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Originally Posted by ex10psi
Thank you for posting this! I just had BMW seattle install the trailer hitch kit on my 2012 X5 35d and picked up the car today, I am also missing the camera zoom mode with that trailer icon. Sounds like the late model X5's do not have this feature anymore? That's too bad as i would assume this helps when backing up to hook up the trailer.
So how do we know for sure the programming was done correctly by the dealer? I'm not satisfied with them just telling me that everything was coded correctly. I'd like to know if there is some way to "prove" that the vehicle has been coded correctly? As i understand it activates some kind of fancy sway control, etc... would hate to miss out on this feature because the dealer doesnt know what they're doing.
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The fancy sway control is already built into the Dynamic Stability Control, on all X5s (and on my X3). It has an additional trailer sway detection feature, which is activated when a trailer is connected. The only coding that is required is to get the vehicle to recognize the trailer wiring module. If your lights works, and the rear PDC turns off when a trailer is connected, then you're there.
That said, in years of towing with the X5 and X3, I have never had it activate. I can get DSC to light up on a wet or snowy road, but I have never had a trailer sway enough to require dynamic brake intervention. That includes towing through the Rockies in winter in snow and slush.
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2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
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