![]() ![]() Is there any way of telling just be looking? (Sorry for being a dunce about this.) Thanks again. When I bought the Pathfinder I had a 7 way connector installed since that is what I needed for the popup. Whether you bother with the relay is up to you but you do want a charge line to avoid running down your trailer battery while towing as 12 vdc is necessary to keep your fridge running, even on propane, as that's what's used to power the fridge electronics, the gas solenoid, and DSI (direct spark ignition). Ford fans would argue a relay is the only way to do it but GM products for years (like my Silverado and Avalanche) ran this charge line hot all the time, without a relay, and I've never found it to be a bother to simply disconnect the trailer from the truck if we're going to be parked for an extended period of time. True, a charge line can be activated by a relay but it's not necessary, the only difference being that if there's no relay then that charge line will be hot all the time rather than just when the ignition is on and the trailer load could potentially run down the vehicle battery. ![]() you should have insisted they install one in your Pathfinder when they had the chance. Pin 4 is the charge line and usually when an RV dealer tech is installing a brake controller he'll also run a charge line directly from the vehicle's battery if there isn't already one in place. Your new trailer is equipped with a de facto standard 7-pin Bargman connector so obviously your Pathfinder would also have to be wired with the matching 7-pin Bargman, whether original as part of a factory tow package or added after the fact. Not surprising at all as most car dealerships are idiots when it comes to towing. ![]() When I called the Nissan dealership they didn't know what I was talking about. They also suggested that I get this directly from the Nissan dealership since only Nissan made the part and it would be cheaper to get it directly from them. ![]() When the RV dealer added the brake controller they said I still need a charge relay so that the battery on the trailer would charge while driving. Your 16FB may be an especially small, narrow, light weight travel trailer but at 9' 8" high it still qualifies as a "full height" trailer and as such isn't any more immune to the significant effects of wind resistance at highway speeds than any other full height trailer so if you're counting on achieving 18.5 mpg while towing there's little doubt you're going to be sorely disappointed. that's just too extreme to believe, even those towing with a diesel or towing an especially streamlined trailer like an Airstream can't boast numbers anywhere close to that. When towing our previous 24' Spree with our Silverado and later our current Avalanche I saw an average 10.6 miles to the US gallon, sometimes up in the low 11s over especially flat terrain with little to no headwind and now see an average in the low 11s with our current 19' Freedom Express, sometimes low 12s under ideal conditions. Virtually everyone towing pretty well any type of full height trailer save perhaps a Airstream with virtually any type of gas powered TV will report average fuel mileage returns in the 8 to 12 miles per US gallon range, 10 miles to the US gallon being a pretty good mean average for most of us. Since fuel mileage returns like this are popup / low profile territory only I'd respectfully suggest you re-check your math. Without the trailer I'll get 21-23 mpg on the interstate. 2016 Coachmen Apex 269RBSS, ** Value Package *** Vacuum Bond Azdel/Fiberglass Walls,* Vacuum Bond Laminated Crowned Roof,* Laminated Floor,* Aluma Cage Construction,* Schwintek Slide System,* Spare Tire,* Outside Speakers,* 4 Stab Jacks,* TV Antenna w/ Cable Hook Ups,* Heated Holding Tanks (most models),* 13.I got about 18.5 on the way home. ![]()
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