Nissan X-Trail e-Power (aka T33 X-Trail) - e-Pedal Step when Towing

[Mike B]

I have been towing my caravan with a diesel (T32) X-Trail since 2018. I have just replaced my car with a new Nissan X-Trail 1.5 ePWR e-4ORCE (aka T33). The ePWR Nissan has an "e-Pedal Step" system. When turned on, lifting your foot off the accelerator introduces regenerative braking. It is a popular feature; I always drive with e-Pedal on.

The car manual lists a number of driver assistance systems that must not be used when towing a trailer/caravan. The list includes "e-Pedal Step system". Does anyone know why Nissan advise against use of the e-Pedal when towing?

 

[birdman101]

This may answer your questionhttps://www.google.com/search?q=why...mWSK&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[Mike B]

There is enough in that to convince me to avoid using e-Pedal when towing. Thank you for pointing me to it.

 

[Dustydog]

And do,the brake lights come on every time you take your foot off🤪

 

[AndrewAventura]

And do,the brake lights come on every time you take your foot off🤪

If you've got regenerative braking, then the brake lights come on as soon as there's a significant degree of regeneration going on. ie - reduce the pressure on the accelerator very very slightly so that you're doing the equivalent of coasting and the brake lights will stay off, lift off a bit more so that you're starting to feel some retardation from the electricity generation, then the brake lights will come on (even though you may still have a tiny bit of pressure with your foot on the accelerator pedal). Take your foot off the accelerator and the brake lights will be on, whether you're touching the brake pedal or not.
Drivers have quite little influence on brake lights switching on or off now!

 

[Dustydog]

If you've got regenerative braking, then the brake lights come on as soon as there's a significant degree of regeneration going on. ie - reduce the pressure on the accelerator very very slightly so that you're doing the equivalent of coasting and the brake lights will stay off, lift off a bit more so that you're starting to feel some retardation from the electricity generation, then the brake lights will come on (even though you may still have a tiny bit of pressure with your foot on the accelerator pedal). Take your foot off the accelerator and the brake lights will be on, whether you're touching the brake pedal or not.
Drivers have quite little influence on brake lights switching on or off now!

Very misleading and potentially dangerous imo

 

[AndrewAventura]

I have been towing my caravan with a diesel (T32) X-Trail since 2018. I have just replaced my car with a new Nissan X-Trail 1.5 ePWR e-4ORCE (aka T33). The ePWR Nissan has an "e-Pedal Step" system. When turned on, lifting your foot off the accelerator introduces regenerative braking. It is a popular feature; I always drive with e-Pedal on.

The car manual lists a number of driver assistance systems that must not be used when towing a trailer/caravan. The list includes "e-Pedal Step system". Does anyone know why Nissan advise against use of the e-Pedal when towing?

I just had a look at that list from the Nissan manual of what not to use when towing:

• Do not use the following systems (where fitted) while towing a trailer:
  • Emergency Lane Assist (ELA) system
  • Blind Spot Warning (BSW) system
  • Intelligent Blind Spot Intervention system
  • Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) system
  • Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC) system
  • ProPILOT Assist system
  • e-Pedal Step system
  • Intelligent Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection system
  • Intelligent Forward Collision Warning system
  • Rear Automatic Braking (RAB) system

Wow!
I hope all those get switched off automatically because it straightaway looks like the sort of cop-out that an insurance company could check for.