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Question for auto drivers

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Question for auto drivers

Post by redrocket »

Excuse my ignorance but whilst driving an automatic up say a bumpy rocky steep track, when you get to that point when you run out of traction and forward motion and have to come back down the hill, what happens? Do you stick it in neutral and roll down on the brakes, or reverse and roll or leave it in drive and let the steepness of the hill lower you back down to safety?
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Post by landy_man »

the correct way, as taught by the VAFWDC, is to use both feet...........
put it into reverse with foot on brake and handbrake on
release handbrake keeping foot on brake
accelarate till the car wants to move against the foot brake and genlty release the foot brake while still reving.... it makes a loud grinding sound off the brakes
keep on the brakes and accelarator.... ;)
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Post by V8Patrol »

Seen a few doing this and they never seem to have any problems, auto owners recon they are great but I'm not convinced. What happens if your coming down a big hill.....ya ride the brakes, moreso if its an auto cause they just want to accelerate, what happens if say theres a river crossing at the bottom ??? Red hot disc brakes and icy cold water ....now thats an interesting combination !!!!!!
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Post by Punchy »

downshift and use the engine braking like you would in a manual...comon guys autos aren't totally useless..
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Post by landy_man »

downshift ???????????????

:lol: in reverse :lol:
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Post by Singo17 »

landy_man wrote:downshift ???????????????

:lol: in reverse :lol:


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Post by landy_man »

Singo17 wrote:
landy_man wrote:downshift ???????????????

:lol: in reverse :lol:


Must be a Mog :rofl:



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Post by MQ080 »

Yeah, run the box in reverse down a hill in "D" - that's got to do nice things for the insides :D

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Post by Dozoor »

Get some gearing.
Fit a disc to the transfer.
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Post by Robbo »

:finger: :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger: Buy lockers & you wont have to come down backwards, or a nissan. :finger: :D :finger: :D :finger:
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