Using "tow/haul" function on Ford Triton
My 2016 Winnie Vista has the tow/haul option on the tranny with the Triton V-10. I understand what it does, question is, when do you put it on..while moving, while stopped, and if when moving, should ...
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TNGW1500SE wrote:
You can push it anytime.
It resets every key cycle so you have to push it again.
On flat ground pulling light loads it will hurt your MPG since the trans stays in a lower gear.
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Play with it some, you can't hurt anything, well,,,, unless you push it when you're doing 150 MPH. You might want to stay in high gear then ;)
Just to make sure it's clear, Tow/Haul does not lock out the top gear; it's not an overdrive disable. It does alter the shift points between the various gears, among other changes to the control logic for the transmission, so under some circumstances you would end up in a lower gear with it engaged.
