Engine braking on 2017 F150 5.0L
I have a 2017 F150 with the 5.0 engine. When I tow my TT in tow haul mode, it seems to me that Ford has overdone it with the engine braking. As I apply the brakes, it downshifts really hard and revs ...
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I don't like the T/H mode going downhill either.. There are times I just need to tap the brakes.. Not prompt a full downshift to a lower gear.
I can manually select what gear I want to use, so I prefer to do that. I know how to NOT ride the brakes and such, so that's not an issue.
I do like it on the flats, so that if I do happen to have to hit the brakes hard for whatever reason, the downshifting helps slow it down.
I neither leave it on all the time, or leave it off.. I turn it on/off as the terrain dictates and the driving conditions at that time.
Works for me. :)
Mitch
I can manually select what gear I want to use, so I prefer to do that. I know how to NOT ride the brakes and such, so that's not an issue.
I do like it on the flats, so that if I do happen to have to hit the brakes hard for whatever reason, the downshifting helps slow it down.
I neither leave it on all the time, or leave it off.. I turn it on/off as the terrain dictates and the driving conditions at that time.
Works for me. :)
Mitch
