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I think the seat sensor enabling park is only when your seatbelt is off. If you were to latch the seatbelt behind you then you probably should be able to do that for backing your boat in. I noticed that seemed to work for me when I used to take off my seatbelt to pull out my wallet from my back pocket and it would enable park on me but now if I leave my seatbelt on and just pull out extra slack in the seatbelt before I lift myself off the seat to get my wallet it no longer does.One question I've had is if any of the model s owners who tow have suggestions for backing the trailer. The car goes into park when I do what I normally do, which is lift off the seat and turn most of my body around. I find it helps make the backing up more intuitive vs trying to use the mirrors and camera. Can the shift to park when my butt lifts off the seat be disabled somehow?
I used to always turn around in my seat. But the view out the rear window is *sugar*. So I try to use the cameras. It’s not easy after turning around for so long but safer even if it takes a few attempts and I have to go slower.One question I've had is if any of the model s owners who tow have suggestions for backing the trailer. The car goes into park when I do what I normally do, which is lift off the seat and turn most of my body around. I find it helps make the backing up more intuitive vs trying to use the mirrors and camera. Can the shift to park when my butt lifts off the seat be disabled somehow?
Also figured I'd share a picture. I liked the combination of the blue sky, red car, and green plant life. Also always fun are the reactions from people Hopefully will show up now when anyone searches google for "tesla model s towing boat" or similar.
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I think the seat sensor enabling park is only when your seatbelt is off. If you were to latch the seatbelt behind you then you probably should be able to do that for backing your boat in. I noticed that seemed to work for me when I used to take off my seatbelt to pull out my wallet from my back pocket and it would enable park on me but now if I leave my seatbelt on and just pull out extra slack in the seatbelt before I lift myself off the seat to get my wallet it no longer does.
Mine does have a little bit of a lip on it like yours but I didn’t check to see if it was any different from before I put the hitch on.Sorry for off topic question but do any of you who have removed the bumper, have noticed this uneven tailgate and bumper edge? See photo, I had to remove to adjust rear parking sensor and now it’s like this:
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My guess is, you didn't get it snapped in all the way. All it takes is one snap bent out of place or not lined up correctly.Sorry for off topic question but do any of you who have removed the bumper, have noticed this uneven tailgate and bumper edge? See photo, I had to remove to adjust rear parking sensor and now it’s like this:
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No factory hitch offered in the US for a model S. The one from the Model X will fit and there are several aftermarket options as well.
Tesla wants you to buy either the Y or the X if you want to tow in the US or to use a hitch mounted bike carrier.
Simple, buckle your seat belt behind you. Auto park(ing brake) checks for 3 things: Driver's door open, seat occupancy sensor, and seat belt sensor. 2 outta 3 will definitely trigger auto park (below 5 mph), 1 outta 3 sometimes will.One question I've had is if any of the model s owners who tow have suggestions for backing the trailer. The car goes into park when I do what I normally do, which is lift off the seat and turn most of my body around. I find it helps make the backing up more intuitive vs trying to use the mirrors and camera. Can the shift to park when my butt lifts off the seat be disabled somehow?
I just open the gigantic tailgate and turn around and look backwardsI used to always turn around in my seat. But the view out the rear window is *sugar*. So I try to use the cameras. It’s not easy after turning around for so long but safer even if it takes a few attempts and I have to go slower.
If I recall my X didn’t like that. I’ll try again. Kind of forgot that option.I just open the gigantic tailgate and turn around and look backwards
On my utility trailer I use a 5.25" drop turned upside down which makes it almost perfectly level. For the boat I just got a 8" drop to use upside down but haven't tried it yet. The photo I posted with the boat is with the 5.25, but it's a bit lower than I'd like so hopefully the 8 will be better.What ball mount drop / rise are people typically using?
I use this adjustable 4 level hitch riser: 10" Adjustable Hitch Ball Mount 7,500 Pound Capacity with 4 Levels of riseWhat ball mount drop / rise are people typically using?
This behaviour has been noted several times in this thread and other threads. You can solve it by using the "tail" wires from each side and making an AND gate with a relay. Or you can just keep the tail lights on while trailering. See my post on wiring here.The Torklift Eco hitch now has a stainless steel option which I am very happy with so far.
Sorting out the wiring was interesting - I went with a Curt and used wire taps (side taps that you can plug into rather than semi-permanent vampires) and everything seems to work fine - IF I have the marker lights on. If the markers are off, then the turn signal on the left side ALSO triggers flashing the marker lights at the same time on the trailer wire, but does not do this from the right turn signal.
Very odd wiring configuration from the Tesla but I didn't feel like chasing a wire all the way to the harness at the roofline just for the markers.
I had someone ask me more details on the how this relay board for trailer wiring is hooked up. Here is a labelled photo that I hope clarifies the connections. I'm sorry that some of the wire colours are not intuitive.For the wiring, instead of using the expensive tekonsha wiring kit I used a $10 four relay opto isolation board from amazon that was suggested by another TMC member here.
I powered it from the power liftgate 12V which is fused and is available from the power liftgate module on the right side of the trunk. This saves having to run a wire all the way to the 12v battery.
I tapped the turn and the tail wires from rear body lights on each side and those are fed to the triggers of the relay module which then powers the 4 wire trailer cable.
If you combine the two tail wires from each side with a relay you ensure that the tail lights only turn on when both tail wires are on. This prevents the tail lights from turning on when turning right or left. This was suggested by another TMC member here.
Here’s a photo of the relay wired up before I wrapped it up and tucked it behind the right side carpet:
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Here are the wire colours that I tapped into for a 2015 85D which I found on a Tesla circuit diagram here:
Liftgate module on right side of trunk:
12V+: Red - Gray
12V-: Black
Rear light on right side of trunk:
Right Turn: Tan-Black
Right Tail: Tan-Dark Blue
Left light on left side of trunk:
Left Turn: Red
Left Tail: Violet-Gray
So far the setup works great! However the relays make a clicking noise when the turn signals are on. I will make a modification to add a manual switch to shutoff the relay board when I'm not using the trailer.
This should work on your car. The refresh they are talking about is the new refresh in 2022 (not the old refresh in 2016). So pre-refresh for Torklift is the 2012-2021 models. The x7201s is definitely the better hitch to get. It is also stainless steel and won't rust.Hi folks, I'm looking to install a hitch on my 2016.5 S, but for a MUCH different load....I have a 4 ft Harbor Freight trailer that I'd like to use to tow my 150lb racing kart, pretty similar to below:
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Obviously I'd expect much less of an impact on my range than y'all towing 2 ton boats, but I ran into a question when ordering the hitch:
I see two part numbers being mentioned: x7201 and x7201s
The "S" seems to be the one to buy, since it's bigger, more reinforced, uses all 8 bolts.....however on their website, Torklift lists that as "Pre-Refresh Model S."
In my brain, pre-refresh is 2012-2016 and refresh is 2016.5-2021 (right?). So will the "S" version not fit on a refresh S? I can't think of why.....