Glenn,
I have had the same problem as you with touching the brake will cause the tranny to downshift sending the rpm's over 3,000. I had talked with the dealership about it and they said almost word for word what Bob had just said. Start out in 3rd going down, and if it is too much use your brakes to get you down to where you can use and hold second gear. The engine and tranny will try to send you back into the next gear as you continue down the mountain. I have found using second and third seems to work really well.
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