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Trailer Indicator light

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:17 am
by Mick G
Just had an ARB winch bar fitted to my S2 Disco and with my limited knowledge of electrics or Discoveries am I assuming this is the reason for my trailer indicator light flashing every time I indicate. Wouold I be right in assuming that because the bar has extra indicator lights on it, the system thinks it has a trailer connected?
If this is the case, is there anyway of stopping the trailer light from flashing whilst indicating?

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:25 am
by red90
Yes.......

Ummm, not that I know of. Maybe switch a couple of bulbs to LEDs to drop the load.

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:23 am
by Rovernaut
Maybe a heavier duty flasher unit could help with the load???

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:18 pm
by Slunnie
The reason it triggers is that the computer senses the load on the indicator circuit and thinks there is a trailer attached. If you change the globes in the bullbar to the 5w ones it will sit below the warning lights trigger threshhold and not light up.

Cheers

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:05 pm
by Mick G
Thanks guys

Will look at getting some 5w globes otherwise I will just live with it.