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goodoldboy · ** Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 84 Location: SPAIN

driving through a woodland the other day i came to a very tight , off camber ,downhill turn - perfect place to turn over my colorado! my hi-lux , in low first would go down no problem ,almost like being lowered on a winch but in the colorado i ended up braking (big no-no i know) as i was going too fast to make the turn. any tips?

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garystockton · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 11:57 Post subject:

I assume you'd locked it into Low in low range? If not, that's what I do on my 120 and it works a treat - better than DAC (downhill assist control), which takes a while to engage (but then is outstanding). Essentially you need to get it to go on it's own under max. engine compression. Using a handbrake 1/2 applied also helps a bit ...

Desperatezulu · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:25 Post subject:

To add from Gary's comments, did you put the gear selector in its lowest setting (i.e. "Low" as per Gary's question)? If left in "D" it could have selected a higher gear hence the lack of engine braking. An auto is never going to be as direct as a manual in terms of applying engine braking but in low range Low gear, it's still pretty good.
Maybe the tyres were slipping or skidding?

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Andrew
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Lumbering Jack · Newbie Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: North Yorks

I've always found with autos (I've never driven an auto cruiser yet though so could be wrong on this one) that they need a bit of throttle when going down hill as otherwise you almost free wheel? Could this cause something like mentioned above?

garystockton · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 14:55 Post subject:

The only 'run-on' issues I've heard of is when auto is left in 'drive' instead of being locked down to 'Low', resulting in a runaway vehicle down the hill - NOT fun Shocked

My rule of thumb is to ALWAYS engage low ratio, and to lock down to 'Low' when off-roading and coming to a steep(ish) descent - no point in causing any damage to anything (I have IFS, so no bump 'n grind over obstacles for me - I plough straight into them when the wheels disappear upwards Laughing

) - always remembering the old tenet - as fast as necessary, as slow as possible ...

goodoldboy · ** Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 84 Location: SPAIN

yes it was locked down into low in low box - ive been down the same way a few times and it gets less bum-clenching each time but i will try the hand-brake trick.thanks for the replyies