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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 connector on your vehicle's built-in brake control wiring harness. Older models will have the harness located underneath the dash, to the left of the steering column, taped to another harness near the emergency brake pedal. Newer models have the harness under the dash, above the gas pedal. 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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Today on our 2010 Nissan Armada, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Tekonsha Powertrac Electronic Brake Controller for one to two axles, part number 39523. We'll be installing it in conjunction with the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter for Brake Controllers, part number 3050-P. Here's what the brake controller looks like once it's installed on a vehicle. What's nice about this brake controller is it's nice, simple to use, there aren't a lot of complicated buttons. You've got your manual override switch and your gain, so you can set it. This is a time-delayed brake controller.
It's just going to be set to where briefly after you apply the brakes on the vehicle, it will apply the trailer brakes to make sure you can come to a stop safely. As you can see, we've got this little green LED light right here. That let's us know that we do have a trailer plugged in currently. When you hit the brakes, that light will change color to let you know the intensity of how much braking force you've got back there. If we use the manual override switch here, you can see it change color to yellow. Then once we reach full force, it turns to bright red.
That gives us a good indication. This little turn dial right here will allow us to adjust it for how much gain we want for the trailer brakes. If we hit the brakes on the vehicle, that'll let us know how much power we're going to be sending back to that, when the brakes are applied. Setting it on orange is a good starting point. Then you can make any adjustments from there. Let's go ahead and show you how to install this brake controller.
We're going to be going up under the dash here, just above where this E-brake pedal is, because that's where we're going to find the plug in for our brake controller adapter. Here we've got the plug in for our factory brake controller. That's what we're going to need to plug our adapter into. You want to get it to where it clicks together. We want to take the mounting bracket.
We want to find a good location to where when we've got our brake controller here with it, it's not going to be in the way to where we hit our knee on it or anything like that when we're getting in and out or we're driving. What I'll do, I'm going to mount this up using a couple self-tapping screws that come in the kit. These little slotted portions, I'm going to have facing towards where the rear of that brake controller is going to be. Put a few self-tapping screws in there to hold it in place. Sometimes when you're in tighter spaces, the holes here on the side that you put the screws into to mount the brake controller to the bracket can be a little difficult to get started, so what I like to do is just run the screws in there a little bit first, just to get some threads started, so it doesn't fight me too much when I put it into the bracket. I can put the screw into place. Then I can set it at the angle that I want it at. I'll snug them up, and then I'll put the two in on the other side as well. Now, I want to take the wiring for this adapter and just wrap it so it's tucked behind the dash there. I can wrap it towards my brake controller. Then I'll plug them in. Then, make sure that the excess wire is tucked up out of the way. We're ready to plug in a trailer and make sure it works. This little green LED light right now lets us know that we have a trailer plugged in. We can see that we've got power and everything seems to be working. That's going to complete our look at and installation of the Tekonsha Powertrac Electronic Brake Controller for one to two axles, part number 39523, on our 2010 Nissan Armada.
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