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This stout brake controller has easy-to-reach button controls up front and a simple slide-lever manual override. The digital display is large and easy to read. And the included harness lets you just plug the controller right into your vehicle.
Features:
Specs:
Power output is the maximum amount of power that will be applied to your trailer's brakes. How much braking output you need is determined by the weight of your trailer; a heavier trailer will need more power to bring it to a stop. You want to go as high as you can without the trailer brakes locking up. It adjusts on a scale of 0 to 10.
Once you have the power output set, you can fine-tune your braking by adjusting the sync control. This controls the aggressiveness of your trailer's braking, meaning how quickly the brakes reach the maximum braking level. If your vehicle takes too long to come to a stop, increase the setting. If it stops too abruptly, decrease the setting. The sync setting is shown as a number followed by the letter "o" to differentiate it from the output reading. The least aggressive sync setting is 0o and the most aggressive is 9o.
The Activator IV displays the power settings as you adjust them. While braking, the unit will display the power output setting. To see or adjust the sync setting, step on your brake pedal and press either the plus or minus button to increase or decrease the setting.
The display will also show trouble codes to alert you to any potential problems, such as short circuits or overloads, or if there is an internal problem with the controller.
Installation
Because inertia plays no role in the functioning of this controller, you do not have to mount the unit at any particular angle. Your mounting options are limitless, so long as you can still easily access the controller and manual override. And because the included wiring harness is custom fit for your vehicle, you can just plug the controller in. No cutting or splicing needed!
Note: If you don't already have a 7-way plug at the back of your vehicle, take a look at our exclusive 7- and 4-way brake control installation kit (ETBC7 - sold separately).
Time-delayed braking means that when you apply the brakes in your vehicle, the controller activates the trailer brakes at a pre-set intensity and rate. Both the amount of braking power (gain) and rate of application (load) can be adjusted to suit your preference, the road conditions, the type of trailer, and the weight of your load. To determine which levels are best for your application, test your towing setup and choose what feels right.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today on our 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 we're going to be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller, part number 90195. In addition to the brake controller we're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter for electric brake controllers for GM vehicles, part number 3015-P. Now here's what our P3 brake controller looks like. We get a couple different options for mounting it. We can use the standard metal bracket style or we can use the metal and plastic combination. This one here will allows you to remove the brake controller when you're not using it, but because it is out of plastic it is not quite as durable as our metal one here. Now this particular vehicle here is a work truck so we're going to go ahead and install the metal bracket to give us a little better chances of the brake controller staying connected onto the lower dash where we'll be putting it. Now that we've gone over the parts of the brake controller, here's the wiring harness that we're going to be using.
We're going to go ahead and get our brake controller mounted up, and then we'll make our wiring connections. Now here on the dash there's already a couple holes, as this vehicle has already had a brake controller installed previously, so instead of drilling some new ones we're going to go ahead and utilize those holes. Now that we have our bracket mounted we'll go ahead and take the wiring harness, plug it into the back of the brake controller. You'll notice here's a locking tab, lines up with this little tab right here built in on the brake controller. Want to make sure you hear it click. Next we'll go ahead and we're going to mount the brake controller, selecting one of the four options.
We're going to choose to mount it a little bit closer to the dash. We'll use one of these two holes. We'll be using the machine screw and threading it into the hole here, as well as on the other side right here. Next we're going to need to gain access to the fuse block or the electrical connections underneath this plastic cover. We'll need to remove this plastic nut right here and then lift the cover out of the way. Now once you have the cover removed, when you flip it over there's a diagram on the backside.
We're looking for this connector right here. As we're looking at it, it matches up with exactly what's up there so we'll look for the second one over from the left on the top, so this port right here. Next we'll need to route our wiring harness over to our fuse panel area. When you line up the plug you want to make sure the locking tab is on the top side and plug it in. You want to make sure you hear it click. Next we can go ahead and put our cover back in place.
With our cover back in place we'll go ahead and use a few zip ties to help secure any loose wiring. We can then go ahead and trim off any excess zip tie. Now we have all of our connections made. Go ahead and pull the manual override. You'll notice without our trailer connected it says no trailer connected. Now we'll go ahead and plug the trailer in. Now with our trailer connected and you do the manual overhead, see we get our reading. There's three different boost levels: one, two, and three, as well as off. The higher the level of boost the more aggressive the brakes will be applied. These two buttons here are what adjusts the maximum power setting. There's the down and there's the up, as well as several other functions. This button here on the lower right allows you to go into the setup screen, where you can do and adjust several other functions of the brake controller. With that, that will do it for the installation of the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller, part number 90195, in conjunction with the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter for electric brake controllers for GM vehicles, part number 3015-P, on our 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. .
worked great
Product worked as easy as promised
awsome harness just plug and tow
way to easy ,sure beats running wires
Worked great!
perfect fit, easy install
Great product! Easy to install!
good so far
Great products, fast shipping....
plugged right in to controller easy
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Easy to install !!
Great product, installed in 20 minutes.
5 minutes installed, great value.
Hooked right up!
works great and very easy to install
Fits perfect. Installs easily.
Worked perfect. Easy Install, plugged right in.
It plugged in and worked as advertised,Thank you so much,
Easy to install. Worked exactly as explained in the video.
Product was exactly as described and arrived very fast.
Perfect, Easy to installtook 10 min to install, perfect,
Fantastic brake controller. Even better website.
Installed in less than five minutes. Great product!
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