Hopkins BRAKE-FORCE Guia De Inicio Rapido

BRAKE-FORCE ™
Electronic Brake Control
IMPORTANT:
Read the following instructions carefully before
installing and/or operating the brake control. If you
have any concerns with this product or the
installation process, our technical support
team can assist you. Call 1-800-835-0129.
D
C
A. Vertical slide for manual override
B. LED power display
C. Digital power setting buttons
D. Mounting bracket holes
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS:
• Braking capacity is for 2, 4, or 6 trailer brake applications.
• This brake control will apply the trailer brakes while in reverse.
• This brake control is not reverse polarity protected. Reversing
the connection to the vehicle battery or the breakaway battery
on the trailer will damage the brake control.
• This brake control is designed to operate with electric trailer
brakes and not electric-hydraulic brake systems .
WIRING GUIDE:
The BRAKE-FORCE TM came equipped with a quick connector
plug wired to the back of the controller.
OPTION: If your vehicle came equipped with a factory tow
package, brake control function wires may exist under the vehicle
dash (usually found under the driver side dash). Consult vehicle
manual or call for location. Purchase a vehicle specific Plug-in
Simple! ® brake control quick connector and simply plug into the
factory tow package plug, or remove the quick connector plug on
the brake control and splice the wires to the function wires under
the dash.
®
Plug-In Simple Connector Instructions
®
1. Plug the Hopkins Plug-In Simple! ® connector into the vehicle
connector located under dash.
2. Test all Functions.
QUICK INSTALL OPTION
See store personnel to purchase Plug-In Simple!
control connector
LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation warrants
Agility™, Reliance™, Brake-Force™ and
Impulse™ brake control products to be free from
defects in material and workmanship, under normal
use and service, for the original buyer's lifetime
from the date of original purchase.
This warranty does not cover, and Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation is not liable for, the cost
of repair or replacement of parts which have been
subjected to misuse, negligence, accident,
improper installation, modification, or normal
deterioration due to wear and exposure, or defects
caused by unauthorized repairs. THE ORIGINAL
BUYER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES UNDER THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT (AT THE OPTION
OF HOPKINS MANUFACTURING
CORPORATION) OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT
OR PART. The repair or replacement of the product
or part under warranty will be made by Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation without charge for parts
or labor.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL HOPKINS
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION BE LIABLE
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF OTHER PROPERTY
OR EQUIPMENT. Some states do not allow the
exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages, so the above limitations or
exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty
gives you specific legal rights, and you may also
have other rights which vary from state to state.
In order to obtain performance under this warranty,
return the defective product, postage prepaid,
along with dated proof of purchase, to Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation, 428 Peyton, Emporia,
Kansas 66801-1157. This warranty does not cover
shipping and delivery charges to or from Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation.
311-0288-180 Rev B 4/10 © 2009 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
UNIVERSAL INSTALLATION
White wire – ground/negative terminal (-) on battery
Blue wire – trailer electric brakes
Black wire – positive terminal (+) on battery
Red wire – cold side of stop lamp switch or brake light
CAUTION: Wire colors vary by manufacturer. Be sure to wire by
function only.
VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WIRING CODES:
BRAKE
CONTROL WIRE BLUE BLACK
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FORD 94-07 BLUE RED
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CHEV/GM 99-06 DK BLUE RED
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CHEV/GM 07-08 DK BLUE RED w/BLK
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DODGE 97-02 BLUE RED
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A
DODGE 03-07 BLUE WHITE w/RED BLUE w/WHT
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NISSAN BRN w/WHT RED
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TOYOTA RED BLACK w/RED GRN w/ WHT
1. Be sure to use proper wire gauge when installing your
control (12 gauge for electric brakes, power and ground / 16
gauge for the stoplight switch).
2. Connect white wire to negative post on the vehicle battery.
Grounding to any other location may cause intermittent
brake control operation or failure.
3. Attach 30 amp circuit breaker or in-line fuse to the positive
terminal on the vehicle's battery. Route black wire from the
brake control to the fuse or breaker.
4. Splice red wire into cold side of vehicle's stoplight switch
located by the brake pedal. Find the wire by using a circuit
tester and probing for the wire that powers the vehicle
B stoplights when the brake pedal is pressed.
5. Route blue wire from brake control to vehicle side trailer
connector.
6. Plug harness into the plug wired to the back of the controller.
IMPORTANT: Please see "vehicle specific
instructions" and "special notes" before every
installation.
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION TIPS
●
Wire color codes vary by manufacturer. Be sure to wire by
function only.
● Some late model Ford / Mercury trucks and sport utility
vehicles have two or more stoplight switch wires. For proper
operation, use the light green wire. The other wire is red with
a green stripe. This wire goes directly to ground when not in
use. Splicing into this wire will short circuit your brake control
and possibly destroy the unit.
VEHICLE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
YEAR MAKE
1989 – 91 Ford
1992 – 93 Ford
1992 – 93 Ford
1994 – 99 Ford
1997 – 02 Ford
1988 – 93 GM
1994 GM
1995 – 96 GM
1988 – 93 Chrysler
1994 – 95 Chrysler
1996 – 02 Chrysler
® brake 1988 – 90 Jeep
1991 – 93 Jeep
1994 – Present Jeep
GARANTIE LIMITÉE À VIE
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation garantit à
l'acheteur original que, à partir de la date d'achat,
pour un usage normal, chaque produit de
commande de frein Agility™, Reliance™, Brake-
Force™ et Impulse™ sera exempt de défaut de
matière première ou de fabrication.
Cette garantie ne couvre pas les coûts de
réparation ou de remplacement de pièces
attribuables à une utilisation inappropriée, un
accident, une installation incorrecte, une
modification, ou une détérioration normale causée
par l'usure ou des défectuosités dues à des
réparations non approuvées. Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation ne sera pas
responsable des dommages énumérés ci haut.
PAR LA PRÉSENTE GARANTIE LIMITÉE, LE
SEUL RECOURS EXCLUSIF DE L'ACHETEUR
ORIGINAL SE LIMITE AUX RÉPARATIONS ET
REMPLACEMENTS (AU CHOIX DE HOPKINS
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION) DES
PRODUITS OU PIÈCES DÉFECTUEUSES. Les
réparations ou remplacements de produits et
pièces couvertes par la garantie seront effectuées
par Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation sans frais
de pièces ou de main-d'œuvre.
EN AUCUNE CIRCONSTANCE HOPKINS
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION NE SERA
RESPONSABLE DE DOMMAGES ACCESSOIRES
OU INDIRECTS, Y COMPRIS MAIS SANS
LIMITATAION, LES DOMMAGES, LES PERTES
MATÉRIELLES OU LES PERTES
D'ÉQUIPEMENT. Certains états n'autorisent pas
l'exclusion ou la limitation de responsabilité
relatives aux dommages accessoires ou indirects.
Il est donc possible que les exclusions ou limitation
ci-dessus ne s'appliquent pas dans votre cas. La
présente garantie vous donne des droits juridiques
spécifiques et vous pouvez également disposer
d'autres droits qui varient selon les états.
Pour obtenir l'exécution de cette garantie, veuillez
retourner le produit défectueux, avec une preuve
d'achat, affranchissement pré-payé, à Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation, 428 Peyton, Emporia,
Kansas 66801-1157. La présente garantie ne
couvre pas les frais de livraison et d'expédition à
destination ou en provenance de Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation.
●
For Chevrolet 1999 and up vehicles: If your vehicle does not
have the towing package, only the ground and stoplight switch
will be active in the Plug-In Simple
brake wire and 12-volt power lead will be terminated outside
the firewall. These will have to be routed to the trailer connector
and battery on the vehicle.
●
Be sure your brake control is grounded properly. The ground
wire should be connected to the negative post on the battery.
Grounding in any other location may cause the control to
operate intermittently.
●
Ford and Dodge tow packages come with a 20 amp battery
RED WHITE
feed wire system which will accommodate 2 and 4 brake
GREEN WHITE
LT BLUE BLACK magnets. An upgrade to a 30 amp (12 gauge) battery wire
LT BLUE w/WHT WHITE system will be needed for 6 and 8 braking systems.
WHITE BLACK
MOUNTING YOUR
GRN w/BLK
BRAKE CONTROL
RED w/GRN BLACK
1. Your Hopkins ®
BROWN
brake control can
be mounted in any
direction, including
upside down.
2. Mount the bracket to a secure location with Phillips screws
provided (E) where you will be able to view the display and
easily access the vertical slide.
3. Once you have chosen a location, check behind the dash to be
sure there are no damageable components in the chosen
location. Using the bracket as a template, drill holes in the dash.
4. Attach bracket with 2 provided screws and attach control to
bracket with 2 remaining screws (F).
5. Plug wiring to controller.
CAUTION: Using large/longer screws may damage the unit.
OPERATING AND SETTING
YOUR CONTROL
1. An orange light should be visible in the control's display when
the brake pedal is depressed. This indicates the control has
power. This light will turn to varying degrees of orange as the
brake pedal is pressed and power applied. Light orange is the
minimal setting. Bright orange delivers the greatest power.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
CONDITION
No orange light
No power to trailer
Trailer brakes on all the time
VEHICLE STOP LIGHT SWITCH
WIRE COLOR
MODEL
E & F-Series Light Green
F-Series Light Green
E-Series Light Green with Red Stripe
E & F-Series Light Green
Expedition & Navigator Light Green
Pickups White
Pickups Yellow
Pickups & SUV's White
Pickups White
Pickups White with Brown Stripe
Pickups & SUV's White with Brown Stripe
All Light Blue with Black Stripe
All White with Brown Stripe
All CONTACT YOUR JEEP DEALER.
GARANTÍA LIMITADA
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation garantiza que
los productos de control de freno Agility™,
Reliance™, Brake-Force™ e Impulse™ no
presentan defectos en sus materiales ni en su
fabricación, siempre que se utilicen normalmente y
se realice el debido mantenimiento, mientras lo
utilice el comprador original y a partir de la fecha
de la compra original.
Esta garantía no cubre, ni Hopkins Manufacturing
Corporation se responsabiliza por, el costo de
reparación o reemplazo de piezas que hayan sido
utilizadas de modo incorrecto, sujetas a
negligencias o accidentes, instaladas
inadecuadamente, modificadas o deterioradas por
desgaste normal y exposición o con defectos
producidos por reparaciones no autorizadas. LAS
SOLUCIONES ADOPTADAS POR EL
COMPRADOR ORIGINAL SEGÚN LA PRESENTE
GARANTÍA ESTARÁ LIMITADA A
REPARACIONES O REEMPLAZOS (A
DISCRECIÓN DE HOPKINS MANUFACTURING
CORPORATION) DEL PRODUCTO O LA PIEZA
QUE PRESENTE DEFECTOS. La reparación o el
reemplazo del producto o la pieza que cubre la
garantía y el costo de las piezas, o la mano de
obra estarán a cargo de Hopkins Manufacturing
Corporation,
BAJO NINGÚN CONCEPTO HOPKINS
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION SE
RESPONSABILIZARÁ POR DAÑOS
ACCIDENTALES O RESULTANTES, LO QUE
INCLUYE ENTRE OTROS, DAÑOS O PÉRDIDAS
DE OTRAS PROPIEDADES O EQUIPOS. Algunos
estados no permiten la exclusión o limitación de
daños accidentales o resultantes, de modo que las
limitaciones o exclusiones presentadas arriba
posiblemente no correspondan a su caso. Esta
garantía le otorga derechos legales específicos y
es posible que cuente con otros derechos que
pueden variar de un estado a otro.
Para obtener los beneficios de esta garantía,
devuelva el producto defectuoso vía postal, con
franqueo pagado, junto con una prueba de compra
con fecha a Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation,
428 Peyton, Emporia, Kansas 66801-1157. Esta
garantía no cubre los costos de envío y entrega a
y desde Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation.
2. The (+) and (-) buttons adjusts power sent to the trailer.
Pressing the brake pedal and pressing the (+) and (-) buttons
® connector. The electric changes the intensity of power.
3. Connect your trailer and test drive in an open area to set the
level of power.
4. Drive forward at approximately 20 miles per hour and apply
the brakes. If brakes appear too weak, press the (+) button for
additional power. If brakes lock up, press the (-) button to
reduce power. Continue this step until smooth braking is
reached.
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT YOUR HOPKINS
CONTROL
●
The orange light draws only 10 milliamps and will
take 6 months to drain a charged vehicle battery.
E
●
Works only with a 12-volt system.
●
Brake lights on the vehicle and trailer activate when
the manual slide is pushed.
●
Unit is short-proof protected from electric trailer
brake wiring shorts.
F
●
Brake control adjustments may need to be made
for different road conditions and trailer loads.
●
Always test your brake power levels at low speed
before every trip. Weather conditions and varying
trailer loads may require adjustments to the brake
control power.
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Limited lifetime warranty.
Questions? Contact us at:
www.hopkinstowingsolutions.com
PROBABLE CAUSE
No power to control, no ground
Check vehicle and trailer connector pin outs
Check vehicle and trailer connector pin outs
WIRE LOCATION
Located in C-shaped connector on steering column; 2nd pin on the top row of 7.
4-pin connector in center of vehicle under dash.
4-pin connector next to brake pedal.
Under dash to the right of the steering column.
Under dash to the right of the steering column.
Under dash near top of brake pedal.
Under dash near top of brake pedal.
Connector on left of steering column. There are several white wires in this connector.
The correct wire is located in position "F".
Under dash near top of brake pedal.
Under dash near top of brake pedal.
Under dash to the left of the steering column.
Under dash near top of brake pedal.
Under dash near top of brake pedal.
® BRAKE
1-800-835-0129