2016 Silverado heads up
Just a heads up to owners of a 2016 Silverado:
Just bought a new one and in hooking up a brake controller checked the 7 way trailer plug for power.
When new our 2007 Silverado had a dummy fuse for power to the trailer plug that had to be replaced with a working fuse, then power was sent to the trailer plug only when the ignition was on.
The 2016 evidently has a working fuse from the factory.
Here's the heads up:
The trailer plug battery connection is live with the ignition OFF.
This means when boondocking or WalMart camping one could wake in the morning to a dead TRUCK battery.
Just bought a new one and in hooking up a brake controller checked the 7 way trailer plug for power.
When new our 2007 Silverado had a dummy fuse for power to the trailer plug that had to be replaced with a working fuse, then power was sent to the trailer plug only when the ignition was on.
The 2016 evidently has a working fuse from the factory.
Here's the heads up:
The trailer plug battery connection is live with the ignition OFF.
This means when boondocking or WalMart camping one could wake in the morning to a dead TRUCK battery.
