familyman5 wrote:
Good question Blownstang01, I guess because the manual says the key should be in the accessory position. I wonder why they would say that if it was not necessary.
Knowing that the manual said this the guy who wired the explorer to the motorhome did so in a way that the key has to be in the accessory position for the brake lights and turn signals on the explorer to work.
Yeah, it seems that not many know this. I found out on my own just because I knew there is usually some way to shift out of park if an issue arises with the interlock. When I wired mine I used diodes at the rear lights so they work without the key. I also use a brake buddy and luckily the power point in the console is hot with the key off, like I said it's pretty simple. Too bad Ford doesn't publish it this way.
Also, I have towed ours a couple thousand miles this way without issue.
