Holmy Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Hello, My wife got high centered on a snow berm and when I arrived I had a hard time finding a place to attach a tow strap! The car has no tow hitch or a front recovery eye bolt hole that I saw on a you tube video. I do not want to destroy her new car if there is a next time!! Any ideas thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Haz Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 (edited) Gratitude to @enigma-2 for resurrecting @Holmy's wintertime question. Ford produces manuals by Model Year to guide vehicle recovery efforts by professional Wrecker drivers... The following Workshop Manual images have been red-lined in areas expected to correspond to the #2 designation... Front Subframe, rear crossmember Front Subframe, Rear Crossmember, with Steering Gear and Anti-Roll Bar Installed One-Piece Front Underbody Shield In Place, blocks access to Front Subframe Two-Piece Front Underbody Shield In Place Two-Piece Front Underbody Shield In Place, Alternate View Transmission shift-by-wire technology in some Edge/Nautilus model years requires awareness of Automatic Return to Park and Stay in Neutral Mode. From the Workshop Manual... Rotary Dial Shift Modes Automatic Return to Park NOTE: This feature does not operate when your vehicle is in Stay In Neutral Mode or neutral tow. The vehicle has a safety feature that will automatically shift the transmission into P when one of the following conditions are met at low speed: The ignition is turned off and vehicle falls below low speed threshold The driver door is opened with the seat belt unlatched Unlatching the safety belt while the driver door is open Stay in Neutral Mode If necessary for the vehicle to stay in N without the driver present, such as being pulled through a car wash, this mode disables Return to Park. In Stay in Neutral the system will remain awake draining the battery if the engine is off. When you enter neutral at low speed a message will be displayed stating press the S button to stay in neutral mode. Then, if the driver presses the S button within the time limit, the message Stay in Neutral Mode appears on the multifunction display. During this mode the N position on the GSM flashes continuously and the instrument cluster will display N as the selected gear. To exit the Stay in Neutral Mode, shift out of neutral. If the battery discharges while in Stay in Neutral Mode, the Park Lock Pawl Solenoid will release and transmission will return to Park. Do not tow the vehicle in this mode. Gear Shift Module (GSM) Image with 'S' button red-circled This awareness requirement is reinforced by Ford's Manual for Wrecker drivers as Footnote 'K'... Using a J-Hook bridle around the outside of the Front Sub-Frame's Rear Crossmember is easier than wrapping a strap around the crossmember -- and preferred to attaching to suspension A-arms, which Ford does not recommend... Mindfulness toward not damaging a vehicle's facia/bumper cover is also advised... With all of that said, an installed trailer hitch and one of these makes things a lot easier... And, if hazards require the vehicle to be unoccupied during recovery, use Stay In Neutral Mode on shift-by-wire vehicles. Good luck! Edited August 21 by Haz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycrist Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 Thanks @Haz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Here's the proper way to do it .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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