When we had the Blue Ox hooked up to the Coach, they used a spare connector to connect to the battery. I'm not sure how they did it, but I was told that was part of their normal procedures, and that's why they preferred Blue Ox as it was equipped to make the connection. Having said that, our initial run with the toad won't come till mid December when we take it south.
As mentioned earlier, the solution to your problem is to pull the IOD fuse in the fuse box. This will keep your battery from going dead, but still provide power to the right-hand side cigarette lighter.
I have an 07 JK that I towed for 2.5 weeks, and never had a problem with the battery.
An excellent discussion about towing the Jeep JK, along with a photo showing which fuse to pull can be found here:
http://irv2.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7586073452/m/3541098163
It's slick - the fuse is even designed to be pulled, yet remain in position in the fuse box. Piece of cake!
Thanks everyone for all of your comments. I reviewed the website you suggested and will follow the directions provided. They really cleared up all of my concerns. Really appreciate it. Happy Holidays!!!
I pulled the IOD fuse and still had a dead battery yesterday after a 14 hour run from Texas to Alabama. I even started the JK several times along the way, but when I got to the campground yesterday, it would not start. So out came the jump start battery.
Diggin wrote: There is a fuse in the engine compartment that is very easily pulled that kills the majority of the system, but leaves the cigarette lighter live for the BB. From another board:
ky8t wrote: I pulled the IOD fuse and still had a dead battery yesterday after a 14 hour run from Texas to Alabama. I even started the JK several times along the way, but when I got to the campground yesterday, it would not start. So out came the jump start battery.
Diggin wrote: There is a fuse in the engine compartment that is very easily pulled that kills the majority of the system, but leaves the cigarette lighter live for the BB. From another board:
--kev
I just towed my Jeep cross country over 5.5 days. I pulled the IOD fuse, and made it all the way across country without a problem. I did notice that if I turned the key too far, the dash lit up even with the fuse pulled. Perhaps you did that, and somehow there was more draw on the battery. Just a guess. If you figure out what happened, post it here.
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