Drained Battery While Flat Towing A 2017 Terrain 4 Cylinder Troubleshooting

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Pulled #16 fuse out of engine block compart, put a charge line kit on .I just bought a patriot 3 brake system. Should I pull the radio fuse? Should I run a thick charger line from the engine battery of the coach ?Hope you can give me some suggestions. It draining in 2 hours.

asked by: Rick W

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If your battery is draining in two hours you have a seriously major drain on your battery or your battery is bad. You shouldn't have to pull all these extra fuses to preserve battery life while flat towing. It also sounds like your charge line might be hooked up incorrectly or is just bad. I recommend replacing it with the BrakeBuddy Towed Vehicle Battery Charge Kit Item # BB54FR. You should not remove fuse # 16 as your brakes could lock up while towing and cause an accident. The owner's manual states to remove fuse # 32 while flat towing to prevent the battery from draining.

If after all this you're still having issues with the battery draining please reply back and we can look into another solution.

expert reply by: Kevin C

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Answer 1

The BrakeBuddy Towed Vehicle Battery Charge Kit part #BB54FR comes with a the Brake Buddy Select 3 Portable Supplemental Braking System part #HM39524. I have attached a wiring diagram of how this is setup with the Brake Buddy.

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Answer 2

Yes, the Roadmaster Diode part #RM-790 will prevent the trailer from backfeeding to the battery of your Jeep. You would just need to install it inline with the 12 volt accessory circuit and you would be set.

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Answer 3

The BrakeBuddy Towed Vehicle Battery Charge Kit #BB54FR that you referenced does not need a ground wire ran to the tow vehicle's battery. The charger needs power and ground but similar to an alternator in a vehicle just the power wire from…

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Answer 4

I've found a solution for you! When disconnecting the negative side of the battery you loose power to everything in the vehicle which could include the braking system because all of his vehicle grounds are no longer grounded. With the charge…

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Answer 5

You CAN tow your Rogue behind a motorhome, but it cannot be flat towed with all 4 wheels down. FWD vehicles like your 2019 Nissan Rogue can't be safely flat towed because even with the vehicle place in Neutral, the transmission would still…

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Answer 6

I pulled up the owners manual of your 2014 Cadillac SRX online and found that on page 10-84 it can be flat towed. This includes front wheel drive and all wheel drive models. You can then use the base plate kit you referenced #RM-523162-4. In…

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Answer 7

To add a brake controller to your 2022 Chevy Silverado 3500 you are going to want the Redarc Tow-Pro Elite Brake Controller item #RED63RR. This brake controller has a unique installation method where you can mount the control knob on your dash or…

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Answer 8

There are two ways to wire up 6 volt batteries depending on what output voltage you are looking for. If two batteries are wired in parallel, the positive terminals of each battery will be connected together, as will the negative terminals. Assuming…

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Answer 9

In order to get power from your motorhome to your 2005 Jeep while you're flat towing you'll need a working 7 way with 12 volts. Since the front of your Jeep has a 4 way flat on it you will need to change out the plug because all 4 wires are…

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Answer 10

The Hopkins BrakeBuddy charger part #BB54FR that you referenced can provide up to a 15 amp hour charge. Now if there's a circuit on your Equinox that is active when you are towing that draws more than 15 amps you are going to see the battery…

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Answer 11

The best - and only - rock guard for that will work with the Demco Excali-Bar III Non-Binding Tow Bar #DM9511013 on your 2017 Ford F-150 is the Sentry Deflector for Demco Tow Bars #DM9523135 which is going to do exactly what its name says - deflect…

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Answer 12

The Demco SBS Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System - Proportional #SM99251 is going to be connected to your vehicle's battery to be powered which will drain your vehicle's battery. To keep the battery charged while towing you can…

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