Thule bike rack lights not working on new towbar install

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paulg
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Thule bike rack lights not working on new towbar install

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Hi,

I had a towbar installed on my 2016 estate a few weeks ago and have just bought a Thule bike rack - fitted the rack, plugged it in and nothing to any of the lights.

It was a third party towbar fitting company - they've been around for years so they're legit - and I opted for the proper Passat wiring, rather than a bypass and additional led fitted. The permanent live is working on the socket on the car, so the socket's wired up, but nothing else.

I'll ring the towbar company in the morning, but in the meantime, is there anything else I could try? I'm sure I read somewhere that towbars had to be coded to the car, could that be the issue. Is there something in the car dash that should tell me it's detected a towbar?

TIA!

Paul

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