MDC XT13 - Brake Controller; Jacking Your Trailer

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Brake Controller
Your trailer is fitted with drum type electric brakes. The tow vehicle MUST be fitted with an appropriate brake
controller for the trailer brakes to activate and brake. The company will not hand over a trailer to be towed by a
vehicle without a suitable controller installed. Your trailer brakes are designed to work in synchronization with
your tow vehicle brakes. Never use your tow vehicle or trailer brakes alone to stop the combined load. Your
trailer and tow vehicle will seldom have the correct amperage flow to the brake magnets to give you comfortable,
safe braking unless you make proper brake system adjustments. Changing trailer load and driving conditions, as
well as uneven alternator and battery output, can mean unstable current flow to your brake magnets. It is
therefore imperative that you maintain and adjust your brakes as set forth in the controller manual, use a properly
modulated brake controller and perform the synchronization/adjustment procedure recommended by the brake
controller supplier.
Jacking Your Trailer
Your trailer is fitted with purpose built jacking points and from January 2021 supplied with a suitable jack. An
appropriately rated bottle jack is an acceptable alternative, however when using the jacking point beneath the
trailing arm ensure the jack is of a retracted height that will fit under the jacking point when the tire is deflated. A
suitably rated “High Lift” jack may be used on the jacking points on the side of the body behind the wheels
provided it has the correct positive engagement fitting to match the trailer. To ensure safe usage the following
must be followed:
• The jack is to be used on level firm ground wherever possible.
• The wheels of the trailer should be chocked, and no person should remain inside the trailer whilst it is
being jacked.
• No person should place any portion of their body under a trailer that is supported by a jack.
• The trailer should be attached to the towing vehicle whilst being jacked.
• When performing maintenance ensure suitably rated jack stands are used – do not rely on the trailer
being supported by the jack.
Behind the wheels Under the chassis Under the trailing arm