Winch Menu
Your winch is completely controlled by the
WARN® Advanced Wireless Remote Control.
You should practice activating the Winch Menu
a few times to get familiar with its functions before
you move on to the "Winching" section of this
manual.
Activate Winch Operation Menu
1. Read The Basic Guide to Winching Techniques
thoroughly before you attempt to operate your
winch.
2. From the Home Menu, navigate to the Winch
Icon using the Left and Right buttons and press
Select.
Select
3. Following the Winch Activation Menu prompt,
press and hold the Left and Right buttons
simultaneously for 3 seconds to activate the
Winch Operation menu.
Left
Right
Note: The Winch Activation Menu will revert back to
the Home Menu if at idle for one minute.
FIRST TIME OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The main purpose of the Winch Operation
Menu is to operate your winch. However, you are
also able to control your auxiliary systems, keep
track of your vehicle battery level, winch motor
temperature, winch operation direction, clutch
status, wireless signal strength and the remote
battery life.
Winch
Operation
Direction
Status
Clutch Status
(Disengaged)
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
Aux 1
Aux 2
NOTE: The Winch Operation Menu is accessible
from any menu by pressing and holding the left and
right buttons simultaneously for three seconds.
Remote Controlled Clutch Basics
The WARN® ZEON® Platinum winch is equipped
with a remote controlled clutch. It allows for
engagement and disengagement of the clutch with
the Advanced Wireless Remote Control.
When the clutch is engaged, power is transferred
from the winch motor to the drum and winch rope,
resulting in the power-in or power-out operation.
NOTE: Your WARN® ZEON® Platinum winch clutch
will always default to the engaged position.
When the clutch is disengaged the drum is in
the freespool position, allowing the drum to rotate
freely. Freespooling is generally the quickest and
easiest way to spool out winch rope.
Engaged Clutch
Disengaged Clutch
(Winching)
(Freespool)
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FIRST TIME OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Disengage Remote Controlled Clutch
Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is
WARNING
under load, winch rope is in tension or drum is moving.
1. Make sure the winch rope is not under tension.
NOTE: The clutch will not disengage if the winch
rope is under tension. If tension exists, power-
out enough rope to remove any tension from
the winch rope.
Vehicle
2. Activate the Winch Operation Menu (refer to
Battery
Level
page 14).
3. Navigate to the clutch disengage icon (
Winch
the menu bar on the winch function menu and
Motor
press Select.
Temp.
Clutch Status
Home
(Engaged)
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
4. Once the clutch is successfully disengaged,
the gears in both the clutch status and clutch
disengage icon will change from "engaged"
(
) status to "disengaged" (
Clutch Status
(Disengaged)
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
If clutch does not disengage when requested, a
warning error will display within the clutch status
icon. See Trouble Shooting section in this manual
for possible solutions.
Clutch Status
(ERROR)
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
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Engage Remote Controlled Clutch
Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is
WARNING
under load, winch rope is in tension or drum is moving.
After you have disengaged the clutch, there are
three ways the clutch can be engaged.
• Push the Winch Power-in or Winch Power-out
button.
) in
Winch
Power-out
• Return to the Home Menu and the clutch will
immediately return to engage status.
• After five minutes the clutch will automatically
engage.
Select
Once clutch is successfully engaged, the
clutch status icon and the clutch disengage icon
will change from "disengaged" (
"engaged" (
) status.
If clutch does not engage when requested, a
warning error will display within the clutch status
icon. See Trouble Shooting section in this manual
) status.
for possible solutions.
Clutch Status
(ERROR)
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
WINCHING
WARNING
Always wear heavy leather gloves when
handling winch rope.
WARNING
Never exceed winch's rated line pull.
WARNING
Always prestretch rope and respool under load
before use. Tightly wound rope reduces chances of "binding",
which can damage the rope.
WARNING
Never operate winch with less than 5 wraps of
wire rope/10 wraps of synthetic rope around the drum. Rope
could come loose from the drum, as the rope attachment to the
drum is not designed to hold a load.
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Winch
Power-in
) status to