Dolphin DAS400 - General Installation Guide

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TheDolphinParkingSensorsaredesigned
for12vvehicleswithpolycarbonatebumpers.
Resultscannotbeguaranteedwhenttingto
metalbumpersandwillnotworkwhentted
tobullbarsorotherenclosedsteelframes.
Inthisinstancewesuggestusingbracketsfor
mountingunderthebumper,whichcanbe
supplieddirectbyusifrequired.
Thesensorsshouldbeinstalledbetween
40-70cmoffthegroundandbetween30-
40cmapart.Wherepossibletheyshouldbe
ttedlevelandevenlyacrossthebumperfor
bestresultsandoverallappearancebutthe
sensorswillstillworkifthisisnotpossible.
Ifindoubtoryouhaveapotentialissue
withatow-barorrearmountedsparewheel
weadvisepoweringupthesensorsoff
thereversinglightfeedorsuitablebattery
power(a9vsquarePP3typewillsufce
topowerindividualsensors)andholding
asensorwhereyouareplanningtomount
it,toseethatitsnotdetectingtheobstacle
inquestionbeforedrillingthebumper.This
isalsoadvisableifyouaremountingthem
ratherloworifthebumperisangleddown
tothegroundwhereyouplantoinstallthem.
Beforedrillingthebumper,checkthatthereis
clearancebehindtohousethesensors,which
willrequireapprox25mmofdepthbefore
youreachanysteelbarsorxingbrackets.
Itisnotalwaysnecessarytoremovethe
bumpercoveringtodrillthesensors,butyou
mayndthiseasierinthelongrun.Ifyou
areunsurewheretotthesensorsplease
checkwithyourlocalcardealershiporhave
alookontheirforecourttoseewherethe
sensorshavebeenttedonsimilarmodels.
Onceyouhavedecidedonthelocationfor
yoursensorswewouldrecommendapplying
somemaskingtapeorsimilaradhesiveon
whichtoetchtheexactlocationforthedrill
bitanddoublecheckyourmeasurements.
Thistapewillthenalsoholdthedrillbitand
remainingpaintworkinplace.Thecorrect
drillbitwillbesuppliedwiththeDolphin
ParkingSensor
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kitsuppliedwhichinmost
instanceswillbe21mmindiameter.When
drillingdonotpushhardandforcethedrill
bit,leaveittodothehardwork.
Whenyouhavedrilledtheholespassthe
sensorcablingthroughandpushthesensors
intoplace.Youmayndtwosmallholes
ordotsonthebackofthesensors,and
thesensorshouldbettedwiththesedots
alignedvertically.Foampaddingislocated
onthesidesofthesensorsandthiswill
adequatelyholdthesensorsinplaceonce
tted.
Generally,onthelefthandsideoftheboot
undertheinteriorcarpetlining,youwill
ndagrommetwithvariouscablespassing
throughintothebootcompartment.You
shouldroutetheparkingsensorstoutilise
thisgrommetandfeedthesensorcabling
intothebootcompartment.Otherwise
asmallholecanbedrilledintotheside
foot-wellofthebootandsecuredusinga
rubbergrommetorsiliconsealant.Secure
anyexcesscablingunderthebumperwith
suitableretainersrunningsparecableback
andforthinstraightlines.
Topowerthesystemyouwillneedtogain
accesstothebackofthelightclusterto
identifythecablesrequired.Pleasesee
theinstallationdiagramsinthemanual
whichrefertoyourparticularmodelfor
theconnectionsrequired.Allconnections
shouldbemadetothecablesascloseto
therearlightclusterasreasonablypossible.
Thecircuitryofwirescanbetestedwitha
voltmeterorbyskinningabitofinsulation
offacabletocheckitcarriesthecorrect
voltagewhenrequired.Cablescantheneither
betwistedontothisbarewireorconnected
usingasuitablescotchlockconnecter.
MostmoderncarshaveMultiplexedor
CANBUSwiringsystems.DolphinParking
Sensors
TM
canbettedonsuchcarsasyou
arejustconnectinginmostcasesfora12v+
feedandGround.Multiplexedwirescarry
codedinformationsignalsandshouldnotbe
touched.Inallcaseswewouldadviseagainst
cuttinganyoriginalwiresonthevehicle.
GENERAL INSTALLATION GUIDE