Can "trail mode" be latched

[avikoren1]

I have a bike rack on the hitch all the time. Putting the car in trail mode works great to eliminate the warning signs, beeps, etc every time I back up however it resets back to off after every ride. Is there a way to keep that setting permanently?

 

[EVRider-FL]

Probably not, but Trailer Mode isn’t supposed to be used when you’re not towing because it disables some of the safety features.

 

[avikoren1]

surprised that the switch can't take into account that the bike rack is always at a fixed distance from the car and therefore it's not a fixed obstacle that your about to hit and therfore not give you all the ding dings, bells that you're about to hit something.

 

[avikoren1]

surprised that the switch can't take into account that the bike rack is always at a fixed distance from the car and therefore it's not a fixed obstacle that your about to hit and therfore not give you all the ding dings, bells that you're about to hit something.

Software not "switch" above

 

[DanDi58]

Probably not, but Trailer Mode isn’t supposed to be used when you’re not towing because it disables some of the safety features.

Nothing major.

Some Autopilot features, as well as rear parking sensor functionality, may not be available when Trailer Mode is enabled. In addition, these features operate differently:

• Traffic-Aware Cruise Control increases the following distance from the vehicle in front of you.
• Side collision warnings are active but automatic steering interventions are disabled.
• The braking force provided by Automatic Emergency Braking (see Collision Avoidance Assist) may be limited. Therefore, stopping distance may increase.

 

[Autonerds]

This thingy makes the car think a trailer is attached.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GN1L8U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1