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afidel
Oct 31, 2018Explorer II
Optimistic Paranoid wrote:
That's correct. The Tow/Haul button is an on/off switch. Hit it once, it's on, hit it again, it's off.
Ford, GM, Ram, and even Toyota have "tow/haul". The features are not necessarily identical. They all change the transmission's shift points to better match both pulling heavy loads, and provide better engine braking. Some may also lock out the overdrive and/or lock the torque converter.
If you're running in tow/haul mode when you AREN'T heavy loaded, you won't hurt anything, but you probably won't get as good a gas mileage as you would without it on.
Original Poster has a Winnebago. Just off hand, I don't know whose chassis that's built on. Ford? GM?
OP said Ford V10 so I assume Ford F53/F59 chassis.
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