That annoying parking assist alarm...
My new truck came with ultrasonic backup parking assist, and the "collision" alarm sounds when the camper is mounted and I shift to reverse. Not a new problem, saw complaints on a forum somewhere las...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
No truck camper, but as long as I have my trailer hitch in the receiver, my systems indicates it's disabled. Perhaps you could just get a hitch shank and insert into the receiver. I don't know why it disables mine, but it does.
A hitch shank in a Ford makes it worse. The sensors will "see" it and will set off the alarm. A Ford reads the magnets for the electric trailer brakes thru the pig tail shutting off the alarm.
I also have the simulator brholt speaks of. I also use it when towing a utility trailer without brakes without the TC.
