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To wire the vehicle for towing…
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installed.
2. First,cutthefactoryturnsignal,taillightandbrake
lightwires,asclosetothelightsaspossible.
3. Next,installthesixdiodesinline,asclosetothe
lightsaspossible.
Attach the diodes as close to the vehicle’s lights
as possible, to avoid interaction with other circuits
which may be tied into the center brake light, the
running lights, the turn signals or the brake light
wires. Attaching the diodes further away may cause
the towed vehicle’s lights to work improperly, and
may also cause damage to other electrical compo-
nents in the vehicle.
4. Oneachside,jumpthebrakeandturnsignaldiodes,
asshowninFigure15.
Unless the brake and turn signal diodes are jump-
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ed, the towed vehicle’s brake light circuits will
‘override’ the motorhome’s turn signals — the towed
vehicle’s turn signals will not operate in conjunc-
tion with the motorhome’s turn signals, as required
by law.
5. Testtoverifythatthediodeshavebeenproperly
installed…
 A. Ifthemotorhomehasa‘combined’lightingsys-
tem…
 1. Thetowedvehicle’sturnsignalsandbrakelights
willbothflash(eachside)whenthemotorhome’sturn
signalison;and
 2. Whenthemotorhome’sturnsignalandbrake
signal are both on (each side), the towed vehicle’s
brakelightswillstayilluminated,whiletheturnsignal
flashes.
 B. Ifthemotorhomehasa‘separate’lightingsys-
tem,the towedvehicle’sturnsignalsandbrakelights
willilluminateidenticallytothemotorhome’s.
Figure 15
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