How to Pair the Tekonsha Prodigy RF Brake Controller With 2013 Volkswagen Touareg  

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The Prodigy RF is a great unit, but if the pairing instructions are not followed exactly to the letter, the unit will not pair. The biggest mistake folks typically make is to begin the process with the trailer plugged into the RF unit. Here is a run-down of the pairing procedure:

Connect the RF unit to the tow vehicle, but do not plug the trailer into the RF unit. Then, plug the hand held remote into the 12 volt power port (cigarette lighter). Next, turn the gain to minimum by rolling the power wheel towards the cord of the hand held. The display may show just a flashing NC-not the 0.0 mentioned in the instructions. Then, press and hold both the boost and manual buttons at the same time. The display will start counting down from P5 to PA. When the display shows PA, release both buttons and apply the brake pedal within ONE second. The display should change to a flashing 0.0. The control is now paired.

Once paired, you can plug the trailer into the RF box, and you will be good to go.

You can also try another vehicle to do the pairing. Here are the steps:

1-Connect the RF to the tow vehicle (in this case the 2nd vehicle) -trailer NOT plugged into the RF
2-Plug the hand held remote into the cigar lighter.
3-Turn the gain to minimum by rolling the power wheel towards the cord of the hand held. The display may show just a flashing NC-not the 0.0 per the instructions.
4-Press and hold both the boost and manual buttons at the same time. The display will start counting down from P5 to PA.
5-When the display shows PA, release both buttons and apply the brake pedal within ONE second.

The display should change to a flashing 0.0. The controller is now paired.

expert reply by: Adam R

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