Does the brake controller light up when you hit the brakes and don't have a trailer plugged into your vehicle?
1177745
you have to have the trailer wiring corrrectly hooked up, and plugged in the vehicle, in order for the control to lite up
1177746
This is what is see on my controller: NO TRAILER HOOKED---NO LIGHTS, NO TRAILER, HIT THE BRAKES---NO LIGHTS; TRAILER HOOKED---GREEN LIGHT, TRAILER HOOKED, HIT BRAKES, RED-ORANGESSS LIGHT. Let me know if you have more questions. This is a great product :-) .
1729602
I don't think so caused by checking battery not yet full ( show picture in controller )
1594014
It does not but I don't know of these types having to need a brake. I believe only the electric or pneumatic types need a brake.
685580
Unit is on when ignition is on regardless of whether or not a trailer is hooked up. if no trailer is detected (connected) it will flash a brief message that no trailer is connected. Unit display stays on for 15 minutes after ignition is turned off. Has not been a problem in my F150 thus far
753124
They only light up with your lights being on. Bright Tails makes an alternative that lights up with brakes and turn signals, though.
2238958
Opinion: Trailer interfaces should be standardized, for instance a 4 pin connector like I have I was able to adapt to this brake controller easily enough. The pairing process should be straightforward enough. I seem to remember the only oddity is some vehicles don't provide power to the trailer under some circumstances, which requires a workaround(like connecting a battery) but I don't remember this being a domestic/import thing. My vehicle is japanese/lexus lx470.
247173
Plug and go, There is a wire in the left hand side beside the E-Brake take the cover off and plug in the Prodigy. I like mine and it works great once you get t set t your trailer.
551227
It ONLY controls the brakes - your primary trailer wiring harness operates the turn signals and brake / back up lights.
2165667
Yes, it detects light levels and will flash when it is required. I think there are some manual overrides possible but I just use the out of the box auto feature.
553329
In night mode the center led light stays lit to act as a tail light. When the brake lever is activated two more led lights activate as well. Would function as a tail light and brake light on it's own.
1332629
I just started having a similar problem. Left break light was very dim. Just started happening. Trailer checked out fine. Problem was with the car wiring. Chech your trailer by connecting a 9 volt battery to the connector plug leads.
110931
yes or better yet run it to your fuse block and install an on/off ( rocker switch) so your can flip it on/off at any time. Even rolling down the road to check your trailer behind you.
1822744
Yes, it has a manual override lever on the bottom of the unit. By pulling the lever the trailer braking is increased the more you pull.
2062057
Yes it Does automatically turn on when car is started. view default to last one was on
1231379
As long as your 7 pole trailer connection to the brake controller and trailer is wired correctly it should not matter what vehicle the remote is in. The remote only gets 12 volt power from the vehicle.
480768
No. I do virtually nothing more with this controller than I do with the wired Tekonsha in our other car. I check the connection, verify lights, test the brakes, and roll out. We even leave the controller plugged in all the time.
1822745
You can apply the brakes independently with the slider switch on the bottom. Mr. Foley, have you tried to increase the brake power (voltage) on the controller. You might have a unique circumstance with your trailer. This video on youtube, is how I did it. I assume that every time you change the weight of the trailer significantly, you'll need to readjust the brake power (voltage) setting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCKveEGHVgYIf the link doesn't work just go to youtube and type in "Tekonsha P3 Brake Controller - Setting the power output".