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Figure 4 – Electrostatic Discharge Symbol
The abbreviation T/O is used in the component location
section to indicate a point in which the wiring harness
branches out to a component.
4. Grounding
• Vehicles being produced in or for the Canadian Wire Gauge Maximum Current Capacity
market must meet Canadian regulation ICES
002 Issue 2. 10 45 Amperes
12 30 Amperes
• Vehicles being produced for European Union
14 25 Amperes
countries must meet EEC 72/245/EEC as
amended by 95/54/EC dated 10/31/95. Other 16 20 Amperes
European countries must meet broadband RF 18 15 Amperes
Emission regulation ECE Regulation 10.02 20 10 Amperes
2002-02
• Major vehicle metallic components need to be • Extending a circuit by splicing — use a wire
electrically bonded together to provide for RF gauge equal to or greater than the wire in the
shielding and maintain good electrical ground circuit to be lengthened after the splice
integrity. The DC resistance between the
engine, hood, doors, and other major vehicle
• Adding devices from a base vehicle circuit —
use the above table to determine the wire gauge
body panels to body ground should not exceed
for the required current capacity
250 milliohms (ref: DS-108)
• Body panels around the engine compartment or
• Added wiring should have Hypalon, cross-linked
polyethylene insulation or a similar type of
ignition system must not be changed without
thermosetting insulation
verifying that the vehicle still meets the
appropriate Canadian and/or European RF
9. Referenced Publications
Emissions regulations. If vehicle body panels
The following documents are recommended for
around the engine compartment are replaced by
further information.
nonmetallic panels, they may need to
incorporate metallic material to reduce the
ANSI Publication. American National
amount of RF that will be emitted from the
Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, 13th
vehicle so it will meet the appropriate standards
Floor, New York, NY 10036
• Care must be exercised in installing two-way
communication radio transmitters in vehicles so ANSI/RVIA 12V Low Voltage Systems in
they do not cause degradation of Conversion Vehicles
preference/operation of the vehicle. Two-way ANSI A119.2 – 1995, Standard for
radio installation guidance is provided by Recreational Vehicles
DaimlerChrysler Technical Service Bulletin TSB
08-023-99 SAE Publication. Society of Automotive
• Electrical circuits added to the vehicle shall be Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive,
designed with separate power leads protected Warrendale, PA 15096
by appropriately sized wiring, fuse links, circuit
breakers and/or fuses SAE J554 – 1987, Standard for Electric Fuses
(Cartridge Type)
• Conductive fuel tank filler necks and trapdoor
assemblies must be connected to the vehicle SAE J551-4 – 1994, Test Limits and Methods of
ground system with less than 100ohms Measurement of Radio Disturbance
resistance to insure discharge before fueling. If Characteristics of Vehicles and Devices,
this path is modified, compliance to this Broadband and Narrowband, 150 kHz to 1000
requirement must be maintained and verified. mHz
• Non-conductive fuel tank filler necks and
trapdoor assemblies must be connected to the SAE J561 – 1993, Electrical Terminals – Eyelet
vehicle ground system with less than 1,000,000 and Spade Types
ohms (1Mohm) resistance (using a 500V
source) to insure discharge before fueling. If
DaimlerChrysler Corporation