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  1. A couple of towing questions... 
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    Question 1, I understand the MOT will soon include the towbar if fitted. I'm guessing security and fit for purpose, will they be testing the sockets as well? The reason I ask is that my 12n is standard, but the 12s has a couple of the spare pins as switched supplies for other uses and will it be an issue.

    Question 2, This is where the anorak gets zipped up a bit tighter! The towing vehicle is a 54reg Touran 1.9tdi, with a Westfalia towbar and VW supplied electric pack fitted and programmed into the canbus so the bulb failure system works etc.. The caravan is a 1994 Gruau with two 7 pin plugs. The 'van is fairly new to me and in the process of going through the road lights I had the interesting scenario that when I turned on the sidelights they flash. Not the car lights - they stayed on, just the caravan, and both sides of the caravan so it appeared to me that the canbus was switching both circuits on and off. Was it trying to signal something wasn't right, but what? They didn't flicker, definitely a solid on-off-on. For technicalities, the left side consists of a side light, top light, and twin bulb rear light, total of 20w. The right side is the same but with the no. plate light so total of 25w. Could it be trying to tell me that it's drawing too much current?

    Any thoughts on either would be appreciated.
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  2. Re: A couple of towing questions... 
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    Just to tie this up. (no, it didn't take 3 years to find the fault, I just forgot to update...,)
    The earth to the left rear light on the caravan had come off. The right side was good and faultless, so I would have expected the right to be on, and the left off. Not the hazard flashing effect. All fixed and working now but worth remembering if you get that problem.
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