RickKeen
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With my utility trailer attached, I could not figure out why it kept applying the brakes while attempting to back this trailer. In fact, I thought I was running into something and got out to check.
Finally figured it out.
My utility trailer turns out had bad taillights which caused the Lightning not to think a trailer is plugged in. The default-on Driver Assist auto-applies the brakes when it thinks you are backing into something. Even if you set a trailer in the trailering menu, it still does this (that is apparently only for range calculations)
Feels really dumb, but once I figured it out and turned off the appropriate setting in the Driver assist, was much easier to actually back the trailer. ( I should have figured it out from the incessant collision warning beeping when backing the trailer. )
Also pet peeve when connecting a trailer - the large number of warnings about reduced range, etc when you start the truck each time. Need an "OK to all" button.
Finally figured it out.
My utility trailer turns out had bad taillights which caused the Lightning not to think a trailer is plugged in. The default-on Driver Assist auto-applies the brakes when it thinks you are backing into something. Even if you set a trailer in the trailering menu, it still does this (that is apparently only for range calculations)
Feels really dumb, but once I figured it out and turned off the appropriate setting in the Driver assist, was much easier to actually back the trailer. ( I should have figured it out from the incessant collision warning beeping when backing the trailer. )
Also pet peeve when connecting a trailer - the large number of warnings about reduced range, etc when you start the truck each time. Need an "OK to all" button.
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