familyman5 wrote:
I have a 2014 Ford Explorer that is supposed to be able to Flat tow without pulling any fuses but the battery dies and less than four hours. I purchased this vehicle to tow behind our motorhome because it is supposed to be able to go six hours before needing to run the car engine for five minutes to recharge the battery. I just towed the vehicle on our first trip and after four hours the battery was completely dead. I followed the owners manual that said to put the key in the accessory position. Note that I am not using a braking system that requires any battery power and I had the battery checked at an auto parts store and it was fine. Can anyone help with this?
I can only speak for the 2016 Explorer. Manual says to dis connect neg terminal. This model has an electric power steering, if you do not it will burn up the motor, pricy to replace. That said, Made a 6 hour trip with the neg. unhooked. Got set up at campground and re attached neg terminal, everything worked fine. No settings were lost as the ford service advisor said there would be. Maybe just lucky. Chargeline works great.
