Chevy van grade downshifting

[Scott S.]

do I keep it or do I disable it?

when going down a hill and the van senses that its on any kind of grade it downshifts and spins up the tranny to help slow you down. keep it or not?

 

[Mark Saiger]

do I keep it or do I disable it?

when going down a hill and the van senses that its on any kind of grade it downshifts and spins up the tranny to help slow you down. keep it or not?

I am keeping mine at this point....

First van I have had that does it....

Was surprise when it did it the first time....had to call my wife and tell her about it actually....

Yeah...she called me a nerd!

 

[Scott S.]

yeah It caught me off guard also. I'm keeping it for now, gonna wait and see how it acts on a slippery road when it downshifts. if it makes the van all squirrely then ill disable it. but if not them ill probably leave it.

 

[rwcarpet]

Haven't driven my new van yet. Picking up Wednesday. I know my wifes Terrain downshifts downhill or when slowing down.

 

[Able 1]

Down shifting should save some wear on the breaks, not sure I would be OK with it with a automatic trans..

 

[Goomer]

Besides saving your brakes, downshifting down-hill under snowy/icy conditions lessens the reliance on your brakes alone, especially with the added weight of equipment, and will allow for a smoother brake game, and will lessen the chances of losing control due to braking too hard or too erratically.

Personally, I am not sure I would want a computer fooking with my gears during slick winter conditions.

Lost art of winter driving.

 

[Scott S.]

Besides saving your brakes, downshifting down-hill under snowy/icy conditions lessens the reliance on your brakes alone, especially with the added weight of equipment, and will allow for a smoother brake game, and will lessen the chances of losing control due to by braking too hard or too erratically.

Personally, I am not sure I would want a computer fooking with my gears during slick winter conditions.

Lost art of winter driving.

yeah but it only slows down 2 tires. so will have to see if it works for me in the winter.