Tow Feature on Ford E450
I have a 2006 E450 V10, 6.8L model ford 26'Jamboree. It has a "Tow" feature on steering wheel arm. My first time pulling a 2006 liberty behind RV. Question, Is anyone familar with this feature and whe...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Go out for a drive....push the button and see how it drives.
I use tow/haul when ever I am towing or hauling anything
I use tow/haul even when I am not towing or hauling any thing
Go on push the button.......you know you want to. (And then you will know) :B
The use of Tow/haul is sort of a "depends" type situation.
On say a empty pickup truck what I have found is the shift strategy when going down hills is overly aggressive on the down shift, it isn't very smooth. For accelerating with no load the shift points are held out a lot longer than I like, tends to wind the engine up at a higher RPM than needed for no load effectively wasting fuel in the process.
Now in the OPs case with a 26ft MOTORHOME they are already very heavy to start with.. That is a "no brainer" for sure.. Use the Tow/Haul mode pretty much for anything other than totally flat land.. For going down any hills the OP will find out pretty quick that the Tow/Haul will make braking a lot better! OPs brakes with last one heck of a lot longer and it will reduce the risk of overheating the brakes on long steep grades.
