Whelen SAK37 User Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

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

SA315 Siren Speaker Mounting Bracket

Installation Guide:

2011 Dodge Charger

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DANGER! Sirens produce 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

©2010 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14433 (110510)

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Installation: 2011 Dodge Charger

5/16 - 18 X 1

HEX

HD BOLT

"U" NUT

1. Remove any protective covers etc.. to access the hood latch assembly.

2. Remove the 2 bolts that hold the hood latch assembly on and set it aside (do not disconnect the
cables). Unplug the horn wire and place the wire out of the way.

3. Mount the speaker to the bracket (Fig. 1). (Refer to bolt and drain hole information at the bottom
of the page)

4. Slide the 2 U-Nuts onto the support braces (under the body). Place the bracket (with speaker
attached) on top of the U-Nuts. The front “ears” of the bracket rest on the two U-Nuts which clip
onto the support braces. The rear of the bracket will mount behind the hood latch assembly
using the hood latch’s mounting hardware (Fig. 2).

5. Be sure all the hood latch cables are properly located, then secure the hood latch assembly
(Over the siren bracket) using the hood latch assembly bolts. IMPORTANT: Make sure the two

bolt heads line up with the two indentations on the hood latch assembly made by the
bolts original position, so that the hood latch assembly reinstalls in the same position
and lines up properly with the hood.

6. Reattach the horn wire. Secure the front of the bracket to the vehicle using the supplied
mounting hardware (Fig. 3) .

7. You may need to
trim some plastic
off of any
protective covers
you removed in
step 1 to
accommodate
the bracket.

8. Extend WHITE
(positive) and
BLACK
(negative)
speaker wires to
your siren
amplifier and
connect as shown in the amplifiers instructions.

5/16-18X1

5/16-18X1

HEX HD BOLT

HEX HD BOLT

5/16 FLAT WASHER

"U" NUT

"U" NUT

Secure hood latch and bracket with original boltshood latch

S

U

P

Fig. 3

P

O

R

T

SA315

VEHICLE
BODY

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

1/4" SPLIT
LOCK WASHER

wire passage
/drain hole

BRACKET

"U" NUT

SUPPORT

1/4 - 20 X 1-1/2"

HEX HEAD SS

1/4" SPLIT

LOCK WASHER

Fig. 1

5/16 - 18 X 1
HEX HD BOLT

5/16 FLAT
WASHER

Fig. 2

A

SA315 / Rear View

A A

wire
exit &
drain
hole

A

The SA315 siren speaker mounting kit comes with 3 long bolts (1/4-20 X 1-1/2” Hex Head).
The longer bolts are needed to go through the mounting bracket, the siren housing and
into the siren driver. They will replace 3 of the 4 shorter bolts (“A”) that now secure the
siren driver to the speaker housing. The speaker is shipped with the shorter bolts
installed. A short bolt be used in the hole that go through the bracket so it

must does not
will properly secure the driver to the housing. If you need to remove all 4 bolts at once be
sure to hold the driver securely in place.

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

CAUTION

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

Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior

Wear

to putting ANY siren into service!

Protection!

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

Caution: It is the responsibility of the installation technician to make sure that the installation and operation of this product will not interfere
with or compromise the operation or efficiency of any vehicle equipment! Before returning the vehicle to active service, visually confirm the
proper operation of this product, as well as all vehicle components/equipment.

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