Adapter Needed To Tow A Trailer With LED Tail Lights With a 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML550
Question:
how can i make a trailer with led lights work with my 2011 mercedes ML550?
asked by: JAMES W
Expert Reply:
To make the LED trailer tail lights work with the factory trailer wiring on your 2011 Mercedes ML550 you will need a Trailer Connector Adapter w/ Lamp-Out Sensor Bypass # 20142. This will plug into your 7-way on your ML550 and allow the trailer to plug into it. The adapter tricks the computer in your Mercedes to believe that the trailer does have normal incandescent bulbs so that you do not get the bulb out error on your dash.
If you are hauling a smaller trailer the 7-Way to 4-Way/5-Way Trailer Adapter for Vehicles with Lamp-Out Sensors # C35FR gives you a 4-way/5-way flat connector so that you are not using multiple adapters. If you use to many adapters it could cause damage to the pins inside the connector as the additional weight and length may become an issue.
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7-Way to 4-Way/5-Way Trailer Adapter for Vehicles with Lamp-Out Sensors Towing Trailers with LEDs
- Trailer Wiring
- Wiring Adapters
- Multi-Function Adapter
- 7 Round - Blade
- Plug Only
- 5 Flat
- 4 Flat
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Trailer Connector Adapter w/ Lamp-Out Sensor Bypass - 7-Way RV to 7-Way RV - Vehicle End
- Trailer Wiring
- Wiring Adapters
- Single-Function Adapter
- 7 Round - Blade
- Plug Only
- 7 Round - Blade
- Tow Ready
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