WABCO TAILGUARD - Actuation of the Stop Lights; Connecting with the Electrical Compartment

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7.2.1 Actuation of the stop lights
AccordingtoaGermantechnicalinspectionreport(TÜV)onTailGUARD™,duringanautonomousbrakingactionthe
ECUsuppliespowertotheback-uplight.Forthispurpose,thepowersupplytothereversinglampmustbeadequately
dimensioned and fused.
Ifitisnotpossibletosupplythestoplightsviathereversinglamp,theycanalsobesuppliedviaterminal15,for
example.Todothis,intheTEBSEDiagnosticSoftwareitisnecessarytoenabletheoption"Nostoplightsupplyvia
reversinglamp"(uptoDiagnosisV5.00)or"ReversingsignalinputtoreversinglampatGIO14-3"(fromDiagnosis
V5.10),andthereversingsignalhastobeconnectedviaterminalGIO14,pin3.
FurtherdetailscanbefoundinSection7.7ofthesystemdescriptionforTailGUARD™forTruck&Bus.
7.2.2 Connecting with the electrical compartment
To avoid any accidents, observe the following safety instruction for vehicles with braking intervention
through TailGUARD:
 Speedsignalfaultsduetoincorrectorunprofessionalconnectioncan
signicantlyimpairvehiclesafety.
Thesuitableandpermittedconnectionpointsonthevehiclehavetobedetermined,dependingonthemodelseries,
fromtherespectivedocumentationprovidedbythevehiclemanufacturer.
HereasanexamplearetheconnectionpointsontheMercedes-BenzEconicEuro5:
Connecting TailGUARD™ to the vehicle electrical system