Thread: Tow assist

I have asked Alko this question. They say it wont.

From finding out more info today i also beleive it will be all ok.
It has 2 yaw sensors fitted to the chassis & from what i beleive it will sensor, pitch yaw etc etc & apply the brakes when required, so it may just work in conjuction with the D4 system.

Cheers

I think it is a long overdue inclusion to trailers/ vans, fantastic stuff!


JC

Technically, what you're talking about is 'Trailer Stability Assist'. 'Tow Assist' is a different system.

In theory, the car will just respond to any movement it senses. So, if the other system is doing its job, the D4 won't do anything but anything gets past the other system, the D4 should just deal with it.

Personally though, the D4 system is so good, I'd prefer to just run with that.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy4vfcX_BrU]Land Rover Trailer Stability technology - YouTube[/ame]

If you've not seen it, check the tyre smoke at 0:18...

M

To even have any risk of the two systems not inter-operating you'd have to get the LR Trailer Stability Assist to work in the first place. Mine steadfastly refuses to recognise the van is hitched up (problem is LR in England have never heard of caravans with LED lights so have designed the car to recognise vans/trailers with incandescant globes only). Repeat visits back to the dealer and to auto-electricians not withstanding. Have now bought a pulsebuster as last resort....

Why, oh why do LR have to be so patronising in car design? I don't need the car to figure out there is a blood trailer connected - I can see it! Why can't TSA be activated manually by the user each time the engine starts?

Originally Posted by swordfish805

To even have any risk of the two systems not inter-operating you'd have to get the LR Trailer Stability Assist to work in the first place. Mine steadfastly refuses to recognise the van is hitched up (problem is LR in England have never heard of caravans with LED lights so have designed the car to recognise vans/trailers with incandescant globes only). Repeat visits back to the dealer and to auto-electricians not withstanding. Have now bought a pulsebuster as last resort....

Why, oh why do LR have to be so patronising in car design? I don't need the car to figure out there is a blood trailer connected - I can see it! Why can't TSA be activated manually by the user each time the engine starts?

I forgot to activate it on one leg of a recent trip and it wasn't long before I thought I had a flat, stopped and checked, no flat just stupid me for not activating tow assist. Won't happen again. Van has LED lights not a problem.

But how do you activate it? I thought the D4 does it automatically when it senses (via the lights) that there is a trailer connected (when it does, you get the trailer symbol on the dash). Is there a way to override the automatic feature and turn on the trailer stability functions manually?

I believe the system is active regardless of what lights are detected.

I know it works.