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familyman5
Explorer
Jun 06, 2017

Help, Ford Explore battery dies when flat towing

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 becau...
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blownstang01
Explorer
Jul 02, 2017
Why have the key on at all? We tow our 2014 Explorer with the key off and out of the ignition, never had a dead battery even after 6 hours (then start and cycle per instructions). There is no steering interlock and under a little trap door in the console there is a latch you pull out to shift it into neutral without the key. Actually the easiest vehicle I've towed.

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