Sport mode/paddle shifters
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When going down a long hill and you apply the brakes briefly to slow down my Jag, the car will change to down to brake the car without using the brakes. ie. it uses engine braking. In fact the BMW handbook, BMWs do the same thing, makes note of the fact that the car will go to a lower gear to use engine braking to prevent excessive pad wear.
Diesel trucks often use Jacobs Brakes which are exhaust constrictors which are designed to use the engine to brake forward motion of the vehicle during long down hill stretches and prevent brake fade.
Hence I am not sure that using engine braking is such a bad idea, although excessive use may cause wear and tear on the transmission, my guess is that they are designed for a certain amount of use in this fashion.
Diesel trucks often use Jacobs Brakes which are exhaust constrictors which are designed to use the engine to brake forward motion of the vehicle during long down hill stretches and prevent brake fade.
Hence I am not sure that using engine braking is such a bad idea, although excessive use may cause wear and tear on the transmission, my guess is that they are designed for a certain amount of use in this fashion.
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