How to Find the Brake Switch on a 2024 Subaru Outback
Updated 04/22/2024 | Published 04/14/2024
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Hello! I have this wiring kit, the curt 4 pin to 7 way adaptor kit, and a draw tite break controller. Following some of your great videos I am almost finished wiring it all up on my 2024 Outback Premier XT Canada but I am unsure which wire to tap into on the break pedal stud. The plug that goes into the brake stud has 5 wires green, white, yellow, black and a blue/red. Which one do should I tap into for the brake controller? The video I followed the most was a 2020 Outback and the instruction said a brown wire. Any help would be very much appreciated!
asked by: Ryan W
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Thanks for the pictures! It sounds like you are looking for the brake light switch. What you will need to do is use a circuit tester like item # PTW2993 to probe all of the wires from the brake switch to determine which one carries 12 volts when the brakes are applied and none when released.
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Ryan
4/22/2024
Thanks for the reply, Jerred! I have a multimeter but have been unable to get a decent reading on anything on the plug. The wire gauge is very small as is the openings on the plug. I have tried inserting a small gauge wire into the back end of the white plug but with no luck.