Paddington
Member
- Location
- Soggy Shropshire
They are driving me mad when reversing, is there any way to do this ? Should they be turned off when a trailer is connected like on a Land Rover ?
Turning off reversing sensors on a dmax when towing
- Thread starter Paddington
- Start date
Although it is for fog lights, would this work for the reverse lights on your dmax. Instead of fog line, use reverse line?
Fog Cut Out relay
This relay fits in line in the vehicle's rear fog light circuit and switches off the vehicle fog light(s) when a trailer is connected.
rydertowing.co.uk
Paddington
Member
- Location
- Soggy Shropshire
I see plenty of D Maxs on the roads towing trailers, do they all have this feature, or is my sensors which indicate there is a hazard behind starting at 10m ?
bobajob
Member
- Location
- Sw Scotland
On my 3rd Dmax here and I don’t think any of mine have done this, mine have all been poverty spec eiger with the camera on the rear view mirror. It beeps once when you put it in reverse and that’s it I think.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
My pickup has a special 13 pin socket that has switches in it, so when trailer is on, rear fog, and sensors are disabled, assume there is a seven pin version?.
Its really down to original tow bar fitter whether he could be bothered to sort it all out.
Its really down to original tow bar fitter whether he could be bothered to sort it all out.
Lakesdigger
Member
Might also depend on whether its manufacturer or aftermarket trailer wiring loom.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
This. I wouldn't buy a vehicle with aftermarket loom (scotchblocs etc.) - the manufacturer looms will do so much more than just flash the lights - they'll switch off the fogs, buzzers and tweak the ABS/ ESP systems as well.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Mine was after market, and done properly, I did specify 13 pin though.
- Location
- North West Wales
You just need a vehicle specific wiring kit. It’s the 7pin relay jobies that are a pain as they don’t switch sensors off etc. I fitted one on my Audi last year from P F Jones. Took most of a day with the actual tow frame and running loom to the fuse box, identifying the correct can bus loom and connecting in plus feed from battery to the 13 pin socket etc for split charging. Car then had to be coded with VAG COM to clear three million faults off the dash and now a trailer comes up on the MMI when a plug is inserted, stop starts is disabled and electric cooking fan kicks in quicker etc.
- Location
- The North
You have to tell the car it has one fitted or it will still beep that’s what happens on discoveries you even specify 7 or 13 pin.
- Location
- The North
Vag com is a brilliant tool for diagnostics and coding
- Location
- North West Wales
Finding someone with one is the challenge!!!
You can buy them for a limited number of vehicles for sensible money
- Location
- Very Southern NSW Australia
Surely there is a button like our Mitsies. There's a button on the console to turn the sensors off.
Not on modern vehicles they don’t like the driver to do much in the cab everything is auto god forbid you actually want to drive
- Location
- The North
I know it wrong but I opted for eBay laptop with cable and software installed £170 it’s brilliant, also as above you can get Ltd chassis number genuine stuff for reasonable amount.
Used to b one on nissans but they’ve done away with it
The towbar hasn't been fitted properly , sensors should be disabled when the trailer is connected
- Location
- Very Southern NSW Australia
Why???
save Money I presume