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By following the instructions that came in the box of the new trailer brake controller.
If you want trailer brakes you need a brake controller.
There is a connection issue between the trailer brake controller and the trailer.
Hayes Brake Controller Company is a manufacture that has been designing and building brake controllers for 60 years now. They are easy to install and have a reliable line of electronic trailer brake controllers available.
If the 2004 GMC Envoy came with a tow package, then there should be a trailer brake controller harness. It would be located up under the dash near the brake pedal.
It isn't there, Dodge didn't wire the Dakota with one. You will have to wire the brake controller your self.
The brake controller has to be hooked up to a power source. The controller also has to be hooked to the brake switch or tail lights, then to the plug for the trailer.
When one is using a trailer on their car, an electric brake controller measures the car's braking speed and adjusts the electric braking power of the trailer to correspond. This helps avoid collision between trailer and car.
Usually there is a switch under the dash above the brake pedal arm.
It doesn't.... By the e-brake under the dash, there is a bundle of wires (4) that are blunt cut and taped together. These get spliced to the brake controller wires by function, not by color.
not sure, but most of them have a orange wire and a blue wire run from under the brake booster, to the back. these are perfect for your trailer brake controller and break away power.
Absolutely! You should never tow a trailer over 3,000lbs without brakes, especially with a Jeep. Make sure you install a brake controller, check your trailer brakes, and adjust and test the brakes to make sure you can stop safely.