Down slope

[chibibotto]

Hi,

Anyone try moving down slope over a long distance e.g genting highland?

If I leave gear at drive and let go accelerator, engine will rev quite high. What is a better way?

[blackmercs]

No issue at D mode but i doubt u can just drive all the way down without braking.

[thaiedwin]

If u do let go of accelerator it will only rev 600-900rpm. for downhill just keep to the brakes, if still too fast for u. then consider not driving up.

[Bran]

Shift to manual using "Gear Braking" to reduce speed, rev will be high but i tink it's fine, tis way will also helped to minimize using ur brake too often.

[Ah Bui]

You r going down hill. .. way waste petrol... switch off engine and let it roll down... use ur handbrake and drift... all else fail... stay at RWS Genting. ...

[chibibotto]

Previous ride is a crv.. Going down is smooth but I need to brake to slow down when turning. But for this, the engine brake is so high and rev is so loud. And infact is too slow for genting. Cars behind you will be piling up..shld I be stepping on the accelerator to go faster then? I always use to only let go accelerator and brake if too fast on my crv. For this let go accelerator will only have the engine brake on until car so slow and loud.

[asiadj]

Hi,

Anyone try moving down slope over a long distance e.g genting highland?

If I leave gear at drive and let go accelerator, engine will rev quite high. What is a better way?

Put to n use and brake nia.... Brake pad cheaper than high engine rev... Standby ur hand at gear to shift to d whenever nearing hump.

[blackmercs]

Just drive as per yr previous technique will do and drive safely. Once there is opening in front of you then accelerate in this way you wont slow down the rest of the car behind you. Is a mercs so i dont think the performance is so bad till cause pile up. Is the hair spin turn is the concern so drive carefully when overtaking and always yr check left and right. Alot of kuku one will cut into yr lane during the turns!! Apart from the turning bend is fog then again without all these risk is boring driving straight roads . Enjoy yr trip!!

[daffy]

agrees with BM...and dont bother with cars behind you la...why risk it when you dont have the confidence...let them overtake lor

[Ah Bui]

Safety is the untimate priority... don do anything that is not within your control.... it's ur life... not theirs...

[tsktsk]

Put to n use and brake nia.... Brake pad cheaper than high engine rev... Standby ur hand at gear to shift to d whenever nearing hump.

Do not put Auto car into N gear, to TS, engine brake is the right way... A car or engine is not that fragile so drive it like a car... Keep left when not overtaking is always a good policy.

[chibibotto]

Hmmm.. Seems like all think the engine brake is the way.. Me too have no intention to put to N, but just find it weird engine brake is so strong till I need to press accelerator on a downslope.. Thanks all for the advice!

[asiadj]

Do not put Auto car into N gear, to TS, engine brake is the right way... A car or engine is not that fragile so drive it like a car... Keep left when not overtaking is always a good policy.

Been doing tat to the last previous ride... I 100% understood the engine brake theroy.

[asiadj]

Do not put Auto car into N gear, to TS, engine brake is the right way... A car or engine is not that fragile so drive it like a car... Keep left when not overtaking is always a good policy.

Can ask y dun put auto car to n gear?

[neost]

Always use engine brake when descending. Use leg brake sporadically. The brake gets heated up very fast and once it becomes too hot, it losses the braking power. I kanna before in my Hyundai trajet 10 years ago. Very scary experience. You know you are losing the braking power. I parked at the roadside halfway downhill to cool down the brakes

[bravooc10]

Can switch to manual mode. Was driving Citroen Picasso previously. The engine brake was even stronger in auto. Switch to manual and up shift to 2/3 bah

[MercZai ♫ Loüis ッ]

install AMG bbk and get a strut bar from bm then put in a kw v3 coilover and drift down the mountain like a champ. faster way to get home . or take the shorter way down if failed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

park at the bottom and take cable car up la !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IM JUST KIDDING !

[asiadj]

install AMG bbk and get a strut bar from bm then put in a kw v3 coilover and drift down the mountain like a champ. faster way to get home . or take the shorter way down if failed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

park at the bottom and take cable car up la !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IM JUST KIDDING !

 

hahahahhaa.... actually put to n will do too la..

[Cklasse]

Going down in neutral is as good as a run away train. Never go down in N.

[daffy]

think most who doesnt drive a manual car before wont notice this "run away train" feel

if possible, use engine brakes...

if uncomfortable, use brakes and just drive normal

[yc3333]

First time i go downhill at Genting, Im concerned about overheated brakes as well. Used manual downshift via gear stick. I was really slow and it was quite dangerous as I could only steer with one hand, with the other on the stick (no paddle shifters).

 

My shifu Takumi asked me how come I am so slow. Upon telling him my concerns and how I'm using manual shift, he laughed and told me " Son, you are driving a modern mar ser lee, not a tin can or car from 20 years ago. Just tap on the brakes and let the gear box do its own thing."

 

I followed his wise words and true enough no issues of spongy brakes at all. Now I could drive with two hands on the steering, concentrate on the roads ahead and keep a look out for kuku drivers.