHTBAR

5/16 - 18 X 1
HEX HD BOLT
(QTY 2)

5/16 - 18 X 1
HEX HD BOLT
(QTY 2)

5/16 EXTERNAL
TOOTH LOCK
WASHER
(QTY 2)

5/16 EXTERNAL
TOOTH LOCK
WASHER
(QTY 2)

5/16 - 18 X 1
HEX HD BOLT
(QTY 2)

5/16 EXTERNAL
TOOTH LOCK
WASHER
(QTY 2)

5/16 FLAT WASHER

(QTY 2)

Use second hole in, from

outer edge of lightbar

air bag deployment zones 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 owners manual to learn the air bag deployment zones for the vehicle. The User/Installer assumes full
responsibility to determine proper mounting location, based on providing ultimate safety to all passengers inside the vehicle.

Installation:

IMPORTANT! The lightbar should be located a minimum of 16" from
any radio antennas!

1. On the rear deck, locate the driver-side outboard cap covering the child
restraint strap holder. Remove this cover to access the tether strap holder.

2. For the next step you must remove the plastic panel located inside the
trunk to access the bottom side of the child restraint brackets. This panel
is held on with christmas tree plugs and magnets.

3. Locate the driver-side lightbar mounting bracket included with the
mounting kit. Secure the mounting bracket onto the strap holder using the
hardware shown (Fig. 1). Tighten the hardware firmly.

4. Repeat steps 1 thru 3 for the Passenger-side mounting bracket then
replace the plastic panel you removed in step 2.

5. Position the lightbar onto the rear deck. Secure the lightbar to the
mounting brackets using the hardware shown. Do not tighten this
hardware yet.

Make sure that the rubber window seal on the lightbar housing fully engages
the rear window. To ensure this, hold the lightbar housing firmly against the
glass while tightening the hardware securing lightbar to mounting bracket.

While still maintaining pressure on the lightbar, tighten the hardware used to
secure lightbar mounting bracket to the child restraint holder.

The lightbar should maintain the seal against the windshield when the pressure
is released. If not, loosen the appropriate hardware and repeat this tightening
procedure until properly mounted.

6. Route the input cable to your control head (refer to the installation manual
included with your control head for important mounting and wiring
information).

IMPORTANT! When routing the lightbar cable, it is left to the installation
technician's discretion to select a path for these cables that will both protect the
cables from possible damage and not interfere with the operation of any other
vehicle components or equipment. Refer to the instructions included with your
switches for switch wiring information.

Wiring and Operation:

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 FUSED at the battery to carry that load.
DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

BLACK - Ground

Extend and connect the BLK wire to the ground terminal of the vehicle battery.

RED - Main Power

Route the RED wire to an unused, ignition-controlled circuit fused @ 10 Amps.
Do not connect to this circuit yet.

NOTE: When this product is wired as outlined here, the lightbar will
not function until the ignition switch is in the ON, RUN or ACC
position.

WHT-ORG - Scan-Lock™ Flash patterns

When the TA feature is active, this wire will select TA patterns; when the
end flasher feature is active, this wire will select the end flasher patterns.
Do not use Scan-Lock while both features are simultaneously active.

TO CYCLE THROUGH ALL PATTERNS: Apply +12 volts to the WHT/
ORG wire for less than 1 second and release to cycle forward. Apply +12
volts for more than 1 second and release to cycle backward.

TO SET A PATTERN AS DEFAULT: When the desired pattern is
displayed, allow it to run for more than 5 seconds. The TA will now display
this pattern when active.

TO RESET TO THE FACTORY DEFAULT PATTERN: Turn off power,
apply +12 volts to the WHT/ORG wire, then turn power on.

A Normally Open Momentary Switch is best for this circuit. Fuse @1A.

Scan-Lock End Flasher Patterns:

1. SignalAlert™ 4. SingleFlash 75

2. CometFlash® 5. ActionFlash™

3. SingleFlash 375 6. ActionScan™
Traffic Advisor Patterns:

1. Sequence to Solid 3. 1-Lamp TripleFlash™

2. Seq. On/Seq. Off 4. 2-Lamp TripleFlash

WHT/GRN - Low Power Operation

For low power operation apply +12VDC to the WHT/GRN wire. The unit
will continue to operate in Low Power mode until this voltage is removed.
A SP/ST switch is best suited for this circuit. Fuse this wire @1A.

BROWN - End Flashers

Applying +12VDC to this wire activates the end flashers. A SP/ST switch
is best suited for this circuit. Fuse this wire @1A.

BLUE - TA Flash

When +12VDC is applied to this wire, the Traffic Advisor™ lightbar
function becomes active. A SP/ST switch is best suited for this circuit.
Fuse this wire @1A.

ORANGE - Left

When +12VDC is applied to this wire, the lights sweep from right to left. A
SP/ST switch is best suited for this circuit. Fuse this wire @1A.

WHITE/BLACK - Right

When +12VDC is applied to this wire, the lights sweep from left to right. A
SP/ST switch is best suited for this circuit. Fuse this wire @1A.

NOTE: If you apply power to both the WHT/BLK and ORG wires
simultaneously, you will get a split pattern. Both sides will start at the
center and sweep outward.

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