Towing wiring

[oldstuff]

Hi All, I purchased a 2019 Arteon in January this year, which I am really enjoying. I did have a tow-bar fitted by the dealer, there was no Factory option, the dealer got a kit from Towbars Australia in Qld & fitted up & tows fine. The issue I have is when towing & I attempt to reverse the brakes continue to apply unless I turn off "maneuver braking". I assume this is because the wiring kit provided is not sophisticated enough to tell the cars electronics that it has a trailer on the back. I have checked with Towbars Australia & the thought what was happening was to be expected with there kit. Does anyone know of a possible solution ? Do I need to purchase a genuine wiring kit from overseas ?

[DatEon]

Hi oldstuff,

I also purchased a towbar from Towbars Australia, instead of using their wiring kit I had the towbar and factory CAN controller installed by Autofidelity in Melbourne, this also requires coding of the body controller which enables the auto reversing with trailer and a bunch of other functions.

[oldstuff]

Hi DatEon, I am i Sydney so the Autofidelity route is not an option, were did you get factory CAN controller from ? Hopefully someone in Sydney might offer the same service as Autofidelity.

[DatEon]

Autofidelity supplied the module and wiring kit, apparently this module is the same for all VAG cars.
Might be worth contacting them to see if they know someone in Sydney.

[oldstuff]

Thanks will do.

[MMR36]

This answer may somewhat be confusing, Australian Towbars and Performance in Qld sell Wesfalia Towbar kits for VAG Vehicles - they also have wiring kits, maybe worth a look.

[oldstuff]

Hi MMR36, The kit on my car came from Australian Towbars with the towbar, I contacted them about my problem in case the dealer had not installed correctly. When I described my issue the guy there he believed that was the expected outcome as the wiring kit & module supplied bu Australian Towbars was not an OEM one.