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Christ · 07-26-2009, 12:42 AM

I always downshift in auto or manual, before I ever use the brake, even on flats. Engine braking is a more efficient way to bleed off some speed. If your engine won't bleed off enough speed fast enough, you use the brakes in addition to the engine.

I specifically make all attempts to only use the brakes while stopping completely, whenever possible. Even then, I slow down as much as I can, for as long as I can, with just the engine's compression.

07-26-2009, 12:42 AM	#38 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	I always downshift in auto or manual, before I ever use the brake, even on flats. Engine braking is a more efficient way to bleed off some speed. If your engine won't bleed off enough speed fast enough, you use the brakes in addition to the engine. I specifically make all attempts to only use the brakes while stopping completely, whenever possible. Even then, I slow down as much as I can, for as long as I can, with just the engine's compression. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"