Should indicators beep when using towbar & light board

Mumto2

Had tow bar fitted for bike rack a few months ago.
Used with bikek rack & light board for first time yesterday.
Each time I used the indicators there was a loud beeping sound from back of car - is this normal?
Wasn't mentioned when I got it, but thought I'd ask on here first to avoid sounding like a fool at the shop

Thanks

khcomp

Yep, that's what it's supposed to do. The beeping tells you that the trailer or light board indicators are actually working.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Time to worry is when you don't hear the extra bleep when you've got something connected to the towbar electrics. That means something's not working.

Strider590

khcomp wrote: »

Yep, that's what it's supposed to do. The beeping tells you that the trailer or light board indicators are actually working.

So what tells you the beepers are working?

Nilrem

Strider590 wrote: »

So what tells you the beepers are working?

the fact they beep:p

IIRC the beepers are such simple devices that they rarely go wrong, and it's almost always a wiring or connection fault and as part of the extended diagnostics* to find a fault you'll probably do a continuity test anyway which will show if the beeper if at fault.


*After checking the bulb, and the plug/sockets are actually pushed tight.

Joe_Horner

Nilrem wrote: »

the fact they beep:p

But if they don't, what tells you your ears are working?

Nilrem

Joe_Horner wrote: »

But if they don't, what tells you your ears are working?

Well, I tend to find a sudden silence from the backseat drivers, or kids tends to indicate a faulty ear:p