CA Traveler wrote:
wilanddij wrote:
Do yourself a favor and install a charge line from the MH to the battery. When I bought a 2014 C-Max I checked a couple of forums on the subject, and adding a charge line seemed to be the most popular solution. Adding a 10A line to my umbilical wasn't very difficult. Put a fuse or breaker on each end to protect everything. Never have had a problem with running the battery down when towing.
X2 You can use a separate cable or upgrade to one with more wires.
Mine has 3x wires for the lights, 2x heaver wires for ground and battery charge and one that provides a connection from the stop lights to a dash light so that I know when the toad brakes are applied.
BTW Before the charge line my CRV never had a dead battery but I knew there was some battery drain and added the charge line.
After one day of travel I left the CRV key on. Dead battery the next morning so I shifted to Park and then it was locked in Park, would not start and attached to the MH. My jumper cables would not reach. That was fun. :R
I bought really long jumpers when I bought my MH just in case. Good investment. Still, seems MUCH easier to just disconnect as what I do with my Ford.
Bill
