1. The CURT Echo™ (#51180) is a Bluetooth-enabled, mobile brake control that allows you to control and monitor the activity of your trailer brakes using your smartphone and this downloadable app.
2. Download the Smart Control app to set up your smartphone as the trailer brake control interface for the CURT Echo™.
3. The Smart Control app does not need to be open for the CURT Echo™ mobile brake control to function normally.
4. For added control and safety while towing, the Smart Control app provides a button to manually override braking and activate the trailer brakes whenever necessary.
5. With the compact design and plug-and-play installation of the CURT Echo™, it is a highly portable brake control.
6. The device simply plugs in between the vehicle-trailer 7-way wiring connection and uses Bluetooth to sync with your phone.
7. With it you can adjust maximum braking power and sensitivity while towing.
8. As such, the app allows you to store up to five user profiles, each with its own personalized settings.
9. It also shows diagnostic information like overload conditions and trailer-disconnect errors.
10. NOTE: THIS APP HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE LIPPERT ONECONTROL AUTO APP.
11. It is designed to be easily transferred from one vehicle-trailer combination to another.
1. The app freezes and bluetooth looses connection, they cant find each other for pairing, and other error messages happen.Relatively easy to install and pair to the trailer brake, though I can see why some were baffled.
2. I have had issues with the controller applying full brakes even when barely touching the brake pedal.
3. After thousands of miles, it only really works right about 10% of the time and NEVER able to manual brake when really need it.
4. I didn't get a ton of time to play around an dial in settings, but was able to adjust the output to be suitable for my vehicle setup.Great idea but blows.
5. I've seen intermittent issues with the controller applying FULL BRAKES to the trailer at times.
6. You literally just connect to the device on your phone, set the controller profile, and then shut your phone off and it memorizes the settings.
7. The connection to the unit is constantly breaking, trying to re-pair the bluetooth connection doesnt work.
8. One star off for poor directions.In the absence of a hard-wired brake controller, this device and its app is a lifesaver.
9. We have had this for 2 years and it works fine without connection to your phone.
10. My phone connects to the unit via bluetooth just fine, but the app does not recognize it.
11. During pairing, the app reports "connection failed" and the instructions don't mention that a background notification will appear asking for the pin to pair.