Honda crv

[sssooo]

Why do you have to start the crv after 500mi.?

[Snoopy1983]

I'll let someone that knows more about it comment, but I don't believe it has anything to do with the tow wiring. It's the vampires in the dash, and once you cut those off no more problems. But I could be wrong, it's only my experience talking.

[RayChez]

Snoopy1983 wrote:
The CRV makes a great toad. We recently sold our motorhome and are working on selling our 2013 CRV. After the first year, I had the fuse cutoff switch installed and it made setup much faster and simpler. And no more dead battery.
PM me if you would like more information regarding our experience towing a CRV.

I have towed my 2013 CRV for hundreds of miles and have never had a battery go dead on me yet and I do not pull out fuses. The problem with batteries going dead on some of you is because when they wired the towing kit, they did not install the diodes to prevent your battery from getting discharged. My coach has a diode box right inside the rear end cap attached to the wire harness for towing.

[Snoopy1983]

The CRV makes a great toad. We recently sold our motorhome and are working on selling our 2013 CRV. After the first year, I had the fuse cutoff switch installed and it made setup much faster and simpler. And no more dead battery.
PM me if you would like more information regarding our experience towing a CRV.

[Mr_Mark1]

7craneway wrote:
looking to buy a new crv..any changes for flat towing..??

The newest CR-V that you can consider is a 2014. The 2015 Honda's changed over to a new transmission that cannot be towed 4 down.

MM.

[7craneway]

looking to buy a new crv..any changes for flat towing..??

[Bobbo]

GrampaR123 wrote:
This has been mentioned several times on this website but it's worth repeating.
When we had our 2013 CRV set up to tow we had them add a "charge line" to the harness. It charges the battery in the CRV with the motorhome alternator while we're towing, eliminating all the hassle of pulling a fuse, or remembering to flip a cutoff switch. One less thing to remember.

For many, if not most, cars, this is sufficient. However, there are some cars that it would be disastrous. Some cars have electronically controlled transmissions, and if the proper fuse is not pulled, the transmission may randomly shift out of neutral and destroy the transmission.

Be sure you only have to worry about your car's battery running down before using this solution.

[afrescopXx]

Snowman9000 wrote:
I haven't towed any dinghy, so I'm like a virgin trying to imagine sex. Actually, I have test-towed with a dolly for a few miles. But never flat towed at all.

So, it seems like the time and trouble to load, unload, and store a dolly might not be any worse than flat-tow hooking, brake system setup, unhooking, stowing equipment AND required mid-day startups. (I know only some toads require the periodic starts.)

All of what you describe takes all of 15 minutes total for hooking/unhooking. It takes me five minutes to connect to my Blue Ox tow bar, attach safety cables and umbilical. Setting the Patriot brake box takes five minutes. Unhooking takes about the same amount of time. I have watched people with dollies and it takes them far longer.

Starting the car and running takes the five minutes recommended in the manual.

To me the big difference between dolly and four down is the dirt factor. You stay much cleaner by not having to wrap safety straps around dirty/wet tires or having to lift/drag the heavy dolly.

[Mr_Mark1]

racer99 wrote:
Do I understand that a Honda CRV is AWD and not a vehicle to pull on a tow dolly ?

Honda CR-V's are built as AWD models or FWD (front wheel drive) models. The manual says that the AWD version should not be put on a tow dolly.

MM.

[GrampaR123]

This has been mentioned several times on this website but it's worth repeating.
When we had our 2013 CRV set up to tow we had them add a "charge line" to the harness. It charges the battery in the CRV with the motorhome alternator while we're towing, eliminating all the hassle of pulling a fuse, or remembering to flip a cutoff switch. One less thing to remember.

[racer99]

Do I understand that a Honda CRV is AWD and not a vehicle to pull on a tow dolly ?

[Mr_Mark1]

sssooo wrote:
how many of you pull the radio fuse?

On both of our Honda CR-V's, the '07 and now the '13, both had/have NAV that required that a fuse be pulled. We had a cut-off switch installed to take care of that which was/is much easier.

MM.

[sssooo]

how many of you pull the radio fuse?

[96Bounder30E]

Moved from class A

[njtony]

To all 've owners. Be sure to pump brakes after starting need to plead off pressure in system or brakes slam on without warning. We found out the hard way.