I have towed a 2013 Honda CR-V AWD for 2-1/2 years using a Blue Ox base plate and the Ready Brute Elite tow set-up. I go through the tow-prep "procedure" each morning when I am traveling. I do not repeat it after a short stop of less than a couple of hours. I rarely travel more than 300 miles a day.
When I do stop for the night I set the emergency brake, put the transmission in Park and remove the key. I keep a copy of the tow-prep in the car, and use it as a check list each time I hook-up to tow. Early on I did have a dead battery after towing three days. I didn't want to have to pull a fuse or remember to flip a switch and reset the radio each time so I installed a charge line. Seems to work well, I have not had a problem since.
