What tech features are disabled with cabover camper?

[RKCRLR]

I'm shopping for a new truck and will be using a cabover camper about half the time I'm using the truck, and sometimes also pulling a small fishing boat, and am trying to figure out how much value the tech features will be. The camper is about 8' wide and will overhang the cab and rear tail lights down to bed level. It will obviously block the cargo view camera and the tailgate will be removed so it won't have the rear view camera. I am considering getting the wired camera and mount it on the back of the camper. Which of the following tech features will continue to work?

• Surround-View Camera System
• Trailer Reverse Guidance
• Blind-Spot with Tag-Trailer & Cross-Path Detection
• ParkSense® Front and Rear Park-Assist System

Any other features that may be disabled?

I've noticed camera relocation kits are available. If I get one the kits will it enable other systems to work correctly?

Thanks

 

[AH64ID]

Will the camper cover the rear bumper and tail lights?

 

[RKCRLR]

Will the camper cover the rear bumper and tail lights?

It overhangs the rear tail lights in the back but they can be viewed from the sides. The bottom of the camper is flush with the bed and extends about 2 1/2 feet back There is a camper bumper at the back that hangs about 4" below the bottom of the camper.

 

[Jsrunnlus]

ParkSense sensors are located in the bumpers. Since a ball mount triggers the alert I can't imagine a solid sheet near all of them would not be a trigger.
The tail lights have radar in them for the cross path.
Surround view is hard to mess up. Cameras on the grill, each exterior mirror and tailgate. Of you remove the tailgate you have loss of view. If you relocate the camera from the tailgate to a similar position that part of the image will appear again.

 

[AH64ID]

It overhangs the rear tail lights in the back but they can be viewed from the sides. The bottom of the camper is flush with the bed and extends about 2 1/2 feet back There is a camper bumper at the back that hangs about 4" below the bottom of the camper.

Sounds like BSM and rear park-assist will need to be disabled with the camper on.

I haven't tried my surround view camera with the tailgate removed, but I presume it will work like the door being open and black that camera out.

Trailer reverse guidance should work as it uses the mirror mounted cameras for the 360° camera.

 

[RKCRLR]

ParkSense sensors are located in the bumpers. Since a ball mount triggers the alert I can't imagine a solid sheet near all of them would not be a trigger.
The tail lights have radar in them for the cross path.
Surround view is hard to mess up. Cameras on the grill, each exterior mirror and tailgate. Of you remove the tailgate you have loss of view. If you relocate the camera from the tailgate to a similar position that part of the image will appear again.

I was thinking the surround view also uses the cargo camera since the only way to get it is to include an option that has the cargo view camera (at least on the Big Horn).

 

[RKCRLR]

My understand is the 2024 also has a tailgate ajar warning light. Will this light stay on when the tailgate is of? If so, is there a way to disable it?

 

[Jsrunnlus]

Bearing in mind it is usually very low speed reverse, default uses the tailgate camera. I can tap a "soft button" on the display to change to Cargo. In which it changes to show the bed and no more surround. Tap another then it returns to surround. There is also an option for trailer surround which adds more cameras to the trailer.

 

[Jsrunnlus]

My understand is the 2024 also has a tailgate ajar warning light. Will this light stay on when the tailgate is of? If so, is there a way to disable it?

I am not personally familiar with it but RAM does provide a cover for the tailgate harness when removed that covers the wiring plug between body and tailgate. I would imagine there is an override button or the BCM knows the tailgate was disconnected to defeat that symbol.