The use of brakes that always rely on the brake pedal on automatic cars will cause brake canvas quickly wear out. It turns out the brake using a decrease in engine gear ratio (engine braking) is not only a manual car monopoly, the automatic car is possible. Here's how
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| How to Use Engine Braking with Matic Car |
Utilization of engine braking can be obtained by transferring the transmission lever to a lower transmission position (downshift). After stepping on the brake pedal and reduced car speed, slide the transmission lever from position D (DRIVE) to:
- To position "3", or OFF the OVERDRIVE / OD function on a transmission that still uses OVERDRIVE manual (by pressing the O / D button on the transmission lever). Transmission will drop to third gear position and will not be able to move to fourth gear.
- Move again to position "2". The transmission will descend to the second gear when the speed of the vehicle falls quickly to a speed below 90-80 km / h. This shift makes the engine braking effect stronger.
- Move to position "L". The transmission will descend to the first gear when the speed of the vehicle falls quickly to a speed below 40-30 km / h. In this position engine braking is maximized.
Perform all three of the above sequentially from the highest to the lowest gear. The principle is similar to a manual transmission, engine braking is obtained by transferring to a lower transmission.