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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by dubya on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:13PM (#26183359)
What do people do about long hills and mountains in an automatic? I've not driven an automatic that doesn't have a manual mode in mountains. Maybe it's not that big a deal to ride the brakes the whole way down? Do modern CVTs have some sort of manual override?
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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by tsomctl on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:33PM (#26183633)
Modern automatics are smart enough to downshift when coasting down a steep hill. I've driven a Duramax with the Allison up and down mountains. Absolutely amazing. You just slightly touch the brake pedal, and it downshifts and the exhaust brake enables.
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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by makeramen on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:20PM (#26183449)
You can downshift most automatics manually or to a “low” gear for downhill. Not sure how many drivers are aware of it or are comfortable using it though.
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