ford/Lincoln hybrid towing
I am planning on getting a new Winnebago Aspect. It has the Triton V10 engine and says the towing capacity is 5000 pounds. The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is easily under that capacity by 400-600 pounds. W...
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Triker33 wrote:Monkei wrote:
Please tell me more about the charge line please. How is it installed, etc.
A friend of mine told me to also look at the Ford Fusion Energii which is a hybrid plug in. It is listed as flat tow abode and you get the added technology of electric. It may not come into play while on the road, although it could plug in at the campground. Same price as the MKZ hybrid, just with the electric ability along with the gas hybrid.
Download theMKZ owners manual as the set up for towing does not need a charge line unless you are using a power heavy brake system on it.
Yes it does, unless you plan on stopping every hour or two to run the mkz engine, to charge up the battery.
'Tis one of those 'undocumented features' about Ford's hybrids, that they drain the battery when flat towing, if you leave the key in ACC position as they instruct you to. I verified this with an ammeter. Very easy solution, though, like I said - run a charge line.
Owners manual on mine didn't mention this, either, hence why I called it an 'undocumented feature'. :)
Will
