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MOUNTING AND CONNECTING THE ANTI- CARJACKING SWITCH

Select a location for the anti-carjack- ing switch. You should be able to reach the switch when sitting in the driver’s seat, but the switch should be hard to find. A typical mounting loca- tion is under the dash. The mounting surface should be less than 1/8-inch thick.

Follow these steps to mount the switch.

To Harness

To Metal Body

Part

Lockwasher

Nut

CONNECTING TO

POWER

Before you connect the system to power, disconnect your vehicle battery’s negative (–) power lead.

Note: You must re-enter any pro- grammed information into other elec- tronic devices in your vehicle, such as clocks and radios, after you recon- nect the cable.

Connect the main wiring harness’s red wire to the wire you marked CON-

STANT POWER.

Connect the main wiring harness’s black wire to a metal vehicle body part that is not insulated from the main chassis by a plastic part.

1.Drill a 1/4-inch hole in the mount- ing surface, taking care not to damage anything behind the sur- face.

Connect the main wiring harness’s red wire with black stripe to the wire you marked IGNITION POWER.

2.Remove the switch’s top nut and lock washer.

3.Push the switch into the hole from the back of the mounting surface. Align the switch so ON is away from the driver. Then secure it with the lock washer and nut.

4.Secure the switch’s connector to a metal vehicle body part using an existing screw.

5.Route the other wire to the main wiring harness and plug it into the matching socket on the system.

CONNECTING THE STARTER DISABLE MODULE

1.Use a yellow wire tap-in to con- nect the module’s red wire to the wire you marked STARTER (TO KEY).

2.Use a yellow wire tap-in to con- nect the module’s white wire to the wire you marked STARTER (TO SOLENOID).

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Radio Shack RS-4000 installation manual Connecting to Power, Connecting the Starter Disable Module

RS-4000 specifications

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