Roadmaster AddaBRAKE 8800 - Initial Installation; Install Break Away System

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n addition to wiring and connection instructions, this section contains information about the components of
yoursupplementary brakingsystem, andhowtheyfunction. Forthatreason,read thissection,evenifyouwill
notbeinstallingthesecomponentsyourself.
Step A
Install the break away system
 “Breakaway”systemsaresecondarysafetydevices,
required by law in many states, which will brake the
towed vehicleifitseparates (“breaksaway”) fromthe
motorhome.
1. Mountthebreakawayswitch(Figure1)atthefront
ofthevehicle,onthedriver’sside.Chooseanareayou
caneasilyreach,withasurfaceofsufficientstrengthto
holdtheswitchfirmlyinplace,sothatthebreakaway
pin(Figure1)willpullfreelyfromtheswitch.Mountthe
switchinahorizontalposition,withthebreakawaypin
facingtowardthemotorhome.
  Ensurethatthebreakawaypincanbepulledfree-
ly away from the towed vehicle, without any obstruc-
tions.
Do not attach the break away switch to the tow
bar or the tow bar bracket. If the tow bar or bracket
fails, the break away switch will separate with it,
preventing the break away system from activating.
If the towed vehicle separates, the brakes will not
be applied, which may cause property damage, per-
sonal injury or even death.
2. Thebreakawaywiringharness(Figure1)connects
thebreakawayswitchtoAddaBRAKE.Itwillberouted
throughthefirewall,onthedriver’sside.
  Lookforapre-existingholeinthefirewall(or,ifthere
issufficient space, a pre-existinggrommet with other
wiring)closetotheflooronthedriver’sside, toroute
thebreakawaywiringharnessthroughthefirewall.
Note: the motorhome monitor wiring harness (Step
C) and the brake signal wire (Step D) will also be routed
through this hole.
  Ifthereisnopre-existingholeorgrommetwithsuf-
ficientspace,drilla1/2"holethroughthefirewall.
  Drillfromtheenginecompartmentorfromthein-
terior of the vehicle, whichever is more convenient.
Beforedrilling,makecertainyouwillnotdamageany
componentsontheothersideofthefirewall.
3. Routethewiringharnessfromthebreakawayswitch
tothefirewall(or,fromthefirewallto thebreak away
switch,whicheverismoreconvenient),avoidinglines,
hoses,movingpartsor“hot”componentssuchasex-
haustsystems.
  Whereappropriate,usewiretiestosecurethebreak
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INITIAL INSTALLATION
awaywiringharness.
  Atthefrontofthevehicle,connectthewiringhar-
nesstothebreakawayswitch.
  Youwillconnectthebreakawaywiringharnessto
AddaBRAKEinalaterstep.
Step B
Modifications to the
towed vehicle’s lighting system
Asupplementalbrakingsystemwillaffecttheopera-
tion of the vehicle’s tow lighting system. Use the fol-
lowinginformationtodetermineifoptionalaccessories
mustbeinstalledinavehiclewhichhasbeenwiredfor
towing — or, if no lighting system has been installed,
whichsystemsareappropriate.
1. First, identify the type of brake and turn signals
in the vehicle. There are two types — combined or
separate.Inacombinedsystem(Figure2),thebrake
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