Excellent post, thanks for the info.I towed a little over 2,000 miles before the EBB fix and more than 5,000 miles since the fix to disable the EBB. During these trips the Bronco was placed in and taken out of flat tow mode over 40 times. My software was successfully updated via Ford’s OTA update system while my Bronco was parked in my garage and connected to my home WiFi. I’ve got air brakes on my motorhome and use the Demco Air Force 1 system set up to work without EBB.
For a checklist I simply printed the instructions from the manual and follow those. After 30 years of working in a high paced environment (like most here) I’m pretty sure I’ve got learned ADD and really have to slow down, eliminate all distractions and make sure I execute each step on the instructions. If I don’t feel the brake pedal release and hear the transfer case disengage, per the higllighted note in the instructions I posted below, I take my Bronco out of flat tow per the instructions and then redo the entire procedure. I’ve had to do that a few times and I’m convinced it’s because I missed a step despite my best efforts not to.
Once the steps in the instructions are complete and I’m confident the Bronco is in flat tow mode, my wife helps me check the lights (turn signals, brake lights) on the Bronco then I start driving the motorhome forward slowly and she watches to make sure the tow bars are fully engaged, the Bronco wheels are spinning and the front wheels on the Bronco are turning to follow the motorhome when it turns. She then gets in the motorhome and we’re off. I do watch the Bronco during the trip around corners and in the rear view camera to make sure everything is working as expected. If something feels different I’ll pull over and check but I’ve only done that once over 7,000 miles and it turned out the cable for the Air Force One brake system actuator had broken and since the Bronco brakes weren‘t working I could feel the Bronco pushing the 40,000# motorhome down the grade we were traveling.
Brian
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