Class A DP Trailer Brake Controller Wiring
We have a 2009 Mandalay 43A, and I need to install a trailer brake controller. The rear of the coach has a seven-pin connector, but there's no controller up front. I realize unless you have the same c...
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I believe your Mandalay is equipped with a raised rail Freightliner chassis, and it will be pre-wired for a "trailer brake" which is indeed the same wiring required for a toad braking system controller.
Typically, it is a six pin flat connector with four wires attached to it and a protective cap on it. Usually you will find it under the dash to the left of the steering wheel...sometimes it is located in the driver's left console. If it has not been previously used (sounds like you are not the original owner), it may be tied up with other wiring harnesses and very difficult to find. I located mine by finding the wiring harness coming out from the steering column and then following it for about six inches until I found the first harness leading off of the steering column harness. At the end of that harness was the connector. It was up under the dash just as far as possible and tied to another harness. I had a hard time cutting the ties so that I could get the connector and it's harness back down to where I could access it.
However, you will probably need an adapter cable from the manufacture of the controller (or toad brake system) that will mate the mh's connector with the controller's connector.
Good luck
Ron
Typically, it is a six pin flat connector with four wires attached to it and a protective cap on it. Usually you will find it under the dash to the left of the steering wheel...sometimes it is located in the driver's left console. If it has not been previously used (sounds like you are not the original owner), it may be tied up with other wiring harnesses and very difficult to find. I located mine by finding the wiring harness coming out from the steering column and then following it for about six inches until I found the first harness leading off of the steering column harness. At the end of that harness was the connector. It was up under the dash just as far as possible and tied to another harness. I had a hard time cutting the ties so that I could get the connector and it's harness back down to where I could access it.
However, you will probably need an adapter cable from the manufacture of the controller (or toad brake system) that will mate the mh's connector with the controller's connector.
Good luck
Ron
