Tow/Haul Mode (is it needed in my case)
I have a 2008 Ford F-350 6.4L V8 diesel (my first diesel truck). With it, I tow a Starcraft Autumn Ridge 197FBH which had a GVWR of 6200 lbs. I also live in Colorado. My question is should I use the t...
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mkirsch wrote:
Exactly what Tow/Haul mode does differs from brand to brand, and year to year. On some trucks, particularly older Fords, it does lock out overdrive.
Ford NEVER produced a truck with tow/haul that locks out overdrive. I was an automatic transmission engineer at Ford.
I think I know where you're getting confused. Before 2003 Ford didn't have a tow/haul feature. They had a button on the end of the shift handle that was labeled OD OFF. That button ONLY turned off overdrive. Many people called it tow/haul, but it was not. It didn't change any operating conditions, except it turned off overdrive.
