back up alarm with hitch mounts

[mxtdiguy]

I don't know if this is just a DAP issue or applicable to all mk7's

If I have anything mounted in the rear hitch, even just a ball mount, the backup alarm goes off when I put it in reverse.

I don't see an easy way to turn this alarm off other than canceling the backup feature with the button next to the gear shifter, which is not a huge deal, but wondering if there is another way..

 

[Jedadiah]

DAP, I guess. My MK7 doesn’t care if I have my ball mount or a trailer behind me. On cars with the oem trailer wiring, the car will turn off the back up sensors when a trailer is plugged in. I bet it still goes off if just the hitch ball is there. My Golf S doesn’t have PDC, so I don’t have firsthand experience.