flat tow

Bill.Satellite wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:
I tried to cut and paste from the owners manual and it won't post from some reason when I do that. According to info I found GM puts either a manual or an electronic transfer case in their new trucks. The manual will have a lever similar to a parking brake lever on the floor and the electronic is a knob left of the steering wheel. Both of them have a Neutral positions. Per the 2015 owners manual, as long as you have one of those two types of transfer cases, you can flat tow it if you follow all their directions.

If there is a percentage sign used anywhere in the info you are trying to copy and paste it will not post.

Thanks for the info. I've had that happen a lot and I figured is must be something like that screwing it up.

msmith1199 wrote:
I tried to cut and paste from the owners manual and it won't post from some reason when I do that. According to info I found GM puts either a manual or an electronic transfer case in their new trucks. The manual will have a lever similar to a parking brake lever on the floor and the electronic is a knob left of the steering wheel. Both of them have a Neutral positions. Per the 2015 owners manual, as long as you have one of those two types of transfer cases, you can flat tow it if you follow all their directions.

If there is a percentage sign used anywhere in the info you are trying to copy and paste it will not post.

Rich, welcome to the forum. Get your VIN and call your local GM service department. Tell them what you want to get an answer to, and they can give you a list of what equipment your SUV has, if you can tow 4 down, and what the actual procedure for doing so is. The VIN has a record of everything built into the vehicle.

msmith1199 wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
According to Remco a 2015 Sierra 1500 4WD with a 6L80 transmission and a two-speed transfer case can be 4-down towed as is, subject to the conditions listed in the owner's manual. Remco indicates there are no speed or distance limits, but for extended time tows the engine should be started periodically to keep the battery charged. The Sierra 2500 and 3500 4WD models with a 6L90 transmission are also towable with the same conditions.

The manual says disconnect the battery. That is the directions for the GM 4x4's. And it's not to keep the battery from dying they say if you don't disconnect the battery it will somehow mess up the steering. I have no idea how, but that's what GM says.

I guess the battery won't discharge then... ;)

Just buy a new F150....lighter with aluminum and easy to activate 4 down towing mode. Easy install as well. Tows like a champ.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
According to Remco a 2015 Sierra 1500 4WD with a 6L80 transmission and a two-speed transfer case can be 4-down towed as is, subject to the conditions listed in the owner's manual. Remco indicates there are no speed or distance limits, but for extended time tows the engine should be started periodically to keep the battery charged. The Sierra 2500 and 3500 4WD models with a 6L90 transmission are also towable with the same conditions.

The manual says disconnect the battery. That is the directions for the GM 4x4's. And it's not to keep the battery from dying they say if you don't disconnect the battery it will somehow mess up the steering. I have no idea how, but that's what GM says.

According to Remco a 2015 Sierra 1500 4WD with a 6L80 transmission and a two-speed transfer case can be 4-down towed as is, subject to the conditions listed in the owner's manual. Remco indicates there are no speed or distance limits, but for extended time tows the engine should be started periodically to keep the battery charged. The Sierra 2500 and 3500 4WD models with a 6L90 transmission are also towable with the same conditions.

Try the Remco towing guide.

Richard

rockhillmanor wrote:
Do NOT believe anything a dealer and/or salesman tells you about towing 4-down.

I was looking for a toad and I can't tell you how many salesman told me 'ya you can tow this one four down'...when it could NOT be towed four down. :R I.E. That was before I found the blue/ox site where you can first look up the makes and models I was interested in.

Each time I reached in for the owners manual and shoved it in their face and walked off the lot. The last time I went to the GM and expressed my opinion of salesman that lie to get the sale.

OWNERS MANUAL
Listed under Recreation Towing. It will tell you right there whether you need a dolly or if it can be towed four down.

I had a salesman at a Toyota dealer tell me that. I pointed out that the owners manual specifically said do not do it. He claimed they just put that in there for liability reasons and you could do it. So I said great, I'll buy the truck. But I want an addendum to the contract that says I can tow it four down and if it does any damage based on towing it that way, that the dealer would be responsible for fixing it. I didn't buy the truck.

Do NOT believe anything a dealer and/or salesman tells you about towing 4-down.

I was looking for a toad and I can't tell you how many salesman told me 'ya you can tow this one four down'...when it could NOT be towed four down. :R I.E. That was before I found the blue/ox site where you can first look up the makes and models I was interested in.

Each time I reached in for the owners manual and shoved it in their face and walked off the lot. The last time I went to the GM and expressed my opinion of salesman that lie to get the sale.

OWNERS MANUAL
Listed under Recreation Towing. It will tell you right there whether you need a dolly or if it can be towed four down.