Towing with my 2013 Y62 - Help

[philfy53]

Hi all - this is my first post so be kind
I recently purchased my Y62 Ti-L and am towing a 20ft van (about 2.4 tonne all up)
I would like some advice as to what i should be doing when towing: -
- just leave it in Drive (not sure what gear it is in at any stage - One Nissan Tech told me not to use overdrive when towing, another said its OK)
- or just use it manually and only go as high as sixth gear

Can anyone give me advice please
Sorry if this subject has already been done to death

[Cyclone]

Hi philfy53,
Nice the hear from someone with a Y62. Not many Y62 owners on this site yet.
I never tow in overdrive. I don't have a Y62 yet. due to arrive April/May. My Gu Patrol a button to lock out the overdrive when towing. My 150 series Prado has tiptronic so I move the gear leaver to S and leave it there. I should imagine the Y62 would have something similar.
Sid

[Bigcol]

welcome to the forum mate,
cannot help you with your question, as I have not got my Y62 yet
and no-one has brought one for me for Xmas...............

[4bye4]

G'day mate and welcome to the forum. Completely different I know but I tow a heavy trailer full of camp gear with my Y61 auto. A lot of people say don't use OD in that as well, but I do, and as I have a EGT gauge, I click it off to increase revs when I see that going up too fast. You can usually hear or see the revs getting bogged a bit and just click it out of OD. I also go out of OD when setting up to pass. Plenty on here will say leave OD off when towing.

[philfy53]

Thanks guys for the info
For all those interested, I have had my y62 for two weeks
Drove it back from Brisbane to Adelaide. Best fuel economy (not towing of course) was 8 litres/100km (from Balranald to Adelaide).
Worst was from Hat to Balranald when i was in cruise about 130km/hr in windy conditions - about 13litres/100kn
Towing 2.5tonne - being very conservative (i.e. 95km/hr) i get 17.2litres/100
Towing - (just going for it) i get 19/20litre/100km
Just saying!!!

[Cyclone]

Wow that fairly impressive fuel consumption philfy. How long did you have to wait for your Patrol. I ordered mine in December. Was it cheaper to buy in Brisbane that Adelaide?.
Sid

[Dhuck]

welcome to the forum mate