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Lowering a saw with an automatic transmission seems simple: just leave the car in D<\/strong> and control the speed with the brake. If you’ve ever felt a burning smell, a soft brake pedal, or a feeling that the car won’t stop, you were seconds away from serious trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And it all starts with not using the engine brake<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The automatic transmission is programmed to save fuel. The problem is that with the engine at low revs, there is no real engine brake<\/strong>. On a descent of 10, 15 or 20 kilometers, this causes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words: the car stops responding when you need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Engine braking occurs when the engine turns at higher revs without accelerating. The ideal range is between 3,000 and 4,000 RPM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In that range:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And most importantly: fuel consumption is zero<\/strong>, because the injection cuts off when you don’t accelerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although automatic, almost all modern vehicles allow you to control the gears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It may appear as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n They all serve the same function: to prevent the transmission from upshifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has good engine brake. The engine brake is weaker. It has an engine brake almost the same as a manual gearbox. Many believe that putting the car in N<\/strong> saves fuel. In neutral:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is one of the most dangerous practices behind the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does not harm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It does harm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lowering a saw with an automatic transmission is not dangerous… the dangerous thing is to do it wrong. Lowering a saw with an automatic transmission seems simple: just leave the car in D and control the speed with the brake.But that habit is one of the main reasons why thousands of drivers lose control of the vehicle on long slopes… and many times they do not understand why. If you’ve ever felt a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advices"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
But that habit is one of the main reasons why thousands of drivers lose control of the vehicle on long slopes… and many times they do not understand why.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy going down in a “D” is a dangerous trap<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you lower a D-saw<\/strong>, the system shifts up and down the engine to consume less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That forces the driver to use the brake all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
What is engine braking and why it can save you<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
That creates internal resistance that slows the car down without using the brakes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
How to activate the engine brake in an automatic car<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How it works depending on the type of transmission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Conventional automatic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Use M, S, or power limiters. Works great on long descents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2. CVT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Always use L, S, or B<\/strong> modes. Never go down in D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n3. Automated<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can downshift without any problem, respecting the speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe most dangerous mistake: going down in neutral<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It’s exactly the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Step by step to lower a saw safely<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why you don’t damage the transmission by doing this<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tips and recommendations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Using the engine brake correctly transforms a risky descent into a stable, safe and controlled driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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