New tail lights and towing

[Petrlol]

Can anyone confirm this?

PSA for towing : TeslaModelY

Basically they're saying if you have the new lights your turn signals on a trailer don't work.

I'm about to wire some lights to my bike rack because the bikes block most of the rear and it's not going to work if Tesla has jacked it up.

 

[MY-Y]

Vehicles with separate (yellow) rear turn signals need a small adapter box to work with trailers. This is because trailer turn signals normally blink the same bulb as used for the brake. It's not unique to Tesla.

My older MY tail lights blink the same LEDs used for brakes, so no adapter is needed for an aftermarket hitch. The new ones have a separate yellow signal, so a box is needed. It's a trivial extra step when hooking up an aftermarket trailer wiring harness via splicing into the Tesla wiring harness. If factory installed, this will already be taken care of.

 

[Petrlol]

Vehicles with separate (yellow) rear turn signals need a small adapter box to work with trailers. This is because trailer turn signals normally blink the same bulb as used for the brake. It's not unique to Tesla.

My older MY tail lights blink the same LEDs used for brakes, so no adapter is needed for an aftermarket hitch. The new ones have a separate yellow signal, so a box is needed. It's a trivial extra step when hooking up an aftermarket trailer wiring harness via splicing into the Tesla wiring harness. If factory installed, this will already be taken care of.

I lost you somewhere in there.

I have the new tail lights, and a factory installed hitch. If I'm reading reddit correctly, it sounds like the turn signals will work but the brake lights won't?

 

[ecarfan]

I have the new tail lights, and a factory installed hitch. If I'm reading reddit correctly, it sounds like the turn signals will work but the brake lights won't?

I take it you have not yet tried towing with your Y? Please try and let us know if your trailer turn signals work.

 

[Petrlol]

I take it you have not yet tried towing with your Y? Please try and let us know if your trailer turn signals work.

That's the plan, I just ordered $40 worth of light supplies to attach to my bike rack. It'll be here tomorrow. Hopefully it works, but that reddit thread has me worried.

 

[Petrlol]

2020.36.12 fixes the issue!

 

[Darmie]

2020.36.12 fixes the issue!

I love how software fixes everything, including lights. This stuff amazes me....