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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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice"],"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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