2005 saturn vue 30 amp fuse

[20champ1]

does anyone know why the 30 amp fuse has to be pulled to tow is it to prevent battery drain,trans protection for elec shift, mileage on speedometer ? any solutions to not pulling it ?

[20champ1]

does anyone know why the 30 amp fuse has to be pulled to tow is it to prevent battery drain,trans protection for elec shift, mileage on speedometer ? any solutions to not pulling it ?

[Gary RVRoamer]

You can wire a switch between the fuse and the fuse holder so that you can flip a switch instead of pulling the fuse.

[edgray]

Originally posted by 20champ1:
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I did an exhaustive search a few months ago to answer this same question for my 05 Vue V-6. There was a wide variety of "opinions" and no concrete answer. Saturn dealers even have conflicting "bulletins" about what should be done to tow!

The most believable answer is that you MAY eventually run the battery down if you don't pull the 30amp IGN fuse from the under hood fusebox. That proceedure is different for the prior model years.

I use a US GEAR brake system which provides a trickle charge to the car's battery due to their system running a vacuum pump to assist the toads brakes. I don't always bother to pull the fuse, and have not killed the battery (yet) .

I am planning to install a switch as Gary said, because I'm afraid frequently pulling the fuse improves the chances I will break something, besides it is a PITA. Good luck and I hope this rambling "answer" is helpful. ED