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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theoldwizard1 wrote:navegator wrote:
And your E-350 V-10 engine does not have an exhaust brake system none do, that option is not available.
All gasoline engines do exhaust braking. This is simple the "nature of thebeast". When your foot is off the the throttle, the engine get no air and this acts as a brake. Diesel engines typically do NOT have a throttle.
Downshifting an automatic transmission in a vehicle with a gasoline engine will cause the vehicle to slow down.
Gas engines use compression braking, not exhaust braking.
The difference is diesels hold the exhaust in the combustion chamber to create engine braking - hence the term exhaust brake. Gas engines do not hold the exhaust in. They simply work against the air that is drawn into the eng naturally.
