Where is the Parking Brake Switch?

[Patthehat033 10+ year member]

Where is the parking brake switch in a 2000 Nissan Maxima. I am installing a double din head unit and I am not sure where to connect the green parking brake wire from the HU.

I don't want to bypass it.

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[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

why dont you bypass it and just choose only to watch when you are stopped?

 

[Patthehat033 10+ year member]

I am hooking this up for a friend, I don't feel like buying or rigging up a relay. I am using a pioneer head unit by the way. Does anyone know where the brake switch is?

 

[littledane 10+ year member]

you dont need to buy a relay. just ground the parking break wire somewhere behind the dash.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

I am hooking this up for a friend, I don't feel like buying or rigging up a relay. I am using a pioneer head unit by the way. Does anyone know where the brake switch is?

last i checked there is not buying or rigging involved, it's just connecting it to a ground.

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

last i checked there is not buying or rigging involved, it's just connecting it to a ground.

you can connected it to a ground switch. much better

 

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

you cant just ground pioneers. have to be on relays

 

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or switch\

 

[09Alti 10+ year member]

you cant just ground pioneers. have to be on relays 

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or switch\

Not true. I grounded the parking brake on my f90 and it worked just fine.

 

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

hmmm maybe just the cheaper double dins then lol idk thats what ive always thought

 

[Patthehat033 10+ year member]

He is correct you can not just ground Pioneers. Has anyone ever hooked this up the proper way?

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

He is correct you can not just ground Pioneers. Has anyone ever hooked this up the proper way?

yes i have and if it is a avh-????dvd it is easily bypassed (not just grounded) but switched ground .......can be done with relay or just a simple toggle switch (one end to ground and other to parking brake lead)

the avic (navigation units) like the Z130bt or Z1140 bh or X930bt or X940bh require a moving a pin in a/v harness and grounding it along with the parking brake wire.

but to answer the Question you asked the parking brake wire is located @ the lever under the center console / while there is nothing published on the wire itself , it will be very easy to locate,, on the base of the lever there will be a wire (connected to a pin ) that goes to ground when the brake is engaged. (it must go to ground) just use that and "viola'" you are hooked up "legal"

good luck

 

[Patthehat033 10+ year member]

yes i have and if it is a avh-????dvd it is easily bypassed (not just grounded) but switched ground .......can be done with relay or just a simple toggle switch (one end to ground and other to parking brake lead)the avic (navigation units) like the Z130bt or Z1140 bh or X930bt or X940bh require a moving a pin in a/v harness and grounding it along with the parking brake wire.

but to answer the Question you asked the parking brake wire is located @ the lever under the center console / while there is nothing published on the wire itself , it will be very easy to locate,, on the base of the lever there will be a wire (connected to a pin ) that goes to ground when the brake is engaged. (it must go to ground) just use that and "viola'" you are hooked up "legal"

good luck

Haha finally an answer that I was looking for! Not to dis anyone else but this is what I was needing. And yes it is a AVH-P2300DVD. Since this is not my install in my car I want this done correctly so I am not going to bypass it with a relay, or toggle switch.

Okay so you said it is a "lever" under center console. I am a bit confused what lever you are referring to, and where I should be seeing the wire.

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

BTW this is how you would use a simple relay to bypass automatically (every time ignition is cycled)

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[dappa5 10+ year member]

Haha finally an answer that I was looking for! Not to dis anyone else but this is what I was needing. And yes it is a AVH-P2300DVD. Since this is not my install in my car I want this done correctly so I am not going to bypass it with a relay, or toggle switch.
Okay so you said it is a "lever" under center console. I am a bit confused what lever you are referring to, and where I should be seeing the wire.

the parking brake is a lever in the center console (you pull it up to engage)

the should be a signal wire @ the base ( this should go to ground when engaged)

 

[Patthehat033 10+ year member]

BTW this is how you would use a simple relay to bypass automatically (every time ignition is cycled)View attachment 26530844

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Thanks for the diagram! Very helpful! I am not sure where that lever is you were referring to though?