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3.Cuttheblackleadtothedesiredlength.
4.Iftheconnectionisbeingmadeunderthedashorinthevehiclecabin,
connecttheblackleaddirectlytothechassisofthevehicle.
5. If the connection is being made in the engine compartment, connect
thein‐linefusehol
derbetweentheblackleadofthepowercableandthe
desiredchassisconnectionpoint.
Note!Donotconnecttheblackleadtothenegative(‐)batteryterminal.
TheCarKitcouldbedamagediftherewereamalfunctioninthevehicle’s
electricalsystem.
6.Cuttheredleadtothede
siredlength.Thisleadwillbeconnectedsuch
that it has positive supply voltage at alltimes, even when the vehicle is
turnedoff.
7.Iftheconnectionisbeingmadeunderthedashorinthevehiclecabin,
connecttheredleadtoapositivesupplyvoltagepoi
nt.
8.Iftheconnectionisbeingmadeintheenginecompartmentordirectly
to the battery, connect the in‐line fuse holder between the red lead of
thepowercableandthedesiredpositivevoltageconnectionpoint.
9. Route and connect the green lead to a convenient ignition switch
su
pplypointinthevehicle.Ifthegreenleadisnotbeingconnectedtothe
ignition,itMUSTbeconnectedtogetherwiththeredlead.
Note!Anignitionswitchaccessoryterminalcanbeverifiedbymeasuring
the terminal while operating the vehicle’s key switch. With the ignition
keyinthe“accessoryON”position,theterminalvoltageshouldmeasure
the vehicle’s battery voltage. With the switch in the “OFF” position, it
shouldmeasurenearzero
StereoMu
te
Ifthevehicle’sstereosystemsupportsanexternalmutingfeature,route
and connect the orange wire to the car stereo system. Otherwise, the
orangewiremaybeleftunconnectedandcutoffortiedoutoftheway.
Note! The Car Kit supports an “Entertainment Mute” function when
connectedtoacarstereosys
temthatprovidesforexternalmuting.This
function is compatible with systems that mute the audio output when
thecontrollineisconnectedtoground.