Whelen SAK17 User Manual

®

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

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

Siren Speaker Bracket (Center Mount)

for Siren Model(s) SA314, SA315

Installation Guide:

2003-up Crown Victoria

Internet: www.whelen.com
Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Canadian Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Customer Service e-mail: [e-mail]

DANGER! Sirens produces extremely loud emergency warning tones! Exposure to these

tones without proper and adequate hearing protection, could cause ear damage and/or hearing
loss! The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (www.osha.gov) provides information
necessary to determine safe exposure times in Occupational Noise Exposure Section 1910.95.
Until you have determined the safe exposure times for your specific application, operators and
anyone else in the immediate vicinity should be required to wear an approved hearing protection
device. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS RECOMMENDATION COULD CAUSE HEARING LOSS!

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 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.

• 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!

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

CAUTION

Loud siren noise can cause
hearing damage and/or loss.

Wear

Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior

Protection!

to putting ANY siren into service!

Automotive: Sirens/Switches

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

©2002 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13696E (043008)

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Hood
release
cable

SA-314 / SA315 Installation:

The SA314 and SA315 mount the same except for mounting the
speaker to the bracket.

1. Unplug the vehicle headlight flasher’s connector and remove it
from its mounting tab for connection to the Whelen® headlight
flasher to be installed (Fig. 1).

2. Wire the Whelen flasher to the vehicle following the flashers
instructions, then attach it to the speaker bracket (Fig. 2).

3. Mount the speaker to the bracket using the mounting hardware
supplied with the bracket.

4. Remove the 2 bolts holding the bottom hood latch to the vehicle
then remove the bottom hood latch and set it aside (do not
disconnect the cable) (Fig. 1).

5. Place the bracket (with speaker) onto the mounting area and line

FIG. 1

Remove 2 screws

holding hood latch

mechanism onto

vehicle.

Mounting

Speaker to

Bracket

SA315

wire passage
/drain hole

IMPORTANT: For drainage purposes, the speaker must be
oriented so the wire passage hole (which is also the drain hole)
is in the “6 o’clock” position (closest to the road). Improper
mounting will result in premature driver failure and void the
product warranty.

1/4 - 20 X 1-1/4"
HEX HEAD SS

1/4" SPLIT
LOCK WASHER

SA314

wire passage

/drain hole

1/4X1"

PPHSMS

1/4"

INTERNAL

TOOTH

LOCK-

WASHER

Unplug headlight
flasher connector
from vehicle.

the bracket mounting holes up with the hood latch mounting
holes. The hood release
cable runs below the
bracket (Fig. 3). The top of

FIG. 2

the bracket hooks over the
frame to add to stability.

6. Reattach the hood latch

FLASHER

over the speaker bracket,
using the original bolts
from the hood latch. You
will notice that there are 2
holes in the top of the

8-32 X 1/2
PPHMS SS

10-24 CAD PLATED
WIZ NUT

bracket (Fig. 3). You may
add self-tapping screws (supplied) here as an extra precaution.

IMPORTANT: Position the hood latch so that when you reattach
the bolts, they are in the exact

same spot they were before you
took them off. Go by the round wear marks that each bolt leaves
in the hood latch. This will insure that the hood latch is in the
same position as before and that the hood will close properly.

Caution: Using a torque wrench, retighten the hood latch bolts to
9 Ft./Lbs.

FIG. 3

Optional
mounting holes

Hood

Hood

release

release

cable

cable

7. Extend the WHITE (positive) and BLACK (negative) speaker
wires to your siren amplifier and connect them as shown in the
amplifier’s instructions.

IMPORTANT! It is the responsibility of the installation technician
to make sure that the installation and operation of this product

will not interfere with

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

or compromise the
operation or efficiency
of any vehicle
equipment!

CAUTION

Loud siren noise can cause

Wear

Protection!

hearing damage and/or loss.

Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior
to putting ANY siren into service!

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