Anyone Towing a 2014 Honda CRV EX-L
I plan on test driving one in the next couple of days. What are the towing procedures for the Honda CRV EX-L? Do any fuses have to be pulled, or battery disconnect, etc. Have not had a chance...
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We are towing a 12 CRV, same car for 12, 13 and 14.
The instructions advise to shift transmission through the forward gears from low 1, to drive leaving in each for 3 seconds, then shift to neutral and let engine idle for another three minutes. You have to repeat this every 8hours. We do it before starting in morning and gain at lunch time. Max towing speed is 65mph.
They recommend pulling a fuse, to avoid running battery down, but I added a charge line to the battery. Pulled thousands of miles without battery problems, we are using a Brakebuddy plugged into the CRV. The fuse they recommend pulling is not easy to get to. There are other systems, fuse switches etc, but the charge line was the easiest and does not require any extra steps when hooking up, part of the light umbilical cord.
We also added extra bulbs in the taillights, to avoid touching any of the Honda wiring and problems that may be related to it.
Beverley and Ken
The instructions advise to shift transmission through the forward gears from low 1, to drive leaving in each for 3 seconds, then shift to neutral and let engine idle for another three minutes. You have to repeat this every 8hours. We do it before starting in morning and gain at lunch time. Max towing speed is 65mph.
They recommend pulling a fuse, to avoid running battery down, but I added a charge line to the battery. Pulled thousands of miles without battery problems, we are using a Brakebuddy plugged into the CRV. The fuse they recommend pulling is not easy to get to. There are other systems, fuse switches etc, but the charge line was the easiest and does not require any extra steps when hooking up, part of the light umbilical cord.
We also added extra bulbs in the taillights, to avoid touching any of the Honda wiring and problems that may be related to it.
Beverley and Ken
