Towing Ford CMax with keyless start

[jurzbill]

I just purchased and 2014 CMax and have been reading that you can not tow more than approximately 150 miles at a time before the battery dies.
Looking for imput and fix. Thank you.

[willald]

jurzbill wrote:
I just purchased and 2014 CMax and have been reading that you can not tow more than approximately 150 miles at a time before the battery dies.
Looking for imput and fix. Thank you.

We tow a 2013 Ford Fusion hybrid, that has exact same hybrid drivetrain as your C-max.

Yes, Ford hybrids (both Fusion and C-max) will drain the battery down pretty quickly when towing. Unless you plan on stopping every 100 miles or so to start up and run the toad battery for a few minutes, your only real solution is to wire a charge line, like already indicated.

Thats what I did for our Fusion, and it works great. I can pretty much tow all day, as long as I want, and battery stays completely charged up, ready to go.

[wilanddij]

You need to run a charge wire to the jump start lug under hood. The owner's manual tells you all you need to know about recreational towing. BTW, there are no automatic or manual transmission C-Max's; every model shifts with a CVT.

[ezgoin]

Check your owners manual for specific 4 down towing info. According to Ford's towing guide (pg 11) only the automatic transmission may be towed 4 down.