Owner`s manual

DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION
Step Five
Set the brake pressure
The brake pressure setting is the amount of force
the 9700 will apply to the towed vehicle’s brakes —
after the motorhome brakes are applied, the 9700 will
brake the towed vehicle with either “light,” “medium”
or “heavy” braking pressure, according to the setting
you select.
The 9700 may also be set to activate only in an
emergency break away (i.e., only if the towed vehi-
cle should separate — “break away” — from the mo-
torhome).
Note: regardless of which setting you select, the
9700 will always brake with maximum pressure in a
break away — even if it is set, for example, to “Light”
braking pressure. Selecting “Break Away Condition
Only” restricts the 9700 to an emergency break away
response only; selecting “Light,” “Medium” or “Heavy”
programs the 9700 to brake the towed vehicle when-
ever the motorhome brakes are applied, and also to
respond with maximum pressure in a break away.
To select a brake pressure setting…
1. When the power cord is connected to the 12-volt
outlet, one of the four LEDs below the “Pressure” but-
ton (Figure 19) will illuminate. If necessary, press the
“Pressure” button until the appropriate LED — to the
left of either “Light,” “Medium” or “Heavy” — illumi-
nates to confirm your choice.
Note: If the towed vehicle is a 1999 or newer
Jeep Grand Cherokee, set the pressure to “medium.”
2. If you are unsure which setting to select, set the
9700 to “Medium” and readjust it later, if you find that
you prefer more or less braking pressure.
3. The degree to which each setting will affect the
motorhome will vary, depending on the size and weight
of the motorhome in comparison to the size and weight
of the towed vehicle. A sharp pull at the motorhome
may indicate that the brake pressure is set too high —
in this instance, you may prefer to lower the setting until
the towed vehicle brakes with less force.
It is only necessary to set the braking pressure
once — after the pressure has been set, the 9700 will
always brake with the same force.
To select the break away only mode…
1. Press the “Pressure” button, according to the
instructions above, until the LED to the left of “Break
Away Condition Only” is illuminated.
Note: In this setting, the 9700 will not brake the
towed vehicle in response to the motorhome. The
9700 will be activated only in a break away — if the
towed vehicle separates (“breaks away”), the 9700
will apply maximum braking force to bring the vehi-
cle to a controlled stop.
After “Break Away Condition Only” has been se-
lected, the 9700 will remain in that mode, even after
it has been disconnected and then reconnected.
Step Six
Connect the wiring harness;
test the break away system
1. Connect the 9700 wiring harness to the break
away wiring harness (two-prong connectors) and the
brake signal wire (bullet connectors).
2. At the towed vehicle, clip the steel break away
cable (Figure 1) to the large ring on the break away
pin (Figure 1), then clip the other end of the steel
break away cable to the rear of the motorhome, close
to the center.
3. Periodically, test the break away system — pull
the break away pin out of the break away switch. The
9700 pedal clamp will extend when the pin is pulled.
Insert the pin back into the switch. The 9700 pedal
clamp will retract.
When connecting the break away system, al-
ways check the following:
• Connect the cable at the rear of the motor-
home, close to the center. Connecting the cable
toward either side of the motorhome may cause
the break away pin to be pulled when the motor-
home turns, activating the break away system.
• Be certain there are no obstructions which
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WARNING
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2. THE LED
WILL ILLUMINATE TO
CONFIRM YOUR
CHOICE.
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1. PRESS THE
“PRESSURE”
BUTTON.
Figure 19
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