Can I flat tow Honda Element?
Your Element can be towed behind a motorhome at legal highway speeds up to 65 mph(100 km/h). To avoid damage to the 4WD system, it must be towed with all four wheels on the ground (flat towing).
Can a Honda Element be towed behind a motorhome?
TOWING YOUR HONDA BEHIND A MOTORHOME Your Element can be towed behind a motorhome at legal highway speeds up to 65 mph (100 km/h). Do not exceed 65 mph (100 km/h). Otherwise, severe transmission damage will occur.
Can You tow a Honda Element without a cya?
Honda has the warnings in their owner manual as a CYA to protect them from any damage due to towing, but has issued a letter stating that it can be towed. The letter specifies to tow it in the manner you have described above, word for word. That is where Motorhome.com and others have gotten the information from.
How often should I flat tow my Honda Element?
:Run engine, Brake and shift into all positions, then into Drive for 5 seconds, then into Neutral and run for 3 minutes (to cool tranny I assume); turn off and leave key in Accessory. Do this regularly on long trips; 8 hours or less and then some say every 200-400 miles.
Can a Honda vehicle be towed 4 down?
Most Hondas are designed to be towed 4-down. I deliver trucks for a living, and I tow my car 4-down behind those trucks. I meet a lot of other drivers that do what I do, and I’ve seen multiple Hondas.
TOWING YOUR HONDA BEHIND A MOTORHOME Your Element can be towed behind a motorhome at legal highway speeds up to 65 mph (100 km/h). Do not exceed 65 mph (100 km/h). Otherwise, severe transmission damage will occur.
How much weight does a Honda Element tow?
I’ve towed from 40 miles to 400 miles, up hills and down. My gross towed weight has run anywhere from 900 pounds (nearly empty) to 3000 pounds (one ton of river rock). At 3000 pounds I feel real heavy.
Most Hondas are designed to be towed 4-down. I deliver trucks for a living, and I tow my car 4-down behind those trucks. I meet a lot of other drivers that do what I do, and I’ve seen multiple Hondas.
When to change transmission fluid on Honda Element?
SEVERE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WILL OCCUR IF THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TOWED WITH THE DRIVE WHEELS ON THE GROUND. If you tow an Element with automatic transmission, the transmission fluid must be changed every two years or 30,000 miles (48,000 km), whichever comes first.