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quote:Originally posted by clutch
A good rule is to go down in the same gear you went up.
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Mike,
That is great advice. If you didn't drive up the hill and you see 6% or greater grade sign, slow down before you start down the hill. If it is freeway and no sharp corners I uses D with overdrive OFF. If there are 40-50 MPH corners, I use 2nd.
Last trip out I ran into a 11% grade, and dropped the speed down and put it in 1st at the start of the hill. RPM still got high and I had to hit the brakes to get RPM back down.
Most hills I go down, I never have to touch the brakes. If I do, I hit them hard enough to drop the RPM back down to 2,500, and then get off of them. Don't ride the brakes, if RPM is getting to high hit the brakes hard enough to drop the RPM back down and let the engine do the work.