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Table of contents
Table of contents
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Safety information............................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 General safety instructions ...........................................................6
2.2 Summary of the safety instructions from the chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 TailGUARD™ .................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.1 TailGUARD™ for trailers ............................................................10
3.2 TailGUARD™ for Truck & Bus ........................................................10
4 TailGUARD™ for refuse collection vehicles ............................................................................................... 11
4.1 General functional principles .........................................................11
4.2 Why use TailGUARD™ and not a camera system? .......................................13
4.3 RetrottingTailGUARD™:Requirementsfortherefusecollectionvehicle......................13
5 Required components: Overview ................................................................................................................. 15
5.1 Variant:Onlymonitoringandwarning ..................................................15
5.2 Variant:Autonomousbrakingviaseparatevalves .........................................16
5.2.1 Separate valves for vehicles with an ABS braking system...................................................... 17
5.2.2 Separate valves for vehicles with a conventional braking system........................................... 18
5.2.3 Separate valves for vehicles with an EBS braking system...................................................... 18
5.3 Variant:AutonomousbrakingviaapreparedinterfaceforTailGUARD™ .......................19
6 Installation of the ultrasonic sensors .......................................................................................................... 20
6.1 The three standard applications ......................................................21
6.2 Positioningofthesensorsonrefusecollectionvehicles ....................................22
6.3 Testingthesensorpositions .........................................................25
6.4 Protectionagainstdamage ..........................................................26
6.5 Cablerouting .....................................................................27
7 Connecting TailGUARD™ to the vehicle electrical system ....................................................................... 30
7.1 Variant:Onlymonitoringandwarning ..................................................31
7.2 Variant:Autonomousbrakingviaseparatevalves .........................................32
7.2.1 Actuation of the stop lights ...................................................................................................... 33
7.2.2 Connecting with the electrical compartment............................................................................ 33
7.2.3 Interface connector.................................................................................................................. 34
7.3 Variant:AutonomousbrakingviaapreparedTailGUARD™interface ..........................35
8 Installation of the separate valves ............................................................................................................... 36
9 Planning and performing the TailGUARD™ installation ........................................................................... 38
Edition 1
Version 1 (05.2017)
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