When you put truck in reverse with camper on the reverse buzzer goes nuts as it thinks you are going to back into the camper bumper that is 2' behind the sensors. Hit a couple buttons on the steering wheel and it can be disabled but resets to the on position every time the key is cycled. When a trailer is hooked up the system automatically turns off but not with the camper. Did some research and one solution was a Tekonsha Emulator which is basicly a test light for the seven way plug which includes a trailer brake control tester. The emulator tricks the truck into thinking there is a trailer connected. I got one in the mail today and while it does the trick there seems to be some vent slots in the bottom of it which I assume is to dissipate the heat created by whatever kind of load cell it uses to simulate trailer brakes. Through these slots I can see multiple electronic components which are going to be exposed to the weather and road spray if the unit is left plugged into the seven way. I imagine it would short out before long. Back to the drawing board. Any ideas?

RTFM, (Read The F...ine Manual) I'm sure it's in there somewhere.On my RAM, there is a button on the side of the radio to disable the sensors. It is a little more trouble to disable the backup camera through menu searching on the display.

Read the manual cover to cover and researched online. There is no setting to permanently disable the sensors. There use to be a trick through a MyKey setting to keep it disabled but this doesn't work on the newer superdutys.

Found This. Not sure if it's the same or similar procedure for 2015:"You can download/print the 2011 F-250 Owner’s Guide found in the Glovebox section of Official Ford, Lincoln & Mercury Owner Site | Personalized Owner Information | FLMowner.com where this information can be found in the 3rd printing:To permanently turn off the Rear Sensing System (RSS), first look to the “System check and vehicle feature customization” section starting on page 25:Press the SETUP button repeatedly to cycle the message center through the following features:Cycle through until you get to this option (found on page 28):REAR PARK AID (if equipped)-This feature sounds a warning tone to warn the driver of obstacles near the rear bumper, and functions only when R (Reverse) gear is selected.-Press RESET to turn this feature on or off. You can also choose to turn this feature on/off when the vehicle is placed in reverse.This will make it so you don’t have to keep turning the RSS off each time you go into reverse on your 2011 F-250.One additional thing I found out is that you need to make sure you are using the admin key (MyKey) when you follow the procedure to keep it turned off."

Yup tried that but it doesn't work on newer trucks.

A cheaper alternative is to wire an electric brake magnet to a 7 blade plug and plug it into the bumper trailer plug and tie the magnet to the receiver hitch. Set the brake controller to the lowest setting. The truck then thinks there is a trailer and disables the reverse sensor and the magnet is weather resistant.

How to disable reverse sensors on 2015 SuperDuty

19 Replies

Crumm
Explorer
Apr 14, 2015
c.traveler2 wrote:

Have you tried dis-connecting the wires from the sensors, works on my 2007 F250

We will give that a shot
c_traveler2
Nomad
Apr 14, 2015
Crumm wrote:
When you put truck in reverse with camper on the reverse buzzer goes nuts as it thinks you are going to back into the camper bumper that is 2' behind the sensors. Hit a couple buttons on the steering wheel and it can be disabled but resets to the on position every time the key is cycled. When a trailer is hooked up the system automatically turns off but not with the camper.

Did some research and one solution was a Tekonsha Emulator which is basicly a test light for the seven way plug which includes a trailer brake control tester. The emulator tricks the truck into thinking there is a trailer connected. I got one in the mail today and while it does the trick there seems to be some vent slots in the bottom of it which I assume is to dissipate the heat created by whatever kind of load cell it uses to simulate trailer brakes. Through these slots I can see multiple electronic components which are going to be exposed to the weather and road spray if the unit is left plugged into the seven way. I imagine it would short out before long.

Back to the drawing board. Any ideas?

Have you tried dis-connecting the wires from the sensors, works on my 2007 F250
nycsteve
Explorer
Apr 14, 2015
Crumm wrote:
Yup tried that but it doesn't work on newer trucks.

Fantastic, I have a 2011. This now on my list of spring things to do. Thanks.
joeshmoe
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
Crumm wrote:

Not going to retrain me. I am out to beat the system.

That's sounds pretty militant. Never let the system beat you. Keep us posted.
Crumm
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
bighatnohorse wrote:
Crumm wrote:
This truck has a camper package so it should be a option to disable it.

Right on. And they should include a reverse camera extension package too. And the exhaust brake button should be mounted high enough that one doesn't have to take their eyes off the road.
Maybe by 2017, eh?

My solution is before putting it in reverse, to be prepared to hit that sound button even if the steering wheel is positioned upside down.
. . .just goes to prove that you can train an old dog.

Not going to retrain me. I am out to beat the system.

I built my own backup camera extention that mounts above the extended receiver I built and now I am going to beat the buzzer one way or another.
bighatnohorse
Explorer II
Apr 13, 2015
Crumm wrote:
This truck has a camper package so it should be a option to disable it.

Right on. And they should include a reverse camera extension package too. And the exhaust brake button should be mounted high enough that one doesn't have to take their eyes off the road.
Maybe by 2017, eh?

My solution is before putting it in reverse, to be prepared to hit that sound button even if the steering wheel is positioned upside down.
. . .just goes to prove that you can train an old dog.
Crumm
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
Yeah it can be turned off every time but to me it's a pain. When i put truck in reverse I am looking out the mirrors ready to go somewhere but then I have to stop and hit a few buttons to make the noise stop. Also a pain during the winter when the sensors have snow on them 99% of the time. To me if the system is not useful in a particular application then disabling it should be a option. This truck has a camper package so it should be a option to disable it.
hitchup
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
Garry&Gayle wrote:
When it starts going off look at the center gauge cluster between tach and speedo you should see the option displayed, just toggle down with the buttons on the left side of steering wheel to disable it for this time only. Just gotta do it each time though.

After towing for years, we finally started turning it off when putting the TC on. It usually pops up on the screen as soon as the first beeps start on our 2014. Not a big issue for us.
Crumm
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
~DJ~ wrote:
I used to feel your pain!!! It is a real PITA with camper or even towing a trailer using the flat 4. I got the Tekonsha Emulator several years ago. Works good. Has many many miles on it and is covered in grime.

I also wired in an additional flat 4 for the utility trailer as when the emulator is in you can't use the factory flat 4.

Moisture hasn't shorted it out? Maybe I will try the one I have.

On s side note your 2011 should have the option of a permanent disable through the settings while using the admin MyKey.
work2fish
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
Thanks for posting this question and for the answer joeschmoe. Turning off the darn sensor as I was backing up each time has not been my first priority and was very distracting and annoying! I thought I had searched the manual high and low and could not find anything about how to do this permanently.