Can you, should you, manually shift an auto torqshift?
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Can you, should you, manually shift an auto torqshift?
I have an auto transmission 5R110 in my 2003 6.0L.
I have a steep and long hill I drive down in the morning with a speed trap at the bottom.
Sometimes I move the gear selector from D to 3 towards the top of the hill to help in keeping the speed down and I drive down the hill in 3.
Is this bad? Should I not do this? Should I ride the brakes down the hill?
Pressing the tow/haul button doesn't feel right. It revs high and then shifts abruptly .... but it's an empty truck without any weight in the bed or behind so maybe that's why it feels that way ... because it was designed for working with weight(?).
I also have a manual 5 speed Explorer so why is this not like downshifting?
I have a steep and long hill I drive down in the morning with a speed trap at the bottom.
Sometimes I move the gear selector from D to 3 towards the top of the hill to help in keeping the speed down and I drive down the hill in 3.
Is this bad? Should I not do this? Should I ride the brakes down the hill?
Pressing the tow/haul button doesn't feel right. It revs high and then shifts abruptly .... but it's an empty truck without any weight in the bed or behind so maybe that's why it feels that way ... because it was designed for working with weight(?).
I also have a manual 5 speed Explorer so why is this not like downshifting?
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I am a big fan of using the tow/haul button going to down hill. The tranny knows if you are under load and when it's safe to downshift. Great tranny!! Not sure if down shifting manually is really necessary unless you want the truck to shift down when you want it to shift down. "Is this bad? Should I not do this? Should I ride the brakes down the hill?" I don't think you can do much harm by downshifting.....use the tow/haul button to avoid burning up your brakes.
#6
There is no speed that is too fast. If the truck is going to fast the computer won't let the trans downshift. You won't hurt it by manually shifting. If it would hurt it the shifter wouldn't have those positions.
#7
OK thanks for the info
I have noticed that in other vehicles it wouldnt shift untill the vehicle slowwed
Didnt know the torq shift did that
I assume most vehicles have this type of safty
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