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• MostinterfacekitsrequireTWOvalidkeysforprogramming.EnsureTWOkeysare
availableforEACHvehiclebeforestartinginstallation.
InterfaceKits:
MostvehicleswillrequireaninterfacekitinordertoallowforinstallationoftheIdlerightunit.
Theseinterfacekitsaresoldseparately,anddifferentkitsareneededfordifferentvehicles
baseduponmodelandmodelyear.Pleasevisitwww.idleright.com
foralistofsupported
vehiclesandinterfacekits.Theappropriateinterfacekitforeachvehiclemustbeinstalled
concurrentlywiththeIdleright.Pleaserefertotheinstallationinstructionsfromtheinterface
kitforwiringspecifications,andbeginwiringinstallationwiththeinterfacekit.Failuretoinstall
theinterfacekit
correctlycandamagethevehicle,andisnotcoveredunderwarranty.Most
interfacekitsrequiretwovalidkeysforeachvehicle.Pleaseensuretwokeysareavailablefor
eachvehiclebeforebeginninginstallation.Iftheinstallationvehicledoesnotrequirean
interfacekit,pleaseproceedtothenextsection.
WiringConnections:
TheIdlerightrequiresdirectconnectiontothevehicleelectricalsystem.Failuretomakethese
connectionscorrectlymaydamagethevehicle,andisnotcoveredunderwarranty.Alistof
wiringconnectionsrequiredisshownintheWiringHarnessessection.Pleasenotethe
followingspecialconsiderations:
• ItisrecommendedthattheIdlerightunitbepowered(J2/1andJ2/2)bydirect
connectionstothebattery,notbyusinganyoftheexistingwiringharnessesunderthe
dashboard.TheseconnectionsMUSTbeindependentlyfusedat25Aeach.
• Thelightbarconnectionshouldbemadetoanindependent/unusedterminalonthe
lightbarcontrol
unitwheneverpractical.Anyinputabove+4VDCwillbeconsidereda
positivereading.
• Theindicatorlightandprogrammingpushbuttonshouldbeinstalledwheretheywillbe
visible/accessibleforprogramming,butnotaccidentallypressed.
• Itisrecommendedthatanewbatterybeinstalledinoldervehicleswheninstallingthe
Idlerighttoensurereliableoperation.
• EnsuretheIdlerightunitiscorrectlyconnectedtotheinterfacekit,theinterfacekitis
correctlyprogrammed,andtheIdlerightunitiscorrectlyprogrammedbefore
attemptingtostartthevehicleusingtheIdleright.