Just installed the LED strip under the tailgate of my 2015 XLT. Here is my issue, I have a towing package and backup aid rear sensors. After the installation using 4 pin plug, every time I start the truck the 4" display shows that a trailer is hooked up and also when I put into reverse, a message comes on that backup aid sensors have been turned off due to a Trailer. Is there a way to turn off the tow mode in the computer when I am not using the trailer? Or is there a way around to keep my backup sensor operating with the LED strip plugged in? Can I tap in to the rear lights instead of the 4 pin plug? Any help would be appreciated.

 

Not much help but I know it is possible. My neighbor did he Chevy that way. I know that doesn't help much but I'm sure all the very talented people here can tell you how.

 

The truck senses the electrical draw and thinks you have a trailer, afaik, you cannot turn it off. Best guess is that you most likely will have to separately splice into each tail light, backup and stop in order for it to work. I am not sure if the truck will sense the extra current draw and throw a warning.

 

Yep - non-defeatable Smart Trailer connector(s).

^^^ That would be my concern as well - especially if they are the LED tails.

Signal isolation is required - either in solid-state form or even a minimum technical solution like small ISO relays for each circuit - the hillbilly hobbyist approach, lol.

I'd strongly advise against adding any accessory to the 2015 vehicle wiring - even more so on the higher-end trims - unless it is designed specifically for the model - with a functional guarantee.

Lol@ '"it works on a chebbie ..."

 

I understood every word you wrote. Are you ok?

 

LMFAO !!!

Reckon th' Moderisti likely thanks ah'm bi/tri/quad-polar

Ol' Bubber do wander 'roond in a Stoli-induced funk sometimes...

Salut!
Vladsky

 

Remove the LED strip and replace it with a reflective rainbow sticker. Problem solved.

 

How did you see my truck?

 

Ya.... That's more like it.