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Originally Posted by Sicduc
Well I just picked a Nautilus up today and couldn’t be any happier. Then again it’s only day one... lol Now to order a baseplate for it and figure out how to go Through the sequences and figure out how to tow it four down... Has anyone had any luck with theres yet?
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I just had mine new Nautilus set up for towing using Roadmaster gear. I posted the following info on a different thread - don't know how to create a link, so I copied and pasted it here. The manual that came with the car has the wrong towing instructions as noted in a post on this thread. It was replaced by the online version. The pages are off a couple, but I confirmed with Lincoln that the December 2018 version on line has the correct procedure.
2019 Lincoln Nautilus toad....
I recently purchased a 2019 Lincoln Nautilus and had it set up for towing. Todd's Auto and RV in Portland, OR exclusively sets up vehicles to be towed using Roadmaster parts. Towing procedures are totally different than its predecessor, the MKX. Probably due to the new 8 speed transmission.
The Nautilus has a manual park release cable under the dash. You pull the cable out towards the driver's seat and hook it into a slot in the lower right portion of the box it comes through. A message is displayed on the dash indicating that the car is not in park. Also the light on the P (transmission button) goes out. Then you release the automatic (electric) parking brake, verify the dash brake light indicator goes off, and then disconnect the battery.
Special wiring has to be done be done to make the lights work in the rear, since the Nautilus LED lights will only work if powered. Since the battery is disconnected, there is no power. So a toggle switch is installed which allows a wire directly from the battery to power the lights The switch has a tow position and a drive position. They installed a battery cut off switch next to the toggle switch, so disconnecting the battery is easy. As a side note, when I called Blue Ox and asked about their tow system and wiring for the Nautilus, she told me that they haven't figured out how to do the wiring yet.
Rather than cut into any of the Nautilus systems for braking, I chose the Brakemaster auxiliary braking system. I can hook it up in about 30 seconds. I know it would be easy to skip this, but it is so simple to do that I don't think I would skip it.
It was very difficult getting information from Lincoln. Actually I got inaccurate and conflicting info depending on when I called and which "tech" I talked to. However, based on the latest documentation that I found on line, and the fact that Roadmaster just recently set one up to tow and had good documentation - and were available for consults, I think it was done correctly. I did tow the car back to the RV barn and all was well.
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