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How can you pulse uphill with an AT and not have it kick down a gear, wasting fuel? I slog up hills in ATs very lightly on the throttle, trying to prevent kickdown into passing gear.
Once I crest the hill, I P&G, but the glide is in neutral, not in gear, unless I need to scrub off speed with DFCO.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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