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  1. 29th October 2015, 12:34 PM #1
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    Trailers, part 376

    I regularly borrow a mate's box trailer - it is pretty basic with standard bulbs, no LEDs. When I first borrowed it, I would get all the trailer options - flashing light on the dash when I indicated, reverse parking sensors didn't go on when it was connected, etc....

    After I installed a Kaymar bar, the D4 (2011 2.7) wouldn't recognise the trailer and I wouldn't get the above features.

    I put my pulse-buster thingy on today in between the trailer and car and what do you know- even though the trailer doesn't have LEDs, my car recognises that it is hooked up again....

    Obviously the Kaymar bar lights have affected the function somehow

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  2. 29th October 2015, 11:07 PM #2
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    Good to know. I'm currently fitting a Kaymar to my D3 and I hadn't thought that the extra LED lights would have any effect. What "pulse-buster thingy" are you using?
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  3. 31st October 2015, 01:47 PM #3
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    It's an LED Tow Connect

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    Faulty earth in the new or disturbed trailer plug and the pulse buster is somehow sorting it????
    Those normal globes should work the sensing electronics,were the trailer lights actually working????
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    Everything is working fine on the trailer and the car. The only thing I can surmise is that the LEDs in the Kaymar bar threw it off.

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    I have a kaymae bar and the normal globes indicate a trailer the LED's do the flashing thing I haven't got a pulse box yet as I only borrow the LED trailer .
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    Quote Originally Posted by irondoc View Post
    Everything is working fine on the trailer and the car. The only thing I can surmise is that the LEDs in the Kaymar bar threw it off.

    Cheers
    Lucas
    I think it's something you did when you installed the bar, I have a Kaymar bar with LEDs and a trailer with halogen globes, everything works as normal.
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    Did you connect the bar LED's to the tail light wiring on the car as described in the installation instructions or the wiring leading to the trailer sockets? I would imagine that doing the latter might cause the issue. I will check my trailer this afternoon (incandescent globes) to see if mine does the same thing now that I have the bar and electrics all connected.

    EDIT: Just hooked up my trailer and the car recognises it fine - green flashing trailer symbol with indicators and reversing sensor disabled.
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