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The large, digital, LED display and clearly labelled buttons on this proportional controller make it easy to use. Includes 3 levels of boost, a slide-bar manual override, built-in short circuit protection, and automatic leveling.
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Specs:
The controls on the BRAKE-EVN are elegantly simple and user-friendly. Use the clearly-marked push-buttons to change the level of gain or boost. Gain lets you set the maximum amount of power that will be applied to your trailer's brakes. Typically, the gain (also known as output) is only readjusted when you experience changing road conditions or if the weight of your trailer changes.
The Tekonsha BRAKE-EVN also features a large LED display that's easy to see so you can check on your current gain setting with a glance, as well as diagnostic information.
The boost setting controls the aggressiveness of your trailer's braking, meaning how quickly the brakes reach the maximum braking level. You can adjust this when you're towing heavy loads and you need more umph to bring your trailer to a stop. Your tow vehicle doesn't need that much power to brake in time, but your heavy trailer does.
Depending on the level of boost, your trailer brakes can start at either 13 percent or 25 percent of the set braking output. What this means is that, instead of starting at 0, the brakes will start at 25 percent and get to 100 percent sooner. This keeps the trailer from pushing your tow vehicle forward.
If your trailer weighs less than your tow vehicle, no boost is needed. But, if you want your trailer to lead the braking, you can select level B1.
Boost Levels:
| Approximate Gross Trailer Weight | Boost Level | Increase in Initial Power Output |
|---|---|---|
| Less than tow vehicle GVW | B1 | 13% |
| Equal to tow vehicle GVW | B1 or B2 | 13% or 25% |
| Up to 25% more than tow vehicle GVW | B2 or B3* | 25% |
| Up to 40% more than tow vehicle GVW | B3* | 25% |
*Both B2 and B3 offer a 25-percent boost in initial power. But the braking curve for B3 is more aggressive than that of B2. This means that, even though you will start out with the same intensity when using these boost levels, you will get an overall more aggressive braking experience with the higher level. So if you use B3, you will reach maximum braking sooner than if you use B2.
To adjust the boost, use the blue push-buttons on the top of the BRAKE-EVN.
The self-leveling feature of the BRAKE-EVN ensures that the brake controller continues to function even as you drive up steep hills or through the mountains. You can mount it at any vertical angle, and the controller will level itself automatically. But keep in mind that the BRAKE-EVN must be horizontally level and parallel with the direction of travel to work correctly.
The included wiring harness plugs into the BRAKE-EVN at one end and then into the factory port on your vehicle at the other. No need to cut and splice any wires!
Note: See etrailer.com's exclusive 7- and 4-way brake-control installation kit (ETBC7 - sold separately) if you don't already have a 7-way plug at the back of your vehicle.
The Tekonsha BRAKE-EVN brake controller comes equipped with proportional braking to give you the best towing experience. Proportional braking means that your trailer brakes mimic your tow vehicle's brakes. If you slam on the brakes in your vehicle, your trailer brakes will activate with the same intensity; if you brake lightly, your trailer brakes lightly too. The trailer's braking is in proportion to your vehicle's braking. This saves wear and tear on the tires and the brakes on both your vehicle and trailer.
The BRAKE-EVN uses an internal inertia sensor to detect how your vehicle is braking so it can send the right amount of braking power to your trailer. It measures the inertia of your tow vehicle and activates the trailer's brakes to slow at the same rate. The result is uniform braking across your towing setup. No push-pull action - just smooth, proportional braking every time.
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Hello neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electronic Brake Controller on a 2020 Ford F-150. This wiring adapter makes the installing the brake controller on this vehicle specifically so much easier. It truly makes it plug and play without having to do any wire splicing. Myself, I am not a wiring expert so anytime I can opt for an easier factory harness plug in, tends to be a lot less headaches and a lot less troubleshooting. So the factory plug is behind there.
You do have a pigtail harness that clips into the factory plug and then goes to your brake controller. This pigtail is gonna work with a bunch of different time delayed brake controllers, including the Draw-Tite activator one, two, and three, and the Tekonsha Powertrac. There's also compatible proportional brake controllers, including the Tekonsha Prodigy, P2, P3, which we have installed, the Primus IQ and the Voyager. We've chosen to install the Tekonsha P3 which is a good option with a bunch of different adjustability. Having proportional systems really helps give you a smooth transition and makes driving with the trailer so much easier and a lot less stressful.
So to get this plugged in, this is going to tie back into our factory harness. And I'm going to go ahead and show you how to actually install that. So we're going to look for our factory brake controller connector that we're going to plug into. Now it's going to be located underneath the steering wheel here, and we'll start by pulling off the plastic dash trim. Now there's a spot here.
Put your finger as well as the other side. So work your way slowly and it should separate. If you need a trim panel tool remover, that's also a possibility to help you out, but I'm able to do it with my fingers, pretty easily. And that should drop down. So with this dropped out of the way, you're going to see four bolts.
1, 2, 3, 4. We're going to go ahead and remove those with a 10 millimeter socket. Once the four bolts are out, these are going to sit just in here, slotted, so you can set this aside. So to get to our factory plug, it's tucked behind here. So there's this pocket. It actually sits right behind there. So I'm going to go ahead and there is a little clip you're going to push up, before pulling out. Before doing that we put a little dielectric grease on the plug itself. And if you don't have some of this, we do that, have that etrailer or your local auto parts store should have it. And this is just going to add a little bit of electrical connection and fill any voids to prevent any loose connections. So we'll just clip that back in. We're gonna go through these to check for power. Let's double check our break just to make sure we have a consistent. Oop. We're just going to push the pedal again, but it looks as if we are getting the brake signal, but not power. So we're going to go under the hood into the fuse box and get that figured out. So on our passenger side underneath the hood, you're going to find the fuse panel here. So first you're going to want to take this front part off. Just simple as pushing that up. And that will come out of the way. Then you'd then have one more clip and that'll pry back. So you can see this opening here . In your owner's manual, it's going to be labeled as 24. So you see the 50 amp, the 10 and the 25. It's going to go in between there. Let's check to see if that gives us our power. So with our 30 amp fuse in the 24 slot, we now have power to our controller. So we have power to the controller. So we're set to really get this back into place and we'll mount our controller. So, take the four bolts that you had. Put the metal plate back in place. And then you're able to zip those up. Before putting this plastic panel back in place, I'm going to just pry this back a little and run the wire behind it. And now I can snap this back up. And that was the look and installation of the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electronic Brake Controllers on a 2020 Ford F-150..
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