Which dinghy tow vehicle is suggested?
We are looking for a new vehicle to tow, but have found that the new SUVs and Crossovers are now constructed with the radiator behind the lower grill. We originally had a minivan with a lower opening ...
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Sooboy wrote:A couple of CRV TOAD questions.donhardman wrote:
On the Honda CRV the FMCA 1013 towing guide says, there is a special procedure that you need to do every 8 hours of towing to avoid transmission damage-see owners manual.
What does this mean
Thanks Don
On our 2009 CRV, this means after every 8 hours of towing you need to start the vehicle and run through the pre-towing steps again, which consists of running through all the forward gear positions one at a time...stopping in NEUTRAL. It's critical that you NEVER shift from REVERSE to NEUTRAL and then proceed with towing. You MUST shift from DRIVE to NEUTRAL.
You're also not supposed to tow the CRV any faster than 65MPH, which (for us) is fast enough.
Does the CRV register miles while being towed?
Have you had any problems with the battery discharging while being towed? I never see us driving more than 3 hours without a stop of some sort.
Would I be better off to start it up, let it recharge some and then go through the tow procedure again?
Thanks
