Many people are worried about driving the automatic car because he thought there was no engine braking, so the braking always rely on the brake pedal which in turn makes the brake wear faster. When in fact, engine braking system on the automatic car still there, but probably not many people know how to use it. Utilization of engine braking can be obtained by performing the transfer gear lever to the position of lower transmission (downshift). After stepping on the brake pedal and the car speed decreases, slide the transmission lever from position D (DRIVE) to:
Tips for you! Automatic Car Also Has Engine Braking
1. To position "3", or OFF the OverDrive fungsi / OD on the transmission of still using OverDrive manually (by pressing the O / D contained in the transmission lever). The transmission will drop into third gear position and will not be able to move into fourth gear.
2. Moving again to position "2". The transmission will drop into second gear when the vehicle speed drops quickly to a speed below 90-80 km / hour. This shift makes the effect stronger engine braking.
3. Move to position "L". The transmission will drop into first gear when the vehicle speed drops quickly to a speed below 40-30 km / hour. In this position the maximum available engine braking.
Do these three things above in sequence from the highest to the lowest gear. The principle is similar to a manual transmission, engine braking is obtained by performing the shift to a lower transmission.
Speed figures mentioned above shall be adjusted on each vehicle (according to information on the owner's manual).
Indeed, with this movement so the car feels a little jolt. It's a sign of engine braking works. Jolt was the more we can reduce by taking into account the speed of the car when the transmission lever position shift.
For road conditions on the terrain uphill or down, engine braking can be achieved without having to move the transmission lever position as above.
The trick is to run the vehicle with the position of the transmission lever in position "2". This position makes the transmission can not move from position "2" into a higher gear and the engine braking effect at the time we reduce the gas pedal pressure will be greater.
Another way is to use the position "L" when the vehicle's position faced with the uphill road or a steep decline (eg in the basement of the building). In this position, the acceleration of the teeth can only move on the position of gear 1 only.
However, the position of "2" or "L" should not be used in a long time. If it's on the flat, immediately move the transmission into position "D". This is to prevent transmission fluid from overheating and damage to the transmission.
