Why does car connect to parking brake?
If your new stereo has a touchscreen or video monitor, you will also need to connect a wire to your emergency/parking brake wire. This wire acts as a switch to turn on the video monitor when the parking brake is engaged.
Can I hook parking brake wire to ground?
Just wire it to ground. It’s supposed to keep you from playing dvd’s and making calls when the parking brake is disengaged, but you can just keep it constantly fooled by grounding it.
Where do you connect the pink wire?
The white wire should be connected to the white wire. If you want the wall switch to turn off the light/fan, you need to hook the pink wire in the box to the black wire on the controller. You can prevent the switch from turning off the light by connecting black to black.
Where do you hook up the parking brake wire?
SwingCase, driver side. PVC Bike rack. Aftermarket stereo. The switch is usually due to a quick method or one sans relay. Some units require it not be a constant ground, so the switch method works like putting on your brake – but so does a relay. On the pioneer Avic units it is different for different series.
What is the parking brake wire on a Kenwood?
On the Kenwood units the parking brake wire is light green, if you want video anytime connect this wire to a GROUND (negative). Make sure not to connect this wire to a hot (positive) or you will fry your new dvd player. Now be aware that in most states it is illegal to have video playing where the driver can watch.
How big of wire do you need for parking brake on DVD player?
Strip the ends off of the wire that is supposed to be connected to the parking brake, the ground for the dvd player and the ground wire from the car. You only need about 1/2 inch to 1/4 inch of exposed wire.
Where to put parking brake wire in Smart Car?
So I can take the old deck and remove the face of it off. To be able to put it over the double din for a safe gaurd while in a mall or other store for prying eyes (sits on the dash lip and infront of the new deck).