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Nov 27, 2008 | 02:32 PM

Crock1

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Flat towing

Can I flat tow a 2009 ford escape behind my motorhome? Automatic transmission, all wheel drive, 6 cylinder engine. What do I have to do to flat tow?

Nov 27, 2008 | 05:58 PM

DoctorCAD

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Pick it up off the ground.

Nov 27, 2008 | 08:23 PM

Nitramjr

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Have you looked in the owner's manual? I'm pretty sure the manual for mine specifically talks about flat-towing. I'd go with what it says there.

Nov 28, 2008 | 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Crock1

Can I flat tow a 2009 ford escape behind my motorhome? Automatic transmission, all wheel drive, 6 cylinder engine. What do I have to do to flat tow?

Flat-tow capability – Vehicles equipped with the 6F35 can be flat towed (all four wheels on the road) behind other vehicles without damaging the transmission. When flat towed, the transmission is in neutral, but internal parts rotate, causing heat. With the engine turned off during towing, the pump cannot create pressure to move oil
around in the transmission and cool parts. To address this, internal baffling was added to the 6F35 to capture and direct oil to key areas.

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2009 Ford 6 speed Automatic Transmission