LeTouriste replied on 24/07/2018 16:53
Posted on 24/07/2018 16:53
After two vehicles with detachable tow balls, changing vehicle again I decided to revert to a fixed tow ball. But, for the first time I will have sensors front and rear, and it is the rear sensors that concern me. Fitting is under way at the dealership, and I am now learning that the tow ball might upset the functioning of the rear sensors. Talking to a few owners with sensors and a tow ball, I have received various views; from 'change back to detachable' (not practical at this late stage) through 'special washers can be fitted to change the angle of the appropriate sensors so they don't detect the tow ball' to 'disconnect the sensors nearest to the tow ball' to 'didn't make any difference' to 'with mine, the fitter let it bleep for about ten seconds, and then the sensors reconfigured themselves to accommodate the tow ball'.
The special washers idea sounds practical, I don't want to disable any of the sensors, and the last (really possible?) comment is the most appealing if true.
LeTouriste
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