Electric Brakes

G-day Clint & Chell,

I find that when applying my vehicle brakes when cold the effect (at a fixed peddle pressure) increases as the vehicle comes closer to stopping.
This is because they are becoming more effective when warmed.

I assume that's what you meant by "the slower we were going the more aggressive they were"


On the other hand, if they are just more aggressive when you are already travelling slowly, then I doubt that heat (or lack of) would be the cause.

Peter

Hi Everyone

Just to clarify, the issue with the brakes is when we are towing the caravan. When we are travelling through towns and going slow (due to traffic conditions etc.) requiring repeated braking is when the problem seems to occur the most. Whilst travelling along the highway and needing to stop for whatever reason there are no issues. Hope that makes the problem clearer.

Thanks

Chell

Hi

I experience the same. Bit embarassing when they skid at lights or a roundabout but have become accustomed to adjusing a fraction when in town and then when leaving. Sometimes you get it just right but then the next day they return to this variation.

Regards Shane

We've just installed a P3 system (yesterday) which we haven't yet used: we pick up our camper trailer this week.

To my husband's disgust I read all the pamphlets that came with it, and it did say that you'll need to re-adjust the system after a few hundred km's when everything settles in. Maybe that's how you know it's time to adjust it?

I'll keep an eye on ours and be careful when we get to towns just in case...

Kaz

Clint

Originally had a voyager, and left black tracks all over the place, Melbourne, Broken Hill, Mildura, Boulia, Alice Springs, Robe, ect, ect, ect,

Then I decided to back off the course adjustment, and hey presto everything works well,... just feel them and never locke up. ( perfect)

Try that one, and just remember that the mini DVD that cones with the Voyager can sometimes be misleading, after all it's done in USA.

Cheers
Bucky

Hi Clint,

I tow a 4 ton caravan. You want to brakes to slow the van, so at speed 90, for example you want them to pull you up a bit. ie something dramatic happens such as a kangeroo.

In town however you just have traffic lights so the brakes will tend to grab a bit. You need to adjust them for that. After a bit of practice you will have a good idea of the settings for both hardness and delay. That is how quickly the brake comes on and how hard. The brake controller will have two adjustments.

Start by adjusting them on a gravel road while doing a slight RH turn. Brake harder till the caravan and the tow vehicle both lock up at the same instant. This is a good start point.

Remember that wet roads will be different and so will the van when loaded or empty.

the good thing about it is that they are very easy to adjust on the run, on the Prodigy anyway, just a push of the button. Sometimes I just adjust the boost from 3 to 1 in town, which is just a push of the button.
It is probably good to get practice at making adjustments while driving so you will be more comfortable in an emergency situation like van swaying and you want to increase the van brakes strength to straighten it out.

Cheers
kenD
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