Trailer Backup Assist
#1
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Trailer Backup Assist
Hey all. My first time towing this weekend with this truck. It did well, just my 17' 2,500# bass boat. The ride was good and there was hardly any push back from the trailer. Mileage was eh at best but I'm coming from a Ram Ecodiesel so can't compare 22mpg towing with the 14.5mpg I get now.
I setup the trailer assist and it was simple and went well. I do have a couple questions. First, the camera seems to loose sight of the sticker when backing into sharp turns, not jack knifing yet but tight angle turns. Is this normal? Second, the camera looses sight of the sticker when backing up my steep driveway. Is this normal?
Thanks.
I setup the trailer assist and it was simple and went well. I do have a couple questions. First, the camera seems to loose sight of the sticker when backing into sharp turns, not jack knifing yet but tight angle turns. Is this normal? Second, the camera looses sight of the sticker when backing up my steep driveway. Is this normal?
Thanks.
#2
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That's one of the reasons I don't use it, the "window" varies greatly depending on the trailer and the tongue. I also have a tight angle backing in when I get home. More importantly to me, though, is that it takes so long. I'm on a corner and will block traffic on two streets backing in. By the time I hit the button, tell it which trailer, and wait for it to find the sticker I could have already backed in the old fashioned way. If you have time, though, it's kind of cool to see it working.
#3
Senior Member
Hey all. My first time towing this weekend with this truck. It did well, just my 17' 2,500# bass boat. The ride was good and there was hardly any push back from the trailer. Mileage was eh at best but I'm coming from a Ram Ecodiesel so can't compare 22mpg towing with the 14.5mpg I get now.
I setup the trailer assist and it was simple and went well. I do have a couple questions. First, the camera seems to loose sight of the sticker when backing into sharp turns, not jack knifing yet but tight angle turns. Is this normal? Second, the camera looses sight of the sticker when backing up my steep driveway. Is this normal?
Thanks.
I setup the trailer assist and it was simple and went well. I do have a couple questions. First, the camera seems to loose sight of the sticker when backing into sharp turns, not jack knifing yet but tight angle turns. Is this normal? Second, the camera looses sight of the sticker when backing up my steep driveway. Is this normal?
Thanks.
#4
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Thread Starter
Thanks guys. My trailer is just a 17' bass boat and the sticker is perfectly centered on the toungue in the middle of the recommended length from the center of the ball. Very clear view without anything in the way.
#5
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Thread Starter
That's one of the reasons I don't use it, the "window" varies greatly depending on the trailer and the tongue. I also have a tight angle backing in when I get home. More importantly to me, though, is that it takes so long. I'm on a corner and will block traffic on two streets backing in. By the time I hit the button, tell it which trailer, and wait for it to find the sticker I could have already backed in the old fashioned way. If you have time, though, it's kind of cool to see it working.