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AirBagIt SMART RIDE Manual

Complete digital air management system

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Thank you for purchasing a Smart Ride Air Management System, AIRBAGIT.COM's premier agship product. This
system will meet all of your custom and utility needs and will provide you years of trouble free service. Please
read the installation instructions and tips thoroughly before installing this system. Any deviation from these
instructions can cause damage to the Relay Module and LCD Controller. You are installing a computer system
onto your vehicle and it must be isolated from voltage spikes and feed back as much as today's computer man-
aged vehicles are. The power, ground and ignition wires need to be solid clean mounts with out any relays in
their paths. Electrical Relays are a source of voltage feedback that can damage and or short out the CPU of the
Relay Module (the brain) of the Smart Ride system. The pre-built system comes with a Diode protected relay for
the compressor. The system has the option of disabling the compressor when the ignition is o so no cut-o
relay in the power circuit will be necessary. We recommend that a disconnect or pull-able fuse be installed in the
+12 volt power supply to the Relay Module. Any time that further electrical work needs to be done on the
vehicle, disconnect the power to the Relay Module before disconnecting the battery. When starting the vehicle,
please allow the system to fully boot up (20 to 30 seconds). Pushing any buttons before the boot process is
nished may cause the system to freeze up (as with any computer). In this case, you will have to 'reboot' by
disconnecting the LCD at the barrel connector for at least 10 seconds. We also recommend that you:
Do not run the Smart Ride with the vehicle connected to a battery charger
Do not jump start the vehicle without disconnecting the Smart Ride rst
Do not 'splice' into any wire harnesses, we have extensions for the pressure senders, height sensors and LCD
connectors
Do isolate the power supply from other high power systems such as Stereos and Alarms
If you are upgrading from a Plug'N'Play or using your own compressor set up and will
be using our system to control the compressor, you will need to upgrade to our
relay or install a Diode (1 amp) in the compressor control line (yellow wire)
The tank pressure sending unit must be installed for proper unit and compressor operation
Occasionally the LCD unit may go blank or read all Zeros (even if you don't have Height Sensors). If this is the
case, you may have tried to activate the system before boot was complete or you have electrical interference
problems. Rebooting is your rst option. If the problem persists, check all of your connections thoroughly. If you
have any questions before installation or problems after installation, please contact us and we will be glad to
assist you.
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  • Page 1 Electrical Relays are a source of voltage feedback that can damage and or short out the CPU of the Relay Module (the brain) of the Smart Ride system. The pre-built system comes with a Diode protected relay for the compressor.
  • Page 2: The System Includes

    Index Page LCD Controller and Relay Control Box Layouts Plug n Play Installation Non-Plug n Play Installation Non-Plug n Play Schematic Air-Engine / Air Force Wiring Schematics Height Sensor Installation Preset and Compressor Functionality (Setup Screen #1) Setup Screen #2 Button Layout (Timing, Pressure Switch and Tolerance Setup) Setup Screen #2 Cont.
  • Page 3 SMART-RIDE BUTTON Enter into setup screens INFLATE ALL DEFLATE ALL SCROLL LEFT SCROLL RIGHT FOUR AIR BAGS FOUR AIR BAGS THROUGH SETUP THROUGH SETUP SCREEN SCREEN FRONT FRONT LEFT MANUAL RIGHT MANUAL CONTROL CONTROL COMPRESSOR LOW BATTERY INDICATOR INDICATOR BLUE = RUNNING ON = BATTERY GREEN = IDLE IS BELOW 10.5v...
  • Page 4 1. Disconnect the negative battery terminal. 2. Remove top of Plug n Play by removing external screws with supplied bit. 3. Mount the Plug n Play in a dry location. It is recommended that you leave 5.5”-6” of room free in front of the PnP for valve removal.
  • Page 5 Connect each wire to its corresponding valve as shown on the Non-PnP Wiring Schematic. ii. If you have purchased this Smart-Ride controller with one of Airbagit.com's Air Engine valve assemblies, or Air Force then the Valve Loom will plug right into the Air Engine's white 9 pin plug.
  • Page 6 FRONT FRONT LEFT RIGHT DUMP FILL FILL DUMP VALVE VALVE VALVE VALVE TANK LCD CONTROLLER TANK 300 PSI 300 PSI PRESSURE PRESSURE SENDER SENDER HEIGHT HEIGHT SENSOR SENSOR REAR REAR LEFT RIGHT DUMP FILL FILL DUMP VALVE VALVE VALVE VALVE TANK TANK RELAY...
  • Page 7 FRONT FRONT LEFT RIGHT HEIGHT SENSOR HEIGHT SENSOR OPTIONAL THIRD PARTY CONTROLLER 12 CH. REMOTE REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT HEIGHT HEIGHT SENSOR SENSOR NOTE: IF YOUR RELAY DOES NOT HAVE THIS BATTERY SYMBOL +12V THEN A DIODE MUST BE WITH GROUND 60 AMP ADDED...
  • Page 8 1. MEASURE THE SUSPENSION TRAVEL WITH YOUR AIR SYSTEM. a. DETERMINE WHICH SUSPENSION LINK IS GOING TO BE ATTACHED TO THE HEIGHT SENSOR b. INFLATE THE SUSPENSION TO MAXIMUM PRESSURE OR MAXIMUM LIFT. c. MEASURE THE DISTANCE FROM THE FRAME SIDE LINK PIVOT POINT OF THE LINK TO THE GROUND. d.
  • Page 9 2. COMPLETE THE EQUATIONS BELOW TO GET THE OPTIMAL RANGE FOR MOUNTING THE HEIGHT SENSORS LINK- AGE. THIS OPTIMAL RANGE IS MEASURED FROM THE FRAME SIDE PIVOT OUT TOWARD THE WHEEL. 3. MOVE THE SUSPENSION TO ITS MID-TRAVEL POSITION, PICK A POINT INSIDE THE OPTIMAL RANGE FOUND IN THE PREVIOUS STEPS.
  • Page 10 5. MOUNT THE HEIGHT SENSOR TO THE FRAME SO THAT THE TOP LINKAGE BALL JOINT IS OVER THE PREVIOUSLY MARKED SPOT ON THE FRAME. THE ARM OF THE HEIGHT SENSOR SHOULD BE SET IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS TRAVEL. DO NOT CONNECT THE LINKAGE YET. 6.
  • Page 11: Restore Factory Defaults

    To Save a Preset Presets should only be set after the height sensors have been calibrated. 1. Raise or Lower each corner to the desired position. 2. Press the center of the Smart-Ride Button once and then the press the right side of the Smart-Ride button “>”...
  • Page 12 THESE SETTINGS ARE OPTIONAL AND SHOULD BE CHANGED IF FINE TUNING IS REQUIRED. FRONT SPEED TANK LIFT TANK 00-50 PRESSUE HIGH PRESSUE PULSE ON MANUAL FRONT SPEED CONTROLS DROP 0=Off 00-50 1=On IGNITION RISE TO PRESET #1 REAR SPEED 0=Off LIFT 1=On 00-50...
  • Page 13 Speed Settings BELOW IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUTTON AND OPTION SHOWN ON THE Speed Valve “On” Valve “Off” Setting Time Time PREVIOUS PAGE Full 1-4. Speed Settings: These Speed Settings control the pulse frequency for when the vehicle is lifting or dropping 0.1 sec 0.1 sec the airbags.
  • Page 14 After installation of the height sensors a calibration is required so the Smart-Ride can better understand your suspen- sion. The calibration process converts the vehicles suspension travel into a scale 0.0 - 9.9. The Smart-Ride then displays the vehicles position based on this scale. The 0.0 - 9.9 Scale is not a reference to ride height inches. Cycle your suspension up and down to verify that the height sensors are communicating properly with the Smart- Ride system and that the height values are changing with the suspension.
  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    Functionality Tips: 1. The Tank Pressure Sender must be plugged in for the Smart-Ride to work properly. 2. The Smart-Ride will attempt to move the vehicle to the requested preset for 30 seconds. After this time the system will cancel the function. If the vehicle hasn’t reached its desired preset before this 30 seconds then the flow control valves need to be adjusted to increase or decrease the speed.
  • Page 16 NOTE: EACH COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO HAVE ITS OWN SMART-RIDE WITH POWER WIRE AND FUSE DUAL COMPRESSORS BATTERY BATTERY +12V WITH +12V WITH 60 AMP FUSE 60 AMP FUSE 1N4001 1N4001 DIODE GROUND DIODE GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND +12v POSITIVE SMART-RIDE TIMER WITH DRYER TIMER AND OPTIONAL SECOND...