afrescop wrote:willald wrote:afrescop wrote:jsmart wrote:afrescop wrote:
Our 2013 C-Max SE has over 41,000 miles since late March, 2013. About 5,000 more miles were added as a toad for our MH. It is a fantastic vehicle even with $1,000 Ford sent me for two decreases in the expected EPA mileage ratings.
Just remember to have a charge line installed between RV and C-Max because after about four hours of towing the car will be dead without a source to keep power going. The brake lights and turn signals work off diodes with no problems.
Does the C-Max odometer continue to rack up miles when towed? I'm having the base plate and wiring done at CW, will get them to put the charge line in also. Thanks for the info.
Be sure that the installer of the charge line connects the line to the battery connection in the junction box!
Thanks for all the help and suggestions. We purchased the blue ox base plate with the blue ox alpha tow bar, rock shield and wiring, having it installed this week. Thinking of purchasing a wind shield cover, there's a lot of windshield on those C-Max's.
Junction box? Maybe the Cmax is diffferent here, but on our Fusion hybrid, I don't believe there is such a junction box?
When I installed the charge line, I found there were battery + and - connections/terminals provided under the hood, for jump starting (battery is in the back). These terminals up front provided a very easy, convenient place to connect the charge line, so thats what I did. Sure was glad I didn't have to run the charge wire all the way to the back where battery was. :)
Either way, it is definitely very important that you install a charge line for towing these Ford hybrids. There are several electrical systems that stay on when you are towing (no real way around it), that will drag the battery down pretty quickly without a charge line. I verified this once with an ammeter, found that there is/was a 3 amp (average) draw on the battery all the time when towing.
The junction box on the C Max is on the right side of the engine when standing facing toward the rear. There are several connections but the one that should be used connects directly to the battery.
