2016 RAM Super Ike Gauntlet

ShinerBock wrote:

No, as I stated before in another thread(which you were apart of) Mr. Truck did not use the correct mode the last time they did an Ike test with the Ram 3500. Nor did the guys in the GM test. He should have used the exhaust brake in "Auto" mode if he wanted the truck to do all the work of downshifting to keep a certain speed. It clearly states in the owners manual that "Auto" mode is used for keeping a certain speed.

The GM trucks are put in their "Auto" mode by selecting cruise control which Mr. Truck used the cruise control in the last GM test going down the hill. So he used the GM in "auto" mode, but not the Ram in "Auto" mode which is why he had hit the brakes more. "Auto" mode in the Ram is if you want the truck to do all the work(which is what the Ike was all about), and "Full" mode is used if you want to manually control the downshifting to keep a certain speed.

Can easily verify this. If you leave the exhaust in the default (orange icon) mode, it just means that the exhaust brake engages as soon as you let off the accelerator pedal. The system will not work as hard to downshift and maintain a speed. Auto mode will allow coasting until you're up to 5mph over your set cruise control speed. Also, this allows the ECU to try pure engine braking first, if that's ineffective, then it uses the exhaust brake. It also works to keep downshifting until it starts holding or bringing speed under control.

Personally, I'm unsure how the Ford system behaves exhaust brake wise if it's 2-mode like RAM or just single mode?