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This time-delayed brake controller is designed to mount at any angle, even upside down. The controls are all up front for easy access, including a slide-bar manual override and a thumbwheel for braking output. LED indicator shows your braking status.
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The Tekonsha POD is designed to mount in any direction, and it's especially suited for mounting on near-vertical dashes. All the controls are on the front of the module, so you can still access them with the controller tucked away in a convenient place.
Braking 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 set the braking output as high as you can without locking up the brakes. Once you've set up the brake controller the first time, you shouldn't need to adjust the settings until the trailer load changes, you switch trailers, or road conditions change. Use the thumbwheel on the side to change the braking output level. The output setting will appear as a number on the digital display, with a higher number indicating higher braking power.
The Tekonsha POD keeps the manual override within easy reach on the front of the module, great for stopping sway or controlling your trailer's momentum in emergencies. Push the slide-bar lever to activate the trailer's brakes and brake lights without you having to apply the brakes on your tow vehicle, perfect for limiting trailer movement while you're cruising.
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, with the controller designed with all of the controls on the front of the module so you can access them even if it's mounted upside down.
The included custom adapter plugs into the built-in connector beneath your vehicle's dashboard. To access this connector, first locate the instrument cluster finish panel in the center of you dash, near the driver's side. Carefully pry the panel out and undo the locking tabs to remove it. Then just plug the adapter into the mating connector in the large gray housing behind the panel. Once you have the wiring connected to your vehicle, just plug the other end into the POD. Because there are no wires to splice, installation is not permanent. You can unplug and remove the brake controller at any time and securely stow it away.
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 controller installation kit (ETBC7 - sold separately).
The Tekonsha POD comes equipped with time-delayed braking. Every time you apply the brakes in your vehicle, a signal is sent - via the brake switch - to the POD. The controller then sends power out to your trailer brakes to activate them with an intensity set by you, at a rate determined by you. The amount of braking power (output) 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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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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