Opening The Front Cover; Connecting Accessories; Connecting A Control Input; Connecting The Device To Vehicle Power - Garmin TREAD Owner's Manual

2 Using the mount as a template, mark the two screw locations
.
3 Drill pilot holes (optional).
For some types of mounting material, drilling pilot holes is
necessary. Do not drill through the mount.
4
Securely fasten the mount to the surface using the
appropriate hardware for your mounting surface.

Opening the Front Cover

You must open the front cover to make electrical connections.
1
Lift the front cover latch
2
Pull the front cover off of the device.

Connecting Accessories

Do not use the device to control or power a winch. Failure to
follow this notice could cause damage to your vehicle or your
device.
Accessory requirements:
• Verify the amperage rating of each accessory before wiring it
to the Garmin PowerSwitch device. The device supports
accessories up to 30 A for each channel and a maximum of
100 A for the entire system.
2
• Use 10 AWG (6 mm ) wires for accessories that use 20 to
30 A.
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and rotate it anticlockwise.
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2
• Use 12 AWG (4 mm ) wires for accessories that use 10 to
20 A.
2
• Use 14 AWG (2.5 mm ) wires for accessories that use less
than 10 A.
• Use the appropriate size terminals for all accessory
connections.
• Crimp all terminal connectors securely.
1
Connect the positive wire from the accessory
accessory terminals on the Garmin PowerSwitch device.
2
Connect the negative or ground wire
ground stud on the vehicle frame, to a ground distribution
block or directly to the negative terminal on the battery.
Do not connect the accessory ground wires to the ground
terminal (GND) on the Garmin PowerSwitch device. Failure to
heed this notice could result in personal or property damage
or negatively impact device functionality.

Connecting a Control Input

You can connect to the control terminals to enable the Garmin
PowerSwitch device to turn on customisable outputs. For
example, you can connect your vehicle ignition switch to a
control input terminal to turn on accessories automatically each
time you start your vehicle. The control terminals detect a signal
from 3.3 V to 18 V. You can configure output functions with the
Garmin PowerSwitch app.
Connect the control wire from the control source in your
vehicle to one of the two control terminals on the Garmin
PowerSwitch device.

Connecting the Device to Vehicle Power

Before you can connect the device to vehicle power, you must
remove the warning tag from the +12V terminal on the device.
You should always confirm all electrical connections are secure
and will not come loose while operating the device.
1
Connect the large ring end of the included ground wire
the negative terminal on the vehicle battery.
to one of the
to an unpainted
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