Can someone share a photo of factory installed tow hitch?

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06-15-2018, 07:08 PM

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Weird.. my dealer told me that with the tow package, my sensor won't work so I never tried it.. was the sales rep misinformed? Mine is a 2017 Q7 Canadian Car

Ignorant may be a better term. Works fine.

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06-15-2018, 09:12 PM

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Photos of factory installed hitch on 2018 Q7 prestige

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Originally Posted by Jamesju

my 2017 Q7 doesn’t come with tow package. Trying to let the dealer install for me. Curious about how tow hitch will affect the senor. Would you hit the tow bar when swipe your foot? Some photos will be appreciate!

here are photos. The factory hitch does not hider the kick hatch opener.

View of the hitch receiver

The hitch does not stick out behind the bumper. This also shows the plug for trailer brakes.

Factory Hitch from ground level. It does not go below the bumber - the bumber is molded around the hitch.

Hitch from above - note that it does not protrude beyond the bumper.. actually what you see is the factory rubber end-plug.

Last edited by timshuwy; 06-15-2018 at 09:22 PM. Reason: relabeled photos, added one photo

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06-15-2018, 09:53 PM

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wow ...amazing...you Americans get totally different hitches .... in europe we get the ones that disappear under the car when not in use

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06-16-2018, 03:47 PM

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wow ...amazing...you Americans get totally different hitches .... in europe we get the ones that disappear under the car when not in use

Yeah, I know, the fancy power-folding one.

In the US, that's not possible because some idiot might get a body part in there (I leave it up to you which one..

) and sue. LOL

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06-16-2018, 05:03 PM

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I was rear ended twice in my 2014 Q7, and the hitch took the full impact - zero body damage. So.....I'll take our version!

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06-16-2018, 06:04 PM

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I was rear ended twice in my 2014 Q7, and the hitch took the full impact - zero body damage. So.....I'll take our version!

Hmm, I never thought about that one..

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06-17-2018, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Gani

wow ...amazing...you Americans get totally different hitches .... in europe we get the ones that disappear under the car when not in use

Yes, lots of things in the US are different from the rest of the world...

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06-17-2018, 05:15 PM

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wow ...amazing...you Americans get totally different hitches .... in europe we get the ones that disappear under the car when not in use

In USA, in addition to the ball/hitch, you must also have a two CHAINS attached from the Trailer to the CAR (Not the hitch itself)... this is to assist in case either the coupler, ball, or hitch receiver fails. I was actually driving behind a rental truck once that was towing a trailer, when the BALL came detached from the hitch receiver. The chains saved the day!
Also, on some larger systems, there is a small cable that is attached from the trailer to the vehicle... the cable, if pulled, will turn on the trailer brakes. This cable would ONLY be pulled if both the hitch, and the chain fails. We therefore up to three fail-safes.. we have one main (the hitch) one secondary (the chain) and the emergency brake.
You can see a trailer hookup with the first two systems here: