Any to turn off TRAILER DISCONNECT light?

VikingDiesel said:

do I have to turn the truck off completely and restart it?

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I was told that i had to turn it off and restart mine to shut it off. Its stupid but that came from a dodge mechanic's mouth. One would think there would be another way.

On sig truck, when I un-plug our 5er, the message you are talking about stays on till truck is shut off. Upon re-start, all back to normal. Don't let it bother you, just nature of the beast. It is more a reminder, if plug had become disconnected. A safety feature.

It's not advised to plug in or disconnect a trailer while the ignition is on. Doing so may voltage spike your TIPM and cause failure.

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sking said:

It's not advised to plug in or disconnect a trailer while the ignition is on. Doing so may voltage spike your TIPM and cause failure.

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Crazy talk! I can see where that would come into play, hot swapping electronics is never a good idea.

That being said I dont know a single soul that shuts off their truck to plug or unplug a trailer. I am not saying you are wrong I just dont see it as an issue.

sking said:

It's not advised to plug in or disconnect a trailer while the ignition is on. Doing so may voltage spike your TIPM and cause failure.

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Source???

I've delivered a lot of new trailers---and have used my own trailer lots of times since June 1st. Since I hitch and un-hitch all of my trailers by myself, it's kind of nutty to turn the truck off and back on just to accommodate the TIPM. In any event---I'm at 22k miles and I don't recall a single time that the truck was off when I was connecting or disconnecting the 7-way.

roadrunner_vtec said:

I was told that i had to turn it off and restart mine to shut it off. Its stupid but that came from a dodge mechanic's mouth. One would think there would be another way.

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Why is that "stupid"? It seems like a pretty good and simple plan. If there was another way, people would turn it off while trailer was hooked up, and lose the warning.

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I hate that light... so annoying how it stays on... should be able to go into evic and reset it after you unhook not have to shut truck down and restart.

I'm pretty sure they don't want the liability of someone just disabling the message and continuing to drive with a malfunctioning/disconnected trailer.

Your probably right. Just wishful thinking I guess

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cmichaud said:

This thread is useless

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And your post as very useful.

Guess some people either never tow a trailer or dont mind having a light on until you shut truck down....

mpierce said:

Why is that "stupid"? It seems like a pretty good and simple plan. If there was another way, people would turn it off while trailer was hooked up, and lose the warning.

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I think its stupid because you just pulled a trailer, your turbo is hot. So they want us to shut it off right away to unhook a trailer. I know what they say about warm up and cool time on the emission controlled crap, but basics are it is still a diesel that needs warm up and cool down. If you are pulling a trailer and cant tell if your lights dont work or brakes if it has them quit, you shouldnt be pulling it.

Thats just my opinion, yes i have pulled many trailers behind a pickup and in big trucks.

They should have it where if you tap the brakes say 3 times after unhooking it cancels the warning. That would keep the warning and be able to turn it off with out turning off the vehicle.

By the time you get out, crank the jack down, unhook the chains, unhitch and unplug the truck should be cooled down enough to shut it off and turn it back on.

All honesty i just ignore it, its annoying but i deal with it. I just think there is other ways that it could of been done. The only way i will shut mine off to unhook is if im not leaving any time soon.