Whelen SAK42 User Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

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

SA315 Siren Speaker Bracket

Installation Guide:

2011 Dodge 4500

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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.

• 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!

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

©2011 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14489 (042711)

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SA315 / Rear View

A

A A

wire
exit &
drain
hole

A

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.

The SA315 siren speaker mounting kit comes with 3 long bolts
(1/4-20 X 1-1/4” PFHMS). The longer bolts are necessary to go
through the mounting bracket, the siren housing and into the
siren driver. They will replace 3 of the 4 short bolts (“A”) that
now secure the siren driver to the speaker housing. Your
speaker is shipped with 2 of the shorter bolts installed.
A short bolt 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 bolts at once be
sure to hold the driver securely in place.

IMPORTANT: For drainage purposes, the speaker must be
oriented so that the wire passage hole is in the “6 o’clock”

must does not

Installation:

This bracket will mount behind the grill, to the bumper support. It can
be mounted to either the driver or passenger side. The bracket
mounts to two existing holes in the bumper support.

CONDENSER

MOUNTING
HOLES

BUMPER SUPPORT

BRACKET

1. Mount the siren speaker to the mounting bracket as shown at the top

2. Find the bumper support you will mount to (behind the front grill).

3. Slide the speaker with bracket up from the bottom of the vehicle, into

4. Extend the WHITE (positive) and BLACK (negative) wires to your

IMPORTANT! 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!

1/2 - 13 X 1-1/4

HEX HD BOLT

1/2"
FLAT
WASHER

1/2-13
ELASTIC
STOP NUT

BUMPER

1/4" SPLIT

LOCKWASHER

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

HEX HEAD SS

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

PFHMS

SUPPORT

of the page. Tighten all mounting hardware firmly.

Locate the 2 existing mounting holes. The illustration shows the
mounting area from the ground, looking up at the vehicle, with the
speaker and bracket.

its mounting location. Secure the speaker bracket to the vehicle
using the supplied Hex head bolts, flat washers and stop nuts as
shown at the top of the page.

siren amplifier and connect as described in the amplifiers
instructions.

SIREN SPEAKER

IMPORTANT! 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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