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Originally Posted by bg1811
GaryG, while you are coasting in neutral, I assume the engine is running (change that to "the key is on"). In my situation the key will be off. How does the transmission stay lubicated without the key being on? I have found a post on rv.net by some saying they have towed a FEH for over 6500 miles without a problem. I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance.
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Bill, you cannot enter neutral without turning the key on (no starting required). This allows the wheels to disconnect from the output shaft of the eCVT in neutral. Once you have disconnected in neutral, you will not reconnect till you move the shifter and turn the key on and start the engine. The engine will not start till you put the shifter back in Park. In addition, there is no gear engagement in forward or reverse if the vehicle is not started according to the manual (section 307-01B-2 & 3).
There is no power going through the eCVT while in neutral according to the workshop manuals, but I see the small generator charging the HV battery when the ICE is running. I have coasted in neutral in both key-on and key-off and it coast the same.
Since I was the one who discovered "N" coasting benifits in Dec. 05, I do it every chance I get (~50 times a day). My eCVT was checked out last month by a Ford certified Hybrid Tech, and he said my fluid looked new, and everything else he checked was perfect. My FEH was towed to the shop and the PCM had to be reprogrammed for a computer glitch according to the tech. They let me stay with the tech during the repair process.
IMHO, I would tow my FEH accross the Country in neutal behind a RV any day.
GaryG