Birddogman
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- First Name
- Greg
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- Jan 9, 2020
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- Pennsykvania
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- 2019 Ford Ranger Lariat
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This is my first post here. I purchased a Ranger Lariat last June. In addition to use for daily transportation, hunting and around my property, I bought it to replace the older truck that I used to flat-tow behind my diesel pusher motorhome. I've been very happy with the Ranger so far and it has earned its keep in some really difficult off-road situations. A blizzard in September in Montana:
My partner, Nancy, our dogs and I travel all over the country hunting upland birds in remote wilderness places.
When towing the truck, I put it in tow mode through "settings" and then turn everything off. The lights on the truck are powered by its connection to the motorhome, including brake lights, turn signals, etc.
We use a supplemental braking system for the truck that is powered by plugging the brake system into the 12V outlet (cigarette lighter) of the truck. We have discovered that the truck automatically shuts off power to the 12V outlet after about one hour. Suddenly no brakes for the truck. I have to pull off into a safe parking area and reset everything in the truck to get another hour of working brakes. It is often not simply possible to find a safe place to pull off in the big rig and I end-up driving long distances without truck brakes.
This is obviously some sort of software issue and should be easily remedied by a minor change to the software to allow the power outlets to stay on for longer - say three or four hours. I can't seem to get any help from a dealer on this - maybe a safety policy issue?
Any suggestions as to how I can defeat the automatic 12V power outlet shut-off??
Thank you in advance,
Greg
My partner, Nancy, our dogs and I travel all over the country hunting upland birds in remote wilderness places.
When towing the truck, I put it in tow mode through "settings" and then turn everything off. The lights on the truck are powered by its connection to the motorhome, including brake lights, turn signals, etc.
We use a supplemental braking system for the truck that is powered by plugging the brake system into the 12V outlet (cigarette lighter) of the truck. We have discovered that the truck automatically shuts off power to the 12V outlet after about one hour. Suddenly no brakes for the truck. I have to pull off into a safe parking area and reset everything in the truck to get another hour of working brakes. It is often not simply possible to find a safe place to pull off in the big rig and I end-up driving long distances without truck brakes.
This is obviously some sort of software issue and should be easily remedied by a minor change to the software to allow the power outlets to stay on for longer - say three or four hours. I can't seem to get any help from a dealer on this - maybe a safety policy issue?
Any suggestions as to how I can defeat the automatic 12V power outlet shut-off??
Thank you in advance,
Greg
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