How does The Prodigy P2 brake controller work?

How does The Prodigy P2 brake controller work?

The Prodigy P2 electric brake controller supplies power to your tow vehicle’s brakes proportionally. This means that your trailer brakes at the same time and with the same strength as your vehicle – even in reverse gear. If you have to slam on your truck’s brakes, the trailer’s brakes respond instantly, too – there’s no delay.

How does the P2 trailer brake controller work?

WHITE wire is ground and connects to the negative battery terminal. BLUE wire is the controller’s output signal that gets routed to the vehicle 7-way socket to activate the trailer brakes. On a typical 7-way this connects to the pin at the 5-o-clock position as you look at the back of the truck.

Where does red wire go on P2 brake controller?

RED wire carries the brake light input signal and connects to the cold side of the brake light switch (the side that carries a signal only when you press the pedal). WHITE wire is ground and connects to the negative battery terminal.

Where does the blue wire go on a trailer brake controller?

BLUE wire is the controller’s output signal that gets routed to the vehicle 7-way socket to activate the trailer brakes. On a typical 7-way this connects to the pin at the 5-o-clock position as you look at the back of the truck. Please refer to the linked photo.

The Prodigy P2 electric brake controller supplies power to your tow vehicle’s brakes proportionally. This means that your trailer brakes at the same time and with the same strength as your vehicle – even in reverse gear. If you have to slam on your truck’s brakes, the trailer’s brakes respond instantly, too – there’s no delay.

WHITE wire is ground and connects to the negative battery terminal. BLUE wire is the controller’s output signal that gets routed to the vehicle 7-way socket to activate the trailer brakes. On a typical 7-way this connects to the pin at the 5-o-clock position as you look at the back of the truck.

RED wire carries the brake light input signal and connects to the cold side of the brake light switch (the side that carries a signal only when you press the pedal). WHITE wire is ground and connects to the negative battery terminal.

Where to plug in a trailer brake controller?

Disconnect the negative cable, and move it to the side. Even if your vehicle doesn’t have a factory connector for plugging in a brake controller, it should have blunt-cut brake controller wiring, if it is compatible with a brake controller. This wiring bundle will be located somewhere underneath the dash.

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