Tow/haul and transmission issue

BenK wrote:
Agree...Am always amazed on these discussions of HOW2 manage an
"automatic transmission" and then wonder why you folks didn't get a manual tranny...

The Tow/Haul is an enhancement that tells the 'automatic transmission' that there
is a load on it, or it is towing something...so it will make different decisions
on HOW2 shift and protect itself

The engine computer and the tranny computer can both set off anyone
of several levels of 'Limp Mode'...which is to protect itself from
the driver and/or conditions

"Limp Modes" as in plural...so ask if it seemingly lost power in stages
from the first level down to the point where it killed the engine...

Cooling down will get it going again and depending on which level of
Limp Mode it went into...it may NOT allow full 'Power Mode' again till
the computer(s) are reset

SoCalDesertRider wrote:
Heavy trucks and their drivers have been going up and down steep grades for many decades, before 'tow/haul' was ever invented, or cruise control too.

Use your brains folks, the computer can't do everything and it can't foresee that sharp turn coming up, that stranded vehicle barely on the shoulder, that fast motorcyclist zipping towards you carving up the turns, that wet or icy spot in the lane, that sudden gust of side wind, that slower moving truck you're approaching fast from behind, etc, etc, etc.

Use your gears and brakes, and most of all, your eyes and brain.