pauper
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Just fitted a Witter towbar, and dedicated model specific trailer 7 pin wiring kit from Tow Equipe to our 2006 Multijet. Excellent towbar, easy to fit, excellent wiring kit, not so easy to fit, but to my amazement, all the car's lights still work, and so do the trailer's. But, a funny thing happens. When you plug the trailer in, the door warning light comes on on the dashboard, and you can't open the tailgate with the normal latch (though you can with the key). As soon as you unplug the trailer, the warning light goes off and the tailgate latch works as normal. I contacted the wiring kit manufacturer (Right Connections, very good firm) and they said they'd never heard of this before, and can only assume the car thinks there's a bike rack or something attached and it won't let me open the tailgate. Has anyone else encountered this?