Four-Wheel-Down Towing
Many of your customers will want to tow a vehicle with all four wheels on the ground behind another vehicle, such as a motorhome. For safer operation, towed vehicles (or dollies or trailers carrying them) should be equipped with their own functional brake system.
A variety of factors determine whether or not a vehicle can or cannot be four-wheel-down towed, including:
- Manual or automatic transmission
- Rear-wheel, front-wheel or all-wheel drive
| Check the vehicle owner’s manual for specifics about four-wheel-down towing. |
| Four-Wheel-Down-Capable |
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|---|---|---|
| 2016 Cars |
Manual Transmission |
Automatic Transmission |
| Fiesta 1.6L/?1.0L EcoBoost® |
Yes(2) (3) |
Yes(2) (3) |
| Focus 2.0L |
Yes(2) (3) |
Yes(2) (3) |
| Focus 1.0L EcoBoost |
Yes(2) (3) |
No |
| Automatic Transmission |
||
| Taurus 3.5L/3.5L EcoBoost (FWD/AWD) |
Yes(4) (5) (6) |
|
| 2016 Electrified Vehicles |
||
| Fusion Hybrid/Fusion Energi |
Yes(6) (7) |
|
| C-MAX Hybrid/C-MAX Energi |
Yes(6) (7) |
|
| 2016 Utilities |
||
| Edge 3.5L/2.7L EcoBoost (FWD/AWD) |
Yes(4) (5) (6) |
|
| Flex 3.5L (FWD/AWD) |
Yes(4) (5) (6) |
|
| Flex 3.5L EcoBoost (AWD) |
Yes(4) (5) (6) |
|
| Explorer 3.5L (FWD/AWD) |
Yes(4) (5) (6) |
|
| Explorer 3.5L EcoBoost (4WD) |
Yes(4) (5) (6) |
|
| Expedition 4x4 |
Yes(8) |
|
| 2016 Trucks |
||
| F-150 4x4 |
Yes(8) |
|
| F-250/?F-350/?F-450/?F-550 Super Duty® 4x4 |
Yes(9) |
|
| If a vehicle configuration is not listed above, then four-wheel-down towing is not available. |
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Dolly-Towing
If the vehicle cannot be four-wheel-down towed, a tow-dolly allows the customer to tow the vehicle behind an RV or motorhome. A tow-dolly lets the front two wheels of the vehicle rest on it while the back two wheels stay on the ground.
2016 FUSION TITANIUM BEING DOLLY-TOWED BEHIND AN RV
| Ford Vehicles/Dolly-Towing |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Cars |
FWD |
RWD |
AWD/4WD |
| Fiesta/?Fiesta ST |
Yes |
— |
— |
| Focus/?Focus ST |
Yes |
— |
— |
| Focus RS |
— |
— |
No |
| Mustang/Shelby® |
— |
No |
— |
| Fusion |
Yes |
— |
No |
| Taurus/Taurus SHO |
Yes |
— |
No |
| 2016 Electrified Vehicles |
|||
| Focus Electric |
No |
— |
— |
| Fusion Hybrid |
Yes |
— |
— |
| Fusion Energi |
Yes |
— |
— |
| C-MAX Hybrid |
Yes |
— |
— |
| C-MAX Energi |
Yes |
— |
— |
| 2016 Utilities |
|||
| Escape |
Yes |
— |
No |
| Edge |
Yes |
— |
No |
| Flex |
Yes |
— |
No |
| Explorer |
Yes |
— |
No |
| Expedition |
— |
No |
No |
| 2016 Trucks |
|||
| Transit Connect |
Yes |
— |
— |
| F-150 |
— |
No |
No |
| Super Duty Pickup/Chassis Cab |
— |
No |
No |
| E-Series Cutaway/Stripped Chassis |
— |
No |
— |
| Transit |
— |
No |
— |
— = Not Available
All-Wheel Drive (AWD)Note: AWD vehicle-sensing systems and their mechanical features prevent them from being dolly-towed. Never dolly-tow an all-wheel-drive vehicle. Several AWD vehicles can, however, be flat-towed. See the Four-Wheel-Down-Capable chart above or contacts us at Harper Ford for more information. |