Grannyjones
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I recently had a Towbar fitted to my Golf MK7 at Indespension Bolton at a price of £450. This is to use with a Bike Rack.
When I attatch a bike rack to it and use reverse, the ParkPilot thinks there is an obstacle near the car and the warning noise goes off constantly.
Shouldn't the electronics disable the rear parking sensors when a Towbar is attatched ? I have heard that if it was wired correctly, this should be the case.
Additionally, there annoying and very loud beeping noises whenever the car's indicators are being used. I have heard that there should be a visual indicator rather than an audible one.
It is very aggravating to drive this car when the bike rack is attatched with all these audible alerts pointlessly going off.
I made a phone call to Indespension Bolton and told them that I suspect that the wiring or coding has been done wrong due to the above problems. They told me that with this type of car I'm stuck with the audible noises and no way to deal with the ParkPilot issues.
Does anyone know what is causing these problems and have Indespension Bolton just done the job on the cheap and not bothered with the correct vehicle specific coding ? Are Indespension Bolton to blame for this or does the car just not facilitate towbars the way I think it should ?
When I attatch a bike rack to it and use reverse, the ParkPilot thinks there is an obstacle near the car and the warning noise goes off constantly.
Shouldn't the electronics disable the rear parking sensors when a Towbar is attatched ? I have heard that if it was wired correctly, this should be the case.
Additionally, there annoying and very loud beeping noises whenever the car's indicators are being used. I have heard that there should be a visual indicator rather than an audible one.
It is very aggravating to drive this car when the bike rack is attatched with all these audible alerts pointlessly going off.
I made a phone call to Indespension Bolton and told them that I suspect that the wiring or coding has been done wrong due to the above problems. They told me that with this type of car I'm stuck with the audible noises and no way to deal with the ParkPilot issues.
Does anyone know what is causing these problems and have Indespension Bolton just done the job on the cheap and not bothered with the correct vehicle specific coding ? Are Indespension Bolton to blame for this or does the car just not facilitate towbars the way I think it should ?
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