Hi All,

I did a search and can't seem to find a definitive answer. I've ordered a Witter swan neck tow bar and 7 pin vehicle specific electrics (direct from their site), to be fitted in a few days. Thing is, despite finding my car my registration number at pre-order stage, my order confirmation email listed my FL2 as "LAND ROVER, FREELANDER, 2.2 TD4 XS (MK2) 5dr ESTATE (2010 on)". Clearly my car is a 2013 MY car, 2010 makes me nervous.

I therefore queried whether I'd ordered the right electrics, and whether they'd require a recode. This is my reply:

"The electrics you selected are correct for the vehicle.
The recoding side is a bit more complicated in the fact that some cars need recoding and some don't and that would be a separate issue apart from the Towbar fitting."

So, I'm about to cancel the order seeing as disappointingly Witter cannot confirm whether I'll have the added expense of a recode. However, does anyone know definitively whether or not my MY 2013 XS will need a recode, please?

Total price is 350 incl. fitting - alternatively, if anyone knows of a supplier who can fit a swanneck towbar in Leeds and guarantee I'll have no issues with recoding, I'm all ears. Thank you in advance.

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic16089.html

I asked this exact same question not long ago. Top and bottom of it is, it depends on what wiring loom they use. If its VSK (vehicle specific) for canbus then it should be ok. But when I asked my independent he said yes it would need a quick code.

Its not a big job, literally, plug and play with a tweak. Your local independent can sort it. Its just the diagnostic tool 2013 FL2 - Black Edition Auto
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Jimski wrote:

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic16089.html

I asked this exact same question not long ago. Top and bottom of it is, it depends on what wiring loom they use. If its VSK (vehicle specific) for canbus then it should be ok. But when I asked my independent he said yes it would need a quick code.

Its not a big job, literally, plug and play with a tweak. Your local independent can sort it. Its just the diagnostic tool

If it is uncoded and should be coded none of the lights work and the parking sensors assume that there is something close and sound all the time - apart from that no other hassles.
I had my tow bar like that for a few days prior to getting it coded by my LR agent which cost £57 and then all worked.

There is a post in the link below that suggests that the ECU does not need coding on the MY13

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic14830.html? p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

Yes I spotted that. Quite annoying that there doesn't appear to be a cut and dried answer to this.

I thought Landrover would be able to tell me straight away, but even they needed some thinking time before telling me it would need a recode.

i fitted landrover electrics and removable tow bar to my Mrs MY13 Freelander and no it did not need any coding or switching on at all just 1 relay and 2 fuses which came with kit and Done TBH genuine loom was only about £80 not worth about IMHO with Witter looms at that price

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Thanks Gaz.

Don't suppose you kept a link as to where you got the kit from do you?

Sent you a PM