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2021 Models with Trailer Light Check

I just recently swapped a 2021 cluster into my 2019, in the pursuit of getting off-road pages, trailer Blindspot, and this trailer light check.

I have all features enabled in alfaobd, and off-road pages as well as trailer blind spot now display and mostly work.

Trailer light check is still missing... Is the menu option only available when a 7 pin trailer is hooked up?

Cluster?

Did you install a 21 BCM?
 
Hmm, I wonder if there's another setting in alfa I'm missing.
Here is my BCM log, you should be able to search for trailer and it will highlight all of the trailer settings

Edit: like Brutal_HO said if you still have the '19 BCM that could be the reason why it doesn't work.
 

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I didn't, just swapped out the EVIC.



Thanks i'll check it out.
The 2019-2020 BCMs will accept the settings changes for it, but probably aren’t capable of broadcasting those messages.

So, that confirms both items need to be 2021+ for it to work- I have a 2020 cluster with 2022 BCM, and it doesn’t work. You have a 2021 cluster with 2019 BCM, and it doesn’t work.
 
The 2019-2020 BCMs will accept the settings changes for it, but probably aren’t capable of broadcasting those messages.

So, that confirms both items need to be 2021+ for it to work- I have a 2020 cluster with 2022 BCM, and it doesn’t work. You have a 2021 cluster with 2019 BCM, and it doesn’t work.

There is a way to spoof those signals correct?
 
There is a way to spoof those signals correct?
Yes, I’ll see if me and Roman or Andrew can data log it.
Andrew has been patiently waiting for me to get him some logs for trailer surround view and I keep forgetting.
 
Would it be fairly simple to enable the trailer light check, through alfa, in a 23? I didn't order the towing tech pkg because the advertised options I already had or didn't need.
 
Would it be fairly simple to enable the trailer light check, through alfa, in a 23? I didn't order the towing tech pkg because the advertised options I already had or didn't need.
Yes if you have a 23 it should be simple as turning it on with Alfa.
 
Yes, I’ll see if me and Roman or Andrew can data log it.
Andrew has been patiently waiting for me to get him some logs for trailer surround view and I keep forgetting.
@Jimmy07

Were you able to figure how to make the trailer light check work on the older 4.5 gen HDs?
 
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