2017 Ford exhaust brake and cruise control
I've been observing how my truck behaves hooked up to a heavy trailer and going down hills. With CC engaged the computer applies the wheel brakes to maintain the set speed. When using the exhaust ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
I REALLY don't get this brake application on the Fords! I want cold brakes "IF" I need them. I tow at 33-35k combined, I leave TH and EB on ALL the time. I tow in cruise up and down grades as much as 14% without brake applications. The trick is to select the gear going downhill that you would have used to climb the same grade. Auto mode is useless I'm my opinion!
This whole TFL brake application is a JOKE. Human intervention and how to do so should be shown!!!
I agree....whoever is responsible for the decision to program the brakes to come on to hold the CC selected speed should be slapped.
The auto exhaust brake works good for lighter trailers and or shorter grades. Like you say: on a long steep grade with a heavy load it is essential that you use a low enough gear to hold back without using wheel brakes.
