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  1. Vw Passat 2007 tow bar electrics (brake lights on when you plug a trailer in) ! 
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    hi can anybody help I have a VW Passat 2007 TDI 170 estate, I have fitted a towbar and purchased a genuine Volkswagen wiring harness (13 pin) and have got a converter to a seven pin plug but every time I plug the trailer in The brake lights stay on the trailer I have had the car reprogrammed but still the brake lights come on the trailer as soon as you plug it in to the car any ideas
     
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    Did you manage to fix this ?
    Once owned 98 1.8 ADR SE non turbo passat estate(The Mrs wrote it off)

    Now own 03 TDI 130 Sport 6 Speed passat estate
     
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    Hi

    Spoke with our fitters and they stated the following

    Try his trailer on another car or try a different trailer on his car, to rule out no problem on actual trailer.

    Could have been wired wrong if always like that from beginning.


    Hope that helps


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