I wouldn't have survived in their timestartrek.websiteimage The Picard Maneuver ( @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ) Memes@lemmy.ml • 10 months ago message-square29fedilinkarrow-up1992
arrow-up1992imageI wouldn't have survived in their timestartrek.website The Picard Maneuver ( @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ) Memes@lemmy.ml • 10 months ago message-square29fedilink
minus-square Malfeasant ( @Malfeasant@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink6•10 months agoNote for future - even with an automatic transmission, you can shift into a lower gear (2 or even L) on a downhill to have the engine slow you down and save your brakes.
minus-square player2 ( @player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-210 months agoThe U-Haul automatically downshifts to engine break in tow mode when you tap the breaks. That was with engine breaking, the engine was screaming. The gear selector also had the options for M, 2, 1 but I didn’t use them for fear of blowing up the engine if it went at an even higher RPM.
Note for future - even with an automatic transmission, you can shift into a lower gear (2 or even L) on a downhill to have the engine slow you down and save your brakes.
The U-Haul automatically downshifts to engine break in tow mode when you tap the breaks. That was with engine breaking, the engine was screaming.
The gear selector also had the options for M, 2, 1 but I didn’t use them for fear of blowing up the engine if it went at an even higher RPM.