Troubleshooting Brake Controller Install that Causes Error Code When Override Lever is Applied
Question:
Hi, I just finished wiring up the Prodigy P2 in my 2017 Toyota Highlander. Without yet connecting a trailer, I took the car for a drive. Everything seemed OK. I tried activating the manual knobinch even though there was no trailer attached. My toyota immediately popped up the message: Pre-Collision System Malfunctioninch and turned off the Pre-Collision System. Turning the car off/on made the error go away. I subsequently tried turning off the Pre-Collision System as that is recommended in the Toyota User Manual. However, even with the Pre-Collision System turned off, when I activated the manual knobinch on the Prodigy my toyota immediately popped up the message: Pre-Collision System Malfunction. Can you tell me: 1 does this error message mean that engaging the manual knob is causing harm to the Toyota? 2 Do you recommend just ignoring the message assuming that I have turned off the Pre-Collision System? 3 Is there something else that I should be doing? Thanks
asked by: Paul B
Expert Reply:
We have the # ETBC7 which would be the kit you'd need to make the conversion to a 7-way from a 4-way, but we do not have a different kit wth a brass socket or anything really similar. The 7-ways do last surprisingly long.
The double edged sword to using one that has a gasket to seal the lid is that if moisture does get in it's trapped and wouldn't easily evaporate.
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Paul B.
12/7/2017
Hi, I just finished wiring up the Prodigy P2 in my 2017 Toyota Highlander. Without yet connecting a trailer, I took the car for a drive. Everything seemed OK. I tried activating the manual knobinch even though there was no trailer attached. My toyota immediately popped up the message: Pre-Collision System Malfunctioninch and turned off the Pre-Collision System. Turning the car off/on made the error go away. I subsequently tried turning off the Pre-Collision System as that is recommended in the Toyota User Manual. However, even with the Pre-Collision System turned off, when I activated the manual knobinch on the Prodigy my toyota immediately popped up the message: Pre-Collision System Malfunction. Can you tell me: 1 does this error message mean that engaging the manual knob is causing harm to the Toyota? 2 Do you recommend just ignoring the message assuming that I have turned off the Pre-Collision System? 3 Is there something else that I should be doing? Thanks