Polaris FR-1516 User manual

FORD
RANGER
FR-1516 INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for purchasing the Polaris
Ford Ranger FR-1516 in-dash unit.
Before removal and installation, be
sure to thoroughly read these
instructions. Keep these instructions
with your vehicle for future reference
This installation guide is for reference
only. Polaris takes no responsibility for
any damage caused to any vehicle
through incorrect installation, unsafe
practices or poor workmanship.
Warranty for this product is 1year
from the date of purchase, however
warranty will be void if:
- The unit is tampered with,
damaged or modified in any way
- Reverse camera cable is cut or
modified in any way
- Reverse camera is subjected to
over voltage
- The navigation SD card is
damaged or tampered with in
any way (this includes installing
foreign mapping or software)
-
If you have any questions
concerning the installation,
warranty or operation of the unit,
please contact POLARIS on
1300 555 514
Warranty Terms
The Ford Ranger FR-1516 is covered for 1year and includes:
Defective Equipment
Defective cables
Not covered under warranty:
Abuse
Improper installation
Alteration to cables (this includes cutting of any cables)
Accidents

Prior to installing the unit, please make sure that you have all the parts from the box and the
necessary tools to complete the installation.
Tools required
1. Trim tools
2. Cable ties
3. Soldering Iron & Solder
4. Electrical Tape
5. Heat shrink
6. Burner for Heat shrink
7. Step through drill
8. 7mm socket
9. Multi tip set
10. Side cutters
11. Drill/Philips head screwdriver
12. Split conduit
13. Yellow Tongue (long strike,
approx. 3-4 metres)
14. Short strike (approx. 1 metre)
15. Power cable
16. 10mm spanner

SECTION 1-UNIT PREP
First, remove glove box for easy access, by opening
and squeezing in the two edges. There will be two
white plastic pins near the hinge that need to be
removed so the glove box can be pulled out and set
aside. (NOTE WHICH WAY PINS GO IN FOR
REASSEMBLY)
Now using your fingers or a trim tool, remove the
top dash tray, after doing so you will need to use
step through drill piece, and drill a hole big enough
for the wiring loom to fit through.(Ensure that the
hole lines up with the plug on the head unit)
Grab the wiring loom and pass the plug end up
behind glove box until you see it peeping through
the left side of the dash tray, and feed it under the
plastic skin to the hole and then pull through hole.

SECTION 2-REVERSE CAMERA INSTALLATION
Run a long strike through the chassis rail from front
to rear
With the end of the strike hanging out, tape the
camera cable (large 4 pin), illumination wire and
reverse power wire onto it. Pulling carefully, pull the
strike through from the front of the vehicle, making
sure that you leave enough cable and wires at the
rear to plug in rear camera and wire up the two
wires.
Attach the number plate camera provided as shown
in the picture.
Mount the number plate back onto the vehicle
Now under the vehicle and behind the rear bumper,
connect the number plate camera plug to the
extension cable. Apply heat shrink over the
connection to avoid the plug coming loose.

SECTION 2 CONTINUED….
SECTION 3-REVERSE CAMERA WIRING
Open the back tail gate to get access to the two
screws that need to be undone in order to remove
the passenger side tail light.
Now tap into the reverse positive wire, red with
yellow stripe (Attach reverse power wire), and tap
into tail light wire, red and grey (Attach illumination
wire). After everything is soldered and taped,
reinstall tail light.

SECTION 3 CONTINUED...
Remove scuff plate and kick panel on the passenger
side of the vehicle, then lift up the carpet to locate
the grommet. Remove grommet and feed cable up
into the cab.
Using cutters, make an incision in the grommet so
that the cables can be fed through it. Once the
cables have been fed through the grommet making
sure there is enough cable to reach behind the glove
box, restore it to its original position.
From underneath the vehicle, pull any excess cable
through and apply conduit to all exposed
cable/wires, then push back into chassis rail and zip
tie conduit to chassis rail to ensure it doesn’t pull
back out. *
*when finished with the grommet and you have
made sure you have enough cable, silicon it up for
waterproofing.
Run the reverse camera cable and wires to glove box
area reaching the end of the wiring loom. Plug rear
camera into BACK CAM Plug on loom. Connect
reverse power wire to brown BACK wire in loom and
also connect illumination wire to orange ILL wire on
loom, making sure to solder the two wires and tape
all wires including camera plug so it doesn’t come
loose.

SECTION 4-WIRING DIAGRAM
Front camera
Back camera
Caravan camera
GPS antenna plug
To find BATT+ and ACC, remove scuff plate and kick panel of driver’s side. Using a test lamp, find
constant power for BATT+ and accessory power for ACC. (The plug circled has a grey with blue
stripe wire and this wire is generally ACC power, although not guaranteed with different year
models). Once all is soldered and taped run the wires from here under carpet and up through to
behind the glove box, connecting onto the loom. Put driver side trim back together.

SECTION 5-MOUNTING HEADUNIT & GPS
SECTION 6-REINSTALLING AND FINISHING
Before connecting up the head unit, you need to secure the GPS antenna under the top of the
dash using a square of double sided tape, and making sure that it’s not in the way of the head
unit clipping in. Run the blue plug up the right side of rectangular hole. Any extra GPS cable can
be bundled and shoved in under dash. Grab the FR-1516 in-dash and plug in the main harness,
then plug in the blue GPS plug. It’s advised that you test all the features before putting
everything back together. Once satisfied that everything is in working order. Push down firmly on
the unit until it clips in. (It should fit nicely, if it is having trouble clipping in, there is wiring in the
way and needs to be moved)
Stick GPS Blue Plug
Reinstall kick panel and scuff plate, making sure all is clipped in, make sure all loose or hanging
wires/cables are zip tied and neat. Reinstall your glove box by doing the reverse of removal
ensuring the white pins go back in the correct way. Now you have your finished product.