Hello all, long time lurker but this will be my first post.
About to become part owners of a Deluxe camper trailer and heading off to NSW/Victoria for a mates wedding and a bit of a holiday with the wife. My question is do I need to keep the gearbox in 3rd gear when towing on the highway at approx 100km/h, or is leaving it in "D" adequate? I have always been told that you should never tow in overdrive but that has been in my old commodores that had the "power" switch, whereas the prado does not have this. The trailer fully loaded would weigh approx 1 tonne. does anyone have any experience with the 4 speed auto. Obviously when I venture offroad I would drop the gears down manually as needed but just curious about towing at highway speeds. thanks in advance
About to become part owners of a Deluxe camper trailer and heading off to NSW/Victoria for a mates wedding and a bit of a holiday with the wife. My question is do I need to keep the gearbox in 3rd gear when towing on the highway at approx 100km/h, or is leaving it in "D" adequate? I have always been told that you should never tow in overdrive but that has been in my old commodores that had the "power" switch, whereas the prado does not have this. The trailer fully loaded would weigh approx 1 tonne. does anyone have any experience with the 4 speed auto. Obviously when I venture offroad I would drop the gears down manually as needed but just curious about towing at highway speeds. thanks in advance
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