How do I Knoe if the Curt Echo is Getting Power and Paired to my Phone

Question:

I have a 2018 Kia Sorento V6 AWD. I have a 7 wire connector on my vehicle and the Echo ed. I will not have a trailer until next week. My question is with the App open and I depress the Brake pedal no trailer yet will the blue circle appear on the App? I can push the App button and it appears. Just need to make sure it is working correctly before I pickup the trailer. It currently does not appear with no trailer connected.

asked by: Gary C

Expert Reply:

The Curt Echo part # C51180 will show a blue flashing light on it indicating that it is receiving power from the vehicle and that it is paired to your phone. This indicated that when you do plug in the trailer this will likely switch to a green flashing light and you will be ready to haul with braking performance.

While I haven't tried using the brake control app from Curt without a trailer connected it is likely not going to do anything except give you a trailer fault or trailer disconnect message. The symptoms you are seeing on the app are likely due to no trailer being connected.

expert reply by: Randy B