Taco won’t back up with a bike rack on back???

[rocky.mtn]

yup like the guy above said, the 1up doesn't use a hitch pin.

Thanks - poor use of term on my end. Its the hitch "lock" I am referring to that stops the rack from being removed.

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[mikeymtbs]

I’m not sure how they ship these days. My rack is 5-6 years old and did come with a locking security pin.

 

[Burgi]

Thanks - poor use of term on my end. Its the hitch "lock" I am referring to that stops the rack from being removed.

Is this what you're talking about? 2”-2.5” Slotted Hitch Bar Lock - 1UP USA . I don't have that, I just have the special 8mm bolt that actuates the ball which secures the rack in the hitch. My rack is almost 10 years old so I'm not sure what exactly they look like today.

 

[gpburdell]

Looks like this…

Sorry to bring back the thread, but I'm curious how annoying this is on a day to day basis?

I'm looking to move to a 4th gen OR with the premium package, and I've typically just left my 1Up single-tray on my 3rd gen since I tend to use it a couple times a week.

 

[mikeymtbs]

Not annoying at all. Set it and forget it… it doesn’t revert back to “on” after cycling the key. Takes 3-5 seconds to change it when needed.

 

[gpburdell]

Not annoying at all. Set it and forget it… it doesn’t revert back to “on” after cycling the key. Takes 3-5 seconds to change it when needed.

Thanks - does it pop up that warning every time when disabled and is any action needed or does the warning self-dismiss?

 

[mikeymtbs]

The center of the MID (driver’s screen area) will pop up a message to let you know that PKSB is inactive, it will go away once you’re moving, but a quick button push will dismiss the message. It’s not intrusive in the least.

In your first message, you quoted the pic I posted… in that pic, you can see the message that pops up upon startup if PKSB is off. In the upper right corner, you can see the curved arrow, which means “back”, or “go back”. There is a corresponding “back” button on the steering wheel - a quick, single press of that button will dismiss the reminder.

 

[gpburdell]

The center of the MID (driver’s screen area) will pop up a message to let you know that PKSB is inactive, it will go away once you’re moving, but a quick button push will dismiss the message. It’s not intrusive in the least.

In your first message, you quoted the pic I posted… in that pic, you can see the message that pops up upon startup if PKSB is off. In the upper right corner, you can see the curved arrow, which means “back”, or “go back”. There is a corresponding “back” button on the steering wheel - a quick, single press of that button will dismiss the reminder.

Thanks, yes the picture quoted is very similar to the low-fuel notice I get on my 3rd gen. Though that one doesn't go away without pressing the back button as you describe.

It's helpful to know the PKSB alert does self-dismiss - sounds like minimal annoyance level (beyond the WTF of how Toyota engineers didn't think to account for people using hitch mounted bike racks)

I appreciate the help, folks.

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