DriveRight 600E VSS Installation Guide - Davis Instruments Corp.

elated equipment (headlights, tail lights, air bag, etc.) that you cantap into with an in-line splice. Possible candidate wires includethose from the cigarette lighter, dome light, glove compartmentlight, clock, tail gate light, or other convenience functions.2. Tap a red wire from the fuse holder to the unswitched +12 VDCsource you located. Use either an in-line splice (included) or use afuse tap connector (not included) appropriate for your vehicle.CAUTION: Do not install the fuse into the fuse holder until instructed to do so..In-Line SpliceUnswitched+12Vfrom VehicleTrim off flushstripped wire3. Locate or make a vehicle chassis ground connection for the harnesscable. You can make one by inserting a spade terminal under thehead of a screw threaded into the vehicle chassis. Be sure to test theconnection with a multimeter before connecting the ground wire.4. Crimp a spadeterminal, includedwith the unit toone end of theblack wire. Referto the illustration.5. Connect the spadeterminal to thevehicle chassis ground.VehicleGroundSpadeTerminalStrip 3/16 - 1/4"(5 - 6 mm)Red +12V Wire with FuseholderCrimp Tool,22-18 AWG Position(red dot)Black Ground Wire(22 AWG)6. Strip the red +12 VDC tap wire and the red harness cable wire to 3/16”- 1/4” (5-6 mm), then connect the wires using a butt splice.7. Strip both the black chassis ground tap wire and the black harnesscable wire to 3/16”- 1/4” (5-6 mm), then connect the wires using abutt splice.8. Install the fuse into the fuse holder in the red +12 VDC wire.9. Use a small tie wrap to secure and protect the connections under thedash.CAUTION: If the connections are on the driver’s side, make sure the wires can notbecome entangled in the vehicle pedals or driver’s feet.6