How to Drive Uphill and downhill
I have Ford E350 2015 model - I am just wondering if you have to shift to lower gear manually or expect the transmission to do it for you automatically?
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Unless you have a tow-mode option on your coach, going down hill you will gain more and more speed. The transmission will shift up, allowing it to go even faster.
If you have a tow-mode option, tow-mode will hold the transmission in its current gear without having to manually down-shift.
If your rig has exhaust break, the rig will automatically break (with the engine) and combined with tow-mode, hold the speed steady, and may even force itself to down-shift on its own without ever having to touch the brakes.
However, if you have neither of these, then you have to manually down shift to hold the vehicle in it's current gear. It will increase speed and could potentially run over it's engine RPM's. (red line).
If you have a tow-mode option, tow-mode will hold the transmission in its current gear without having to manually down-shift.
If your rig has exhaust break, the rig will automatically break (with the engine) and combined with tow-mode, hold the speed steady, and may even force itself to down-shift on its own without ever having to touch the brakes.
However, if you have neither of these, then you have to manually down shift to hold the vehicle in it's current gear. It will increase speed and could potentially run over it's engine RPM's. (red line).
