Towing settings for a 2015 F-150 super crew lariat 3.5 Ecoboost
03-05-2017, 01:49 PM
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Towing settings for a 2015 F-150 super crew lariat 3.5 Ecoboost
I have a 2015 F-150 super crew lariat 3.5 Ecoboost with some factory towing package on it ... I just purchased a camper and need help with any settings that I need to do in the truck ... can someone please tell me what settings I need to do in the truck to haul a camper?
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03-05-2017, 02:28 PM
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Ford pretty much takes care of you. Just remember to put the tranny in tow/haul mode every time you get in the truck.
You said "camper". Is it a slide-in truck camper or an RV travel trailer?
Either way, your biggest problem is payload capacity. You don't want to exceed the payload capacity of your F-150. So find a good truck scale and weigh the wet and loaded rig, including a full tank of gas. Add the weights on the two truck axles to get GVW. Compare the GVW to the GVWR of the F-150.
The 3.5L EcoBoost will haul heavy loads using regular gas, but it will be much happier and get better MPG with premium gas. I use regular when not towing, but plan ahead and try to get close to empty on gas then fill up with premium before I tie onto a trailer.
If your camper is a trailer, then you need a good weight-distributing (WD) hitch. Don't buy a cheap hitch. Be sure it's one of these:
1] Reese Strait-Line
2] Blue Ox SwayPro
3] Equal-I-Zer
4] Husky CenterLine HD (not the cheaper TS)
Blue Ox and Equal-I-Zer don't make cheap hitches, so anything with their name on it will do. But Reese and Husky both make cheap hitches, so be sure you get a Strait-Line or CenterLine HD if you get one of those brands.
You want the WD hitch designed for at least the most hitch weight you might ever have. Too high a tongue weight (TW) rating is better than too low. Compute the max TW you night ever have as 15% of the trailer's maximum gross weight (GVWR, or shipping weight plus cargo carrying capacity (CCC)), then add 100 pounds for the weight of the WD hitch.
You said "camper". Is it a slide-in truck camper or an RV travel trailer?
Either way, your biggest problem is payload capacity. You don't want to exceed the payload capacity of your F-150. So find a good truck scale and weigh the wet and loaded rig, including a full tank of gas. Add the weights on the two truck axles to get GVW. Compare the GVW to the GVWR of the F-150.
The 3.5L EcoBoost will haul heavy loads using regular gas, but it will be much happier and get better MPG with premium gas. I use regular when not towing, but plan ahead and try to get close to empty on gas then fill up with premium before I tie onto a trailer.
If your camper is a trailer, then you need a good weight-distributing (WD) hitch. Don't buy a cheap hitch. Be sure it's one of these:
1] Reese Strait-Line
2] Blue Ox SwayPro
3] Equal-I-Zer
4] Husky CenterLine HD (not the cheaper TS)
Blue Ox and Equal-I-Zer don't make cheap hitches, so anything with their name on it will do. But Reese and Husky both make cheap hitches, so be sure you get a Strait-Line or CenterLine HD if you get one of those brands.
You want the WD hitch designed for at least the most hitch weight you might ever have. Too high a tongue weight (TW) rating is better than too low. Compute the max TW you night ever have as 15% of the trailer's maximum gross weight (GVWR, or shipping weight plus cargo carrying capacity (CCC)), then add 100 pounds for the weight of the WD hitch.
03-05-2017, 05:42 PM
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Thanks to both of you ... are there any more settings that I need to change in the truck? I recall there being an "Add Trailer" or "add camper" in the truck settings but I'm not sure what it does. Am I suppose to just put the truck in drive and go? ....
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03-05-2017, 07:14 PM
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03-05-2017, 07:15 PM
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I towed this to work early am.i knew the time/traffic etc.....and only because it was my first tow this long.....check for how it was going to handle and how i would as well.....