trailer tow screen
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trailer tow screen
2017 crew cab lariat 6.7L sync3.
i did some towing a week or so ago. truck is great by the way. exactly what i was looking for as far as power/towing etc.
anyways, after i unhooked the trailer and now back to day to day driving, every time i start the truck up it automatically starts the dash in the trailer tow screen.
i usually have it set on fuel history, but the next time i start it....back to the other screen.
i did some towing a week or so ago. truck is great by the way. exactly what i was looking for as far as power/towing etc.
anyways, after i unhooked the trailer and now back to day to day driving, every time i start the truck up it automatically starts the dash in the trailer tow screen.
i usually have it set on fuel history, but the next time i start it....back to the other screen.
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i haven't towed enough yet to fully understand the do's and don'ts to suggest otherwise.
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This is correct. If you unhook trailer while truck is running it will automatically switch to no active trailer. Otherwise you have to manually go in and select no active trailer. When the tow screen comes up first thing after starting that prompts me to look at which trailer is picked. I learned this the hard way after seeing i had over 500 miles on my utility trailer when I had only used it for 150 miles. Then it all made sense. The difference is when do you disconnect the trailer? When truck engine is running or after you turned off ignition?
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Thanks. I've been trying to understand the towing screen mystery for quite a while. Usually it works just fine, but sometimes it surprises me with the trailer screen. As about 95% of the time the engine is running when I connect or disconnect the trailer umbilical, the behavior makes sense now.
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I need to add the other three trailers just so I will have a point of reference when it connects.
I did something similar the other day hooked up the stock trailer and got to all the way back home from the show barn before I realized it was still on "Toy Hauler"... With multiple trailers saved I think it would ask me to pick one but with only one saved I guess it just assumed I was "re-connected".
I did something similar the other day hooked up the stock trailer and got to all the way back home from the show barn before I realized it was still on "Toy Hauler"... With multiple trailers saved I think it would ask me to pick one but with only one saved I guess it just assumed I was "re-connected".
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I need to add the other three trailers just so I will have a point of reference when it connects.
I did something similar the other day hooked up the stock trailer and got to all the way back home from the show barn before I realized it was still on "Toy Hauler"... With multiple trailers saved I think it would ask me to pick one but with only one saved I guess it just assumed I was "re-connected".
I did something similar the other day hooked up the stock trailer and got to all the way back home from the show barn before I realized it was still on "Toy Hauler"... With multiple trailers saved I think it would ask me to pick one but with only one saved I guess it just assumed I was "re-connected".
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