WIKDLX

today I towed my car hauler that has electric brakes. My truck is a 502A Screw, 5.0, tow pkg, tow mirrors....

The cluster recognizes that I have a trailer hooked up, but I had no trailer brakes. Now, my truck DOES NOT have the manual brake controller, its supposed to be managed through the cluster, but it never registered the gain or any controls to adjust the electric brakes.

am I doing something wrong? I read the owners manual and verified all of the fuses are in.

help please

Ricktwuhk

News to me that you don't need the integrated brake controller.

brulaz

You can't control the trailer brakes without a brake controller.
But, interesting, I didn't realize that the cluster recognized a trailer without it.

WIKDLX

I think your right, I just read up on the web some more. Odd that I order everything trailer towing, but get no controller.............damn how did I do that!?!?!?

brulaz

Easy enough to add in a Ford OEM part, I hear.
The Built-in Ford one is far superior to the other add-ons, at least they were for the 2011-2014s
Have heard of some issues with the 2015s ...

WIKDLX

yep. I just pulled the panel out that holds it in, I'll pick one up from Ford on Monday

Steve@F150

Remember that you will need to have the dealer go into the computer system and activate the break controller so that your truck will know that one has been installed. Not a big deal, but some dealers charge for this and others don't.

Hope this helps.

Steve

WIKDLX

thank you Steve. I work for AutoNation so I will contact our Marietta Ford store tomorrow and get the part ordered and install set up

Gidor

My 2015 has a the slider from the factory. FYI it did not work when I first got it. I could not set the gains. Ford had to replace the whole brake controller. After that I could adjust the gains without the trailer connected. Before It was fixed my truck would see the trailer connected. It evem told me a brake light was out but it would not engage the brakes.

WIKDLX

I bought the Ford TBC and had them install it today, it does have to be programmed to work