Swift Elegance caravans

Secondly, if for any reason I should suffer a breakdown whilst towing, UK or abroad, there is every chance that the caravan indicators will not work if a tow to a garage is required.  Tricky!!

Not sure about abroad, in UK if car is towed following a breakdown a tow board will be used with towing vehicles reg and lighting in my experience

Hi, I am brand new to caravaning and stumbled across the discussion as I have the same issue with my 2007 Honda CRV and the LED lights on my 2018 Swift eccles 580. 

All the lights on the van work fine except the indicators which both come on at the same time, but the the side your indicating is normal and the opposite flashes in sync but very dimly.

I have a new OME towbar fitted by my local Honda dealer which has been tested on a van with normal non LED lights and all works fine. 

I'm interested to know how Pande resolved the issue using the A3 Sargent module and if it was configure in a certain way. Also which dealer sorted it so I could perhaps pass this onto my dealer so they can have a chat.

I am told this is not a common problem where it is just the indicators flashing together, one much brighter than the other. Apparently it is more common to have a pulsing effect with for example the tail lights, or communication issues with vehicle trailer safety systems. 

Awaiting any reply

Darryll

I have recently brought a 2022 Swift and the indicators flashed whilst being towed by my Disco. I have been told I need to pay £141.78 for the part (VLM6) and £42.50 labour. My argument is the new caravan is not compatable to my tow car and not the otherway around. This is something I feel Swift should be fixing FOC. I didnt have an issue towing my Abbey Spectrum.

My dealer fitted the vlm board for free..

I had the same issues when towing this caravan with a Discovery. The problem is that the Swift LED lights draw much mess that the old type bulbs fooling the Discovery into not recognising that the 13 pin connection is plugged in. This causes several problems such as the 'trailer sign on the dash board does not flash when indicating, reversing sensors on the Discovery sound a warning during reversing as it assumes you are close to an object. Other items affected if you have them are towing assist etc. I got rid of my Swift Elegance at 12 months old due to numerous problem 4 years back but the solution was to buy a VLM convertor kit made by Sargant which cost about £39 although they offered a £10 discount. In effect the device converted the electric load to allow the Discovery to recognise a caravan was connected. Fitting is simple, it comes with instructions telling you how to unplug two existing connections and plug the device in between. They are colour coded and different fittings ensuring it only connects one way. The plugs lie under the seat in the front nearside corner. It was fiddly as the wires were short making it awkward but you only have to do it once. After first fitting you may need to switch on and drive forward a couple of feet to give the onboard computer in the Discovery time to recognise the presence of the caravan.

We harve a 2020 elegance and have had problems with the lights. firstly arrived at caravan park with NO rear lights. Dealer came out and it turned out to be a plug in the rear wiring loom had come loose. Secondly we had a problem with the offside indicator, after much searching at our dealer this turned out to be loose spade connectors at the tweve volt fuse box. We haven`t had any problems with lights since . however the control knobs on the cooker are another issue (they break and fall off whilst travelling) along with the cover of the hob falling whilst travelling - Thetford need to gettheir act together,