SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOW MODE OF ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE

A method for controlling a tow mode of an eco-friendly vehicle detects whether an abnormality occurs in a connector connected between a tow vehicle and a towed vehicle to enable towing and communication therebetween using various sensors, warns the driver of an abnormality in the connector based on the detection result, and induces an emergency stop of the vehicle through control that applies a braking torque to the towed vehicle in addition to the tow vehicle, thereby preventing a safety accident of the vehicle due to an abnormality in the connector in advance.