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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FishOnOne wrote:
Leaving the EB on all the time is a PITA, and was the old recommendation to prevent soot build up in the 6.7ctd turbos.
I suspect the real reason you don't like TFL's test was because the Ford required 1 less brake application than the ram on the last test...
I would wager that if they put in auto mode like they should, then they would have less braking events. Pickuptrucks.com recorded less braking events in auto mode versus full when they tested it a few year ago.
They only had 3 brake event in auto mode and 5 in full at Davis Dam. At Eisenhower pass they only had 4 brake touches in auto and 5 in full. I am not sure if they had it in cruise control in auto mode or not(like they did with the GM), but if they didn't then that auto mode number would probably be less if they did.
