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VW Tiguan 2018 Factory Fitted Towbar

ajwgoodi replied on 23/02/2019 08:11

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ajwgoodi

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Posted on 23/02/2019 08:11

I am looking to purchase a 2018 VW Tiguan with a factory fitted swivelling towbar but there seems to be some debate as to whether this is compatible with the Alko Hitch (my caravan is a 2016 Swift Conqueror 480) Can anyone please advise? Many thanks

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xtrailman replied on 28/02/2019 21:00

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Caravanner from South Yorkshire
Posted on 28/02/2019 11:04 by lornalou1

It's a known fact that after reversing you should pull forward a little to expand the damper to stop this happening but I still forget sometimes.

Posted on 28/02/2019 21:00

I know this myself but obviously still forget on occasion.

lagerorwine replied on 01/03/2019 20:48

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Posted on 01/03/2019 20:48

xtrailman - just looked over the manual, and my reading of the alarm function is that it doesn't detect unhitching tha caravan, if the caravan has LED rear lights (which my Swift hasn't), rather than the LEDs on the car, but will obviously check next time I hitch up (could be a while though)

xtrailman replied on 06/03/2019 14:04

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Caravanner from South Yorkshire
Posted on 01/03/2019 20:48 by lagerorwine

xtrailman - just looked over the manual, and my reading of the alarm function is that it doesn't detect unhitching tha caravan, if the caravan has LED rear lights (which my Swift hasn't), rather than the LEDs on the car, but will obviously check next time I hitch up (could be a while though)

Posted on 06/03/2019 14:04

I have a 2017 Conqueror with led lights, sorry I didn't make it clear in my last post.

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