ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM (EBS) UTILIZING INTEGRATED OR NON-INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC TRAILER BRAKE DURING EBS FUNCTIONS

A braking system for a vehicle and a trailer being towed by the vehicle includes an electronic trailer brake constructed and arranged to control trailer wheel brakes of the trailer, and an electronic brake system (EBS) constructed and arranged to control wheel brakes of the vehicle. The EBS includes at least one circuit constructed and arranged to detect a function of the EBS and, in response to the detected function, to send a request signal to the electronic trailer brake instructing the electronic trailer brake to activate the trailer wheel brakes.