Whelen SAK39 User Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

CAUTION

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

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

Wear

Protection!

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

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

SA315 Siren Speaker Mounting Bracket

2010 - 2012 Ford Taurus

Installation Guide:

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

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.

• 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 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!

Automotive: Sirens/Switches

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

©2011 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14451A 101612)

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Installation: 2010 - 2011 vehicles

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

1/4" SPLIT
LOCKWASHER

1/4 - 20 X 1-1/4"
PFHMS

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.

Mounting the speaker to the bracket:

The SA315 mounting kit comes with 3 long screws (1/4-20 X 1-1/4” PFHMS) The longer screws are
necessary to go through the mounting bracket, the siren housing and into the siren driver.
They will replace 1 of the 2 short screws (“A”) that now secure the siren
driver to the speaker housing.
Your speaker is shipped with 2 of the short screws installed. A short
screw be used in the hole that go through the bracket so
it will properly secure the driver to the housing. If you need to remove all
4 screws at once be sure to hold the driver securely in place.

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SA315 / Rear View

wire
exit &
drain
hole

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1. Remove the plastic cover that protects the front
area under the hood (Fig. 1).

2. Remove the 2 bolts that hold the hood latch
assembly on and set it aside (do not disconnect the
cables) (Fig. 2).

3. Mount the speaker to the bracket (See “Mounting
the speaker to the bracket”).

4. The bracket mounts behind the hood latch
assembly using the hood latch’s mounting
hardware. Slide the bracket (with speaker) into
position in the front of the vehicle so the bracket
mounting holes line up with the hood latch
mounting holes. the vehicle grill is flexible and can
be pulled forward to allow the bracket/speaker to fit.

5. Be sure all the hood latch cables are properly
located, then secure the hood latch assembly over
the bracket using the existing 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. Extend WHITE (positive) and BLACK (negative)
speaker wires to your siren amplifier and connect
as shown in the amplifiers instructions.

7. Replace the vehicles protective cover that you
removed in step 1.

Installation 2012 Model vehicles:

1. Remove the plastic cover that protects the front
area under the hood (Fig. 1).

2. Following manufactures instructions, remove the
front bumper and grill assembly

3. Cut out a section of the plastic guard which covers
the mounting area in 2012 model vehicles (Fig. 3).

4. Remove the 2 bolts that hold the hood latch
assembly on and set it aside (do not disconnect
the cables) (Fig. 2).

5. Mount the speaker to the bracket (See “Mounting
the speaker to the bracket”).

6. The bracket mounts behind the hood latch
assembly using the hood latch’s mounting hardware. Slide the bracket (with speaker) into position in the front of the vehicle so the bracket mounting
holes line up with the hood latch mounting holes. the vehicle grill is flexible and can be pulled forward to allow the bracket/speaker to fit.

7. Be sure all the hood latch cables are properly located, then secure the hood latch assembly over the bracket using the existing 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.

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

9. Replace the vehicles protective cover that you removed in step 1 and replace the bumper and grill assembly.

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