afrescop wrote:
What does the owner's manual tell you? My non plug in C Max is always towed with key in ACC position.
This is the EXACT answer you're looking for!!!! If anything fails, anything screws up, any damage to any portion of that car, while you're towing it, litigation will ask, "What does the owners manual state, for flat towing that car"???? It really doesn't matter what others do. It's not their car, it's yours. If anyone is driving the EXACT same car, equipped the exact same way, in the exact same year and model, then all of those folks should be prepping their cars for towing, exactly as the MANUAL states.
Talking to many service managers and, especially sales folks, is like talking to a rock when it comes to instructions for towing prep. I don't keep up with all of what's needed for towing many Ford vehicles but, it sure seems to me that, Ford has had its share of screw ups when it comes to towable models.
I'm not chopping down Fords, not at all. The wife and I really like the newer F-150s. I think they're really slick looking. I just cannot go into debt for the rest of my life, trying to purchase one. So, we seriously happy with our present toad, an '11 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 Extended Cab. In the owners manual it's perfectly laid out, what's needed for prep.
Scott
