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Simple and rugged, this time-delay brake controller is able to install in any direction, even upside down. Includes a large digital display with a dark smoke lens that can be read even in direct sunlight. Activates brakes with a preset intensity.
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The Pro Series Pilot 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 Pilot. 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.
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 Pro Series Pilot 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 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, so long as you can still easily access the controller and manual override. The Pilot is especially flexible; its microprocessor allows the controller to even be mounted upside down, and it will still give you a readable display. The Pilot can go wherever you need it. Plus, the included wiring adapter eases installation overall. The custom connector end plugs into the port on your vehicle and the other end plugs into the controller.
You can use etrailer'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.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hello neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at the Tekonsha Brake Controller Adapter for sprinter vans. Now, it's important you're gonna wanna use the fit guide to make sure that you have the specific model of sprinter to make sure that this plug works. But once it's plugged in and you know that you have a confirmed fit, it's going to be nice and easy to actually plug this into your factory tow package. So under the driver's seat, you're gonna see a green clip and you have factory plug that meets to that. And you just simply run the other end to your brake controller.
Now, this is going to be an awesome option in making a brake controller install nice and easy on the sprinter, by allowing you to just plug into the factory tow package. And then this end is gonna go into your brake controller pretty easy. And this is gonna work on trailer mates, draw tights as well as Tekonsha brake controllers. As you can see once we plugged it in, our brake controller came to life and it's ready to go. So all that's left is to mount this where we want it and hook up our trailer and get to towing.
And that was a look at the Tekonsha Brake Controller Wiring Adapter for a sprinter van..
good value but the swivel mount being optional should be made more clear
Price, Delivery & Customer Service was the best!
It was exactly the part I needed to complete the towing harness on my Sprinter. And it works flawlessly.
This brake controller was so simple to install with help from etrailer.
It unit operats the electric brakes on my trailer great and I love that I can adjust the braking power from inside my motorhome.
I really like it so far. It was easy to install and it has an excellent response to braking. I installed it on my 2023 Mercedes/Coachmen motorhome that pulls a car trailer with a Jeep on board. In my test run this week it has worked great. Leaving soon for two weeks traveling south and will let you know how it works on the long haul.
Works great, following instructions and installed the trailer controller. Not all defaclut to install and the hardest thing was getting a 66 Year old kid in position to install it under the dash! I don’t bend as easy as I use too.
Worked perfectly on my 2024 Sprinter 2500 Van
In case my first review posts, after an unsuccessful online chat with someone at etrailer, I called them and spoke with a very nice and knowledgeable man (unfortunately I didn’t catch his name). He walked me through the subtle differences between the 2nd generation Sprinter van 7-way factory plug and the 3rd (current) generation van which I have and via telephone I was able to get the Tekonsha adapter harness connected. Thanks etrailer!
As all Tekonsha products, this unit works very well. Easy to install and understand how it functions.
Very good service
Deliveries on time
Quality product and made install Simple.
Great deal
This harness fits more years than noted, so long as you have the green factory connector under the driver seat. I thought shipping this item would take several weeks but E-Trailer had it out in just a couple days. A quality product that worked perfectly and was easily installed.
easy to use brake box
Great product
This made connecting my me REDARC Brake Controller easier than hard wiring.
This product was supposed to eliminate any splicing of wires in my vehicle and the braking unit I purchased but does not. I will need to cut off one end and splice to the connector that came witht he braking unit. It maybe that this is not a standard connection but this cable was sold as a connection between the two. I do appreciate having the "pigtail" to the vehicles prewired connection.
Installed this in my 2020 Winnebago View (a 2019 MB Sprinter cassis and cab). I'm using it with a Brake Buddy Stealth controller. Routing it to the dash has a chore, but there are how-to videos on [online]. Most will simply lop off the Tekonsha connector and splice it directly to the pigtail wires on the Stealth controller. I chose, instead, to purchase a mating connector and add THAT to my controller, making the setup compatible with other popular controllers and removable without cutting wires. The Sprinter is pre-wired to "always hot" positive power, which means that you will always have power to the controller and a drain on your battery during storage. You can pull the fuse (in the panel under the driver's seat) or, as I chose to do, wire in a cutoff switch on the dash.
Hello Alex. I appreciate the follow-up on my brake controller and wiring for my Sprinter van. The wiring was plug and play. It was s little difficult running the wires, but I got it. Again the wiring was plug and play along with the brake controller. I plugged it in and it immediately worked. I haven't towed the trailer with it yet, but will soon. Thanks again for the information on what to buy. You made the project so much easier.
The adapter harness fit great, clipped right in at both ends. that said they 'cheaped ou't on the amount of wire in the harness, it fit but barely, life would have been so much easier if there was another 12" of wire.
The controller itself was just OK, nothing more. No on/off switch capability so it is always on if its in the harness. I wouldn't have purchased it had I known that, now it has to come in and out with each use so it doesn't bleed down the battery, what a P.I.T.A. Also the mounted bracket didn't really fit a Sprinter as suggested. I wish I would have purchased the DrawTight brake controller, lots easier fit into a sprinter junk tray.
I have purchased many trailer parts from e trailer including bearings, rotors, seals all for boat trailers. Recently an electric controller. Service has always been excellent with prompt delivery and good pricing.
Thank you
I was concerned that I would not be able to feed this through with both connectors on but found a nice way to lay in the bundle
Used this harness adapter to connect to the factory brake controller harness provided under driver’s seat in factory tow-optioned Sprinter van. Worked as advertised and connected a Curt Spectrum brake controller to said factory harness.
Fast shipping, good price, great seller, Hitch fits like a glove, I had a local dealer who completly lost my business when he tried to tell me that a brake controller would not work on my sprinter van, looked online and of course etrailer.com had the easy answer for my hitch receiver, Brake controller and harness, Love these guys, Thanks
This harness fit perfectly in my 2008 Sprinter and made the installation of a brake controller very easy. Would recommend to anyone who wants to add one to their vehicle.
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