Flat towing 2014 Ford Taurus
I recently purchased a 2014 Ford Taurus SEL with the 3.5L engine. The manual indicates it can be flat towed. I do not have the 7" display or the keyless ignition options. However, the manual is inc...
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Thanks for your reply. If I understand it correctly, you are placing the key between detents (positions)?
On my ignition, there is no labeling of the positions on the ignition switch, but it seems to go from clockwise; REMOVE KEY, ACC, RUN, and START. So you put the key in between RUN and ACC, or between ACC and REMOVE KEY?
I tried putting the switch between RUN and ACC, and sure enough, the radio display goes out, but the dash info display (where the speedometer is) stays on. Does it go out by itself after a few minutes?
I also like the idea of wireless tail lights. Do you have a source for those?
I plan on using a Blue Ox base plate as the Roadmaster plate is wider which both requires cutting into the sides of the lower air grille.
The Blue Ox looks to fit in the center section of the lower grille. I might even remove the air grille completely as I am not sure it will look too bad. I also found a guy on eBay selling tubular lower grilles for 2013~2014 and I might use one of those as I could easily cut out the spots for the towbar.
I am also thinking of using the Blue Ox Patriot brake as it has it's own battery so one less thing to drain the vehicle's battery.
I am also planning on installing the baseplate myself. My wife thinks I am crazy to go about dismantling a new car, but I figure I have a torque wrench, so that is the only complex thing about it.
For mounting the tail-lights, I like the idea of keeping them separate. I am considering getting a trailer hitch installed for mounting a bike rack. I could easily make a bracket to install on the trailer hitch to mount a set of tail lights onto.
On my ignition, there is no labeling of the positions on the ignition switch, but it seems to go from clockwise; REMOVE KEY, ACC, RUN, and START. So you put the key in between RUN and ACC, or between ACC and REMOVE KEY?
I tried putting the switch between RUN and ACC, and sure enough, the radio display goes out, but the dash info display (where the speedometer is) stays on. Does it go out by itself after a few minutes?
I also like the idea of wireless tail lights. Do you have a source for those?
I plan on using a Blue Ox base plate as the Roadmaster plate is wider which both requires cutting into the sides of the lower air grille.
The Blue Ox looks to fit in the center section of the lower grille. I might even remove the air grille completely as I am not sure it will look too bad. I also found a guy on eBay selling tubular lower grilles for 2013~2014 and I might use one of those as I could easily cut out the spots for the towbar.
I am also thinking of using the Blue Ox Patriot brake as it has it's own battery so one less thing to drain the vehicle's battery.
I am also planning on installing the baseplate myself. My wife thinks I am crazy to go about dismantling a new car, but I figure I have a torque wrench, so that is the only complex thing about it.
For mounting the tail-lights, I like the idea of keeping them separate. I am considering getting a trailer hitch installed for mounting a bike rack. I could easily make a bracket to install on the trailer hitch to mount a set of tail lights onto.
