2013 Edge limited
Is any one towing (4 down) a 2013 Ford Edge Limited (FWD 3.5L)with the smart key (push to start button)?
As per the owners manual, you can tow it 4 down with the simple procedure of:
Run engine 5 minutes before towing, shifting into Drive and then Reverse before shifting back to Neutral (repeat this engine run procedure after 6 hours of towing - I do not generally tow that long per day). Then you shut off the motor and put it in the ACC mode (for me press the Start button one time w/o my foot on the brake). It all sounds pretty simple. But when I shut off the motor with the Edge in Neutral the two small LCD screens on each side of the speedometer remain powered up and a message to place the shifter into park displays on the left dash LCD. When I hit the start button to place the Edge in the ACC mode, the shift to Park message changes to a message that says it is in Accessory Mode and the big LCD (NAV) powers up. My question is to anyone who is towing this model Edge ...... Do you have any problems with the Edge's battery going dead while towing for a 4 to 6 hour run??? If so, how do you get around the car battery drain problem?
Thanks in advance for you comments.
Russ
As per the owners manual, you can tow it 4 down with the simple procedure of:
Run engine 5 minutes before towing, shifting into Drive and then Reverse before shifting back to Neutral (repeat this engine run procedure after 6 hours of towing - I do not generally tow that long per day). Then you shut off the motor and put it in the ACC mode (for me press the Start button one time w/o my foot on the brake). It all sounds pretty simple. But when I shut off the motor with the Edge in Neutral the two small LCD screens on each side of the speedometer remain powered up and a message to place the shifter into park displays on the left dash LCD. When I hit the start button to place the Edge in the ACC mode, the shift to Park message changes to a message that says it is in Accessory Mode and the big LCD (NAV) powers up. My question is to anyone who is towing this model Edge ...... Do you have any problems with the Edge's battery going dead while towing for a 4 to 6 hour run??? If so, how do you get around the car battery drain problem?
Thanks in advance for you comments.
Russ
