stonekeepers

We had the Blue Ox tow bar installed on our C-Max SE at the etrailer.com facility near St. Louis, MO last month. The folks there were incredible and I cannot say enough about their knowledge and helpful staff. They even spent an hour showing us how to hook up and gave us time to practice and made sure we really understood how to use the towing equipment. We have been towing the C-Max behind our motorhome for several trips now. We use the Patriot Brake system and on our last trip (Hattiesburg, MS to Tuscaloosa, AL) we got a "low battery" error on the brake control just as we were pulling into the campground. I think this was about 180-200 miles for this trip. We didn't drive the C-Max that evening so the next morning I drove it about an hour through Birmingham, just in case the battery was really low. We hooked up outside Birmingham and towed it to our home in middle Tennessee without issues. Our car does not have the remote entry option, just a regular key, so it is very easy to make sure it is in accessory mode. That day, we were stuck in traffic for quite a while just before we got to the campground and the brake was used often, so I figured that was the reason for the low battery indicator. Note...the low battery was on the Patriot system, not the C-Max. The car started and ran just fine. We have had no issues so far, but we haven't towed more than about five hours at one time. Thanks for all the suggestions about the towing equipment, installation, etc. One thing I have had an issue with is my iPhone. I can turn off the radio and climate systems, but I keep forgetting to disconnect my phone. :-)