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    Sway Control SettingTowing Fifth Wheel

    New to GD and this is my second post on this great forum.

    Searched for previous discussion on this topic and could not find anything.

    For anyone with a Ford super duty towing a fifth wheel, do you enable/disable the sway control in the towing menu?

    Does it matter?

    Thanks!

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    I have never even thought of changing whatever setting it is on when I use my truck.

    Just referred to my Ford Towing Guide and saw this....
    Trailer Sway Control
    Works in conjunction with AdvanceTrac® with RSC (Roll Stability ControlTM) to detect trailer sway and reduce it as necessary. AdvanceTrac® control module incorporates additional software to monitor the vehicle’s performance while towing. The added software measures the yaw motion of the vehicle to determine if the trailer is swaying and then responds to eliminate the sway condition.....

    I didn't bother looking in the owner's manual.
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    I wasn’t familiar with it either, but I now learn about it! Learning something every day!
    Quote Originally Posted by traveldawg View Post
    I have never even thought of changing whatever setting it is on when I use my truck.

    Just referred to my Ford Towing Guide and saw this....
    Trailer Sway Control
    Works in conjunction with AdvanceTrac® with RSC (Roll Stability ControlTM) to detect trailer sway and reduce it as necessary. AdvanceTrac® control module incorporates additional software to monitor the vehicle’s performance while towing. The added software measures the yaw motion of the vehicle to determine if the trailer is swaying and then responds to eliminate the sway condition.....

    I didn't bother looking in the owner's manual.
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    Quote Originally Posted by traveldawg View Post
    I have never even thought of changing whatever setting it is on when I use my truck.

    Just referred to my Ford Towing Guide and saw this....
    Trailer Sway Control
    Works in conjunction with AdvanceTrac® with RSC (Roll Stability ControlTM) to detect trailer sway and reduce it as necessary. AdvanceTrac® control module incorporates additional software to monitor the vehicle’s performance while towing. The added software measures the yaw motion of the vehicle to determine if the trailer is swaying and then responds to eliminate the sway condition.....

    I didn't bother looking in the owner's manual.
    Traveldawg,

    Thank you for the reply and towing guide quote. I completely forgot to look there.

    I guess not turning it off has worked well enough for you at this point or you would have noticed something screwy!

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    I may be mistaken, but the sway control is more for tow behind trailers, rather than 5vers
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    Quote Originally Posted by xrated View Post
    I may be mistaken, but the sway control is more for tow behind trailers, rather than 5vers
    Exactly right.
    Fivers have a completely different pivot point which is why they don’t sway.


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    Thanks everyone!
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