C Max Question
I recently purchased a 2013 Ford C Max to flat tow behind my Thor Ace. I was trying to determine whether the mileage will go on to the vehicle when it is flat towed (which I'm guessing it will) or may...
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DouglasC wrote:
I have towed hybrids for over 5 years now (4 years with a Mercury Mariner and 1 year with a Ford Fusion). I have always turned the key all the way back towards the OFF position, not ACC. Have never had a problem with battery drain - - or any other kind of problem either. Why would u need to put the ignition in ACC position??
Well, two reasons:
1. Owner's manual says to do it that way.
2. When tranny is in neutral (which it obviously has to be when towing), you cannot get the key to OFF position like you are implying. Its either ON, or ACC position. Since Ford recommends using ACC position, thats what I use.
How are you getting the key to OFF position, with the tranny in neutral? Have you disabled the inhibitor switch in the shift lever? It wasn't too hard to do that on Fusion models prior to 2013, but on the 2013 models, it is way more hassle than its worth (I already tried, hehe).
I have a Brake Buddy and plug it into the 12V outlet which is always "live" even when the key in not in ACC position.
On long straight trips from point A to B I have left the toad set up that way for as long as 3 days while using pull-thru sites in campgrounds (or overnighting at Wal-Mart) and never had a problem with the battery running down.
Well, if you've found a way to keep key in OFF position when towing, battery drain would not be much of an issue.
However, I'd be a little hesitant to do that, since it'd be going against the way Ford recommends you do it. There may well be other reasons Ford wants you to keep it in ACC position that we don't know about, that may bite you later.
I'll stick with putting it in ACC position. :)
Will
