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Originally Posted by tr0tt3r
From where I am people put the emphasis on engine breaking during winter, so it disappoints me that manufacturers are stepping away form this practice.
Well, I guess you can't have them all when it comes to technological progress.
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I'm not sure the manufacturers are stepping away from engine braking, as if being built in, the advances in design mean it just isn't there, as we know it.
Sure we can still engine brake, just means we need a lower gear and more revs, to retard the vehicle.
I've been driving diesels for years, so engine braking went 'soft' for me years back, but I still use it on the 330d auto when needed, particularly in the mountains and in winter driving.
The six speed auto will instigate engine braking on a descent, even in the diesel, (I'm sure the 8-speed will do so as well), just feels hard on the drivetrain as it ups the revs, by typically instigating a double down change.
HighlandPete