Trailer Control Fault

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Does anybody know what Trailer Control Fault means on a Renault Premium?

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it means there is a fault with the trailer, call control :confused:

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garnerlives:
it means there is a fault with the trailer, call control :confused:

I got them out of the office to have a look and sods law says it wasnt coming on :unamused:
I wasnt happy with the way the trailer looked when I coupled it up so tried again AND got another driver to take a look because something didnt look right with the way it looked but he said it was OK :confused:

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open up the dashboard, remove the bulbs, that’ll stop the thing lighting up. :laughing:

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It meant, you’ve been playing with buttons and pressing things you shouldn’t, basically you’ve broken it.

To be fair you’ve not broken much since you’ve been at NDs it was like a bus a week pretty much, or so it seemed :wink:

Only the airline or whatever it was and the run bar, not bad going for two months or however log it’s been :sunglasses:

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the trailer control valve is usually a braking thing :open_mouth: It could be a brake problem or it could be a sensor/electrical fault !

Does it happen with one trailer only or with any trailer ? ( assuming you swap trailers!)

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Denis F:
the trailer control valve is usually a braking thing :open_mouth: It could be a brake problem or it could be a sensor/electrical fault !

Does it happen with one trailer only or with any trailer ? ( assuming you swap trailers!)

It only happened on one trailer, and it sorted itself on the way back from my first drop… :confused:

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DAF95XF:

Denis F:
the trailer control valve is usually a braking thing :open_mouth: It could be a brake problem or it could be a sensor/electrical fault !

Does it happen with one trailer only or with any trailer ? ( assuming you swap trailers!)

It only happened on one trailer, and it sorted itself on the way back from my first drop… :confused:

let it develop :wink:

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Denis F:
let it develop :wink:

I did, nobody knew what it meant and I wasnt in the mood that night so went out with it… :wink:

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no handbook in the cab :question:
with plant it is a legal requirement to have the handbook/operators manual in the cab

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Get it into a dealer - it means there is a fault with the air supply (brake predominance) to the trailer.Its better to have it with the fault present rather than reading “non-active” faults.
Steve

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Hook up with engine and ignition off and pull the ABS socket out to make sure you have not bent any pins in the socket (really easy to do).

Our Renaults are getting old now (56 and 07 plate) so these fault messages are now quite common. Simply put, if it feels right when driving then it probably is and you can put it down to being a sporadic fault. Put the handbrake off and press the trailer brake test button and see if you can pull away.

We usually get

Wheel Lock
Trailer Braking Danger
Trailer Control Fault
Trailer Link
Bla Bla Bla

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Steve-o:
Hook up with engine and ignition off and pull the ABS socket out to make sure you have not bent any pins in the socket (really easy to do).

Our Renaults are getting old now (56 and 07 plate) so these fault messages are now quite common. Simply put, if it feels right when driving then it probably is and you can put it down to being a sporadic fault. Put the handbrake off and press the trailer brake test button and see if you can pull away.

We usually get

Wheel Lock
Trailer Braking Danger
Trailer Control Fault
Trailer Link
Bla Bla Bla

Hi there
Thats a list i recognise very well :smiley: :blush:
Wheel Lock = ABS Inop
Trailer Braking Danger & Trailer Control Fault = Fault with air valve controlling trailer brakes or thinks it has :exclamation:
Trailer Link = EBS Lead fault
This is the trouble relying on electronics to stop with :smiley: :smiley: What was wrong with good old mechanical systems :question: :question:
Cheers
Steve :smiley:

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d4c24a:
no handbook in the cab :question:
with plant it is a legal requirement to have the handbook/operators manual in the cab

No, no handbook in the cab… :confused:

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DAF95XF:

d4c24a:
no handbook in the cab :question:
with plant it is a legal requirement to have the handbook/operators manual in the cab

No, no handbook in the cab… :confused:

the handbook doesn’t tell you anyway :wink:

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Steve-o:
Simply put, if it feels right when driving then it probably is and you can put it down to being a sporadic fault. Put the handbrake off and press the trailer brake test button and see if you can pull away.

It did feel right when driving, heavily loaded with 2 cages :laughing: :laughing:

Trailer Link

Seen that one as well :open_mouth:
The other one that comes up with alarmingly regularity is “bulb fault” when in actual fact there isnt any bulbs out :open_mouth:

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DAF95XF:

Steve-o:
Simply put, if it feels right when driving then it probably is and you can put it down to being a sporadic fault. Put the handbrake off and press the trailer brake test button and see if you can pull away.

It did feel right when driving, heavily loaded with 2 cages :laughing: :laughing:

Trailer Link

Seen that one as well :open_mouth:
The other one that comes up with alarmingly regularity is “bulb fault” when in actual fact there isnt any bulbs out :open_mouth:

Bulb fault can occur with the wrong wattage bulb in one of the lamps or corrosion on a bulb holder even though the bulb works :smiley:
Steve

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neversweat1:

DAF95XF:

Steve-o:
Simply put, if it feels right when driving then it probably is and you can put it down to being a sporadic fault. Put the handbrake off and press the trailer brake test button and see if you can pull away.

It did feel right when driving, heavily loaded with 2 cages :laughing: :laughing:

Trailer Link

Seen that one as well :open_mouth:
The other one that comes up with alarmingly regularity is “bulb fault” when in actual fact there isnt any bulbs out :open_mouth:

Bulb fault can occur with the wrong wattage bulb in one of the lamps or corrosion on a bulb holder even though the bulb works :smiley:
Steve

also kicking the unit tail lights usually cures inop bulbs but don’t kick too hard like I did…lol

All in all I think we can safely assume that Renaults are ■■■■■ lol :laughing:

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DAF95XF:

Steve-o:
Simply put, if it feels right when driving then it probably is and you can put it down to being a sporadic fault. Put the handbrake off and press the trailer brake test button and see if you can pull away.

It did feel right when driving, heavily loaded with 2 cages :laughing: :laughing:

Trailer Link

Seen that one as well :open_mouth:
The other one that comes up with alarmingly regularity is “bulb fault” when in actual fact there isnt any bulbs out :open_mouth:

Just wait till you experience WHEEL LOCK, DAF lol. You will ■■■ your pants!!

… I’m saying nothing else :sunglasses: Those in the know will know exaclt what I’m talking about lol :laughing:

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neversweat1:

DAF95XF:

Steve-o:
Simply put, if it feels right when driving then it probably is and you can put it down to being a sporadic fault. Put the handbrake off and press the trailer brake test button and see if you can pull away.

It did feel right when driving, heavily loaded with 2 cages :laughing: :laughing:

Trailer Link

Seen that one as well :open_mouth:
The other one that comes up with alarmingly regularity is “bulb fault” when in actual fact there isnt any bulbs out :open_mouth:

Bulb fault can occur with the wrong wattage bulb in one of the lamps or corrosion on a bulb holder even though the bulb works :smiley:
Steve

Or when somebody get a liberal dose of grease on the electrical plugs…as happened to me the other week…there was a big dollop of grease on the white electric plug and it had been pushed into the contacts so i kept getting spurious bulb failure warnings until i could get it cleaned out.