04-13-2012, 11:17 AM | #1 |
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Trailer hitch issue?
I have a question for those who have installed the USA BMW trailer hitch on their X3. With the receiver and tongue/ball in place, I get the collision avoidance beeps whenever in reverse. I thought the purpose of the dealer software upgrade/coding was to turn off the beeps whenever the hitch and receiver is in place - is something mis-coded on my X3?
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04-13-2012, 01:26 PM | #2 |
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The beeps only get deactivated if you have an electrical connector from the trailer plugged into the wiring harness.
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04-13-2012, 02:10 PM | #3 |
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Ok. Good to know. Guess I have to put on earplugs while backing up to the trailer to make the connection. This provides incentive to get much faster in the process.
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04-13-2012, 04:00 PM | #4 |
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Even if you need to do it each time you select the reverse gear, did you know you can turn off the collision beep? There's a button just below the "Normal/Sport" selector left to the gear stick.
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06-15-2012, 10:31 PM | #5 |
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Re-programming the X3 w\ hitch
I opted for the OEM Towing &Transport for '13 X3, dealer installed. It looks very cool, (the tongue adaptor is removable, sleek & neat when not in use), except the re-programming to get juice in the electrical connectors (4 & 6 pins) and disable the backup sensors is a bitch. The re-programming encounters an error for one of the car's modules and the dealer is trying for 2 days to get it working. What is the post factory installation @ Spartanburg, not available for Canada :-( , doing right that independent dealers can't? Anybody heard of this and knows a fix?
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06-16-2012, 05:10 AM | #6 |
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I had an independent install the hitch. The were able to update most of the modules but... Their Autologic system does not yet have the complete code set for the X3 with hitch - new to the 2011 model. So I had to get some modules done at the dealer
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06-21-2012, 06:59 PM | #8 |
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Tow & Transport system
Here are the pics for the X3 hitch mount without and with the tongue adaptor;
I have not yet used it to launch my ski. I inverted the ball mount upwards to gain some height. We'll see how it goes. |
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06-22-2012, 09:57 AM | #10 |
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Did you get the tongue adapter from BMW or aftermarket? If you got it from BMW can you measure the distance between the pin hole and the ball hole? I'm trying to determine if the BMW adapter is special and is worth paying the extra $$ for or if a different adapter will work the same. I'm a little concerned with the length since the receiver starts out so far behind the axle. |
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06-23-2012, 10:22 PM | #11 |
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Finally I had the chance to use the hitch and launch my ski.
Amazingly, the re-programming seemed to have worked and even with the ball mount upwards, when in reverse it didn't beep and the camera was on, as it should. Also the towing was smooth and pleasant, in spite of the relatively longer hitch. Regarding the hitch (called Towing & Transport system), yes it is an original BMW OEM PN 82712157704. The diagonal distance between the pinhole and the snap-in hitch hold is 10”. (approx 8” from the bumper). The distance between the pinhole and the ball mount is standard 8 ¼“. |
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