Coochas

Is anyone here using a Curt Echo wireless brake controller or the Tekonsha wireless version?
They have excellent reviews and I'm wondering if it's truly plug and play on my Macan.

ckkrause

I’ve used my Echo w/my Cayenne e-hybrid for a year and it’s worked out great! Very simple setup….

-Chuck

Coochas

Great thanks. Did you have to use some sort of euro 7 pin to US 7 pin adapter or was it true plug and play?

ckkrause

I needed to get an inexpensive Porsche adapter for US 7 pin…. The hardest part was getting the factory cover off to plug in the adaptor…and that wasn’t hard at all…

-Chuck

Coochas

Are you using something like this:

jc22

I use the Curt 51180 Echo wireless/Bluetooth with a 2012 Cayenne and didn't need any adapters. Truly plug and play. I've had zero issues in 2 years.

Coochas

I set up the Curt Echo on our 21 Macan GTS and it works as advertised.
For anyone going down this road you start by removing the Torx screws from the factory tow receiver. I bought the requisite Euro->US adapter from Suncoast and plugged it into the factory harness and then secured the adapter with the Torx screws. The Curt Echo plugs into the new receptacle. It comes with a rubber strap for an extra layer of security.
As others have posted, I was unable to setup the device until it was connected to the car (on) and the trailer harness. Then setup was a piece of cake.
While test driving the setup you can change the sensitivity and brake output using the app just like you would with an analog trailer brake device. The Echo app also allows you to manually activate the trailer brake.
The only thing I do not like about it is that the factory plug angles downward and this is more pronounced with the Echo device in place. I would likely need to do some serious off roading for this to be a problem.

Coochas

We took the Macan/Curt Echo on a 250 mile tow with no problems.