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[johnnydog]

Fitting a removable towbar is the obvious solution

I think a removeable towball would be easier.....

[minifreek]

Mine also has no problems with the towbar and reverse sensors either... It does go a bit nuts when the caravan is hitched up and I start to reverse though LOL

[Kevin Wood]

IIRC, there is some provision in the factory towbar wiring for the reversing sensors to be disabled in the same way that the rear fog lights are when towing.

[Andy B]

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 to be disabled in the same way that the rear fog lights are when towing.

The factory loom I had fitted used a simple switch in the side of the 13 pin socket to turn the rear fogs off when a trailer was plugged in

[Kevin Wood]

Yes, and I think there's some connection between that switch and the reversing sensors. Must have another look at the diagram.

Of course, the switch tends to be a nasty bit of bent brass in the towing socket that eventually gets damp and corrodes, then you fail the MOT due to inop fog lights.

[Andy B]

Yes, and I think there's some connection between that switch and the reversing sensors. Must have another look at the diagram.

Of course, the switch tends to be a nasty bit of bent brass in the towing socket that eventually gets damp and corrodes, then you fail the MOT due to inop fog lights.

It's beeen a while  ...... there were two blue/black wires from the car down to the socket to a normally closed switch which maintained the car's fogs when no trailer was plugged in. Plugging a trailer in opened the switch, turned the car's fogs off and powered the trailer's fog(s)

[TheBoy]

There is no "auto off" sensor that I know of .. when reversing with the van on you live with the noise ..

There is with the original genuine loom.