...did you know you can setup your truck to remember multiple trailers?
You can give your trailer a name and it will remember how many miles you've tow that trailer with your truck.
As an example I named my trailer Cardinal.
Of course you can setup an additional name for your boat trailer, car trailer, utility trailer etc.
It will keep track of the mileage you have pulled with the particular trailer.
As you can see I've pulled my Cardinal 1397.5 miles with this truck.
Pretty cool.
If I'm not mistaking it will also remember you're brake controller gain setting for each trailer.
Mike, Susanna & Rudy
2016 3850RL Estate "Proto Grigio"
2019 Silverado 3500HD Dually D/A 4x4 LTZ My dreams are too big for my wallet Rallies attended - 32
Nights camping in 2013:159 2014:269 2015:Full Timers
No I am not buying a new truck.
No I am not buying a new truck.
No I am not buying a new truck.
No I am not buying a new truck.
No I am not buying a new truck.
NO, NO, NO
We have a 2010 Ford and I don't know if it has that feature or not. I know there are 2 mileage settings that can be separate, but don't know about a trailer setting. Have to check it out!!
Jon and Jolene
Both retired
2013 Blue Ridge 3125RT
2015 Ford F250 Super Duty 4X4, 6.7 PSD
Pull Rite Super Glide slider hitch
Rob..So just wondering....do you have to "Tell it" when you hook to , and unhook, or does it sense it somehow???? It would be really neat if it somehow used the resistance on a particular load....to know which trailer, and when it is used................do you know????
To get to the screens shown above you need to select TRUCK APPS from the main menu which will take you to the OFF-ROAD screen. Press the > button and you'll be at the TRAILER screen. From there press the OK button to go to the OPTIONS screen. From there you just select the option you want.
bfast54 wrote:Rob..So just wondering....do you have to "Tell it" when you hook to , and unhook, or does it sense it somehow???? It would be really neat if it somehow used the resistance on a particular load....to know which trailer, and when it is used................do you know????
It's my understanding Mark that the truck senses the trailer brakes. Once you've select the trailer you're towing, if you have multiple trailers, the rest is automatic.
I believe that is what causes the DISCONNECT alarm in the truck when it no longer senses the brakes while traveling down the road.
bfast54 wrote:Rob..So just wondering....do you have to "Tell it" when you hook to , and unhook, or does it sense it somehow???? It would be really neat if it somehow used the resistance on a particular load....to know which trailer, and when it is used................do you know????
It's my understanding Mark that the truck senses the trailer brakes. Once you've select the trailer you're towing, if you have multiple trailers, the rest is automatic.
Rob
Perhaps it will sense that you have a trailer connected and then will bring the "select trailer" menu to the front so you can tell it which one. It looks as though if only one trailer it will automatically keep the mileage since it knows how many miles Rob has pulled before Rob knew he could keep track.
Earnie, Penny, and Roxie
2005 Cardinal 31 RKT with many mods.
2020 GMC Sierra 2500HD Crew Cab Denali 4WD LB SWR w/DuraMax, 10spd Allison
"Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many." Mark Twain
EAW wrote:Perhaps it will sense that you have a trailer connected and then will bring the "select trailer" menu to the front so you can tell it which one.
That's an interesting question Earnie. I may just have to add a phony trailer to see what happens.
EAW wrote:It looks as though if only one trailer it will automatically keep the mileage since it knows how many miles Rob has pulled before Rob knew he could keep track.
That's exactly right Earnie. Right out of the box there's a trailer called DEFAULT TRAILER and I simply changed the name to CARDINAL since the Cardinal is the only trailer I've towed with the new truck.
Well it is pretty neat and I do like the readouts that Ford has but don't think i would buy a new truck to see how many miles I towed my trailer. I will be glad when the other two catch up with this type info on their readouts.
Mike, Susanna & Rudy
2016 3850RL Estate "Proto Grigio"
2019 Silverado 3500HD Dually D/A 4x4 LTZ My dreams are too big for my wallet Rallies attended - 32
Nights camping in 2013:159 2014:269 2015:Full Timers
